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| The LAST GREAT CONTENDERS Heavyweights of the 1970s $19.95 |
Duane Bobick earned renown as an amateur as he claimed the world heavyweight champion in 1971 and
the gold medal at the Pan Am Games. He was the U.S. heavyweight representative at the 1972 Summer
Olympics in Munich.
Bobick had a younger brother named Rodney who didn't quite reach his same level of notoriety. Rodney
perished in an automobile accident in 1977.
Bobick had the size (6'3" 215 lbs) and managed to defeat Cuban legend Teófilo Stevenson at the 1971
Pan American Games. Additionally, he defeated Larry Holmes to earn a birth on the 1972 U.S. Olympic
boxing team. He was then ravaged in three rounds by Stevenson in their Olympic rematch.
Bobick's career started fast. He was labeled a "white hope" like Quarry but could not silence the growing
number of skeptics in the boxing community.
To read more about Duane Bobick's career please consider purchasing "The Last Great Contenders."
the gold medal at the Pan Am Games. He was the U.S. heavyweight representative at the 1972 Summer
Olympics in Munich.
Bobick had a younger brother named Rodney who didn't quite reach his same level of notoriety. Rodney
perished in an automobile accident in 1977.
Bobick had the size (6'3" 215 lbs) and managed to defeat Cuban legend Teófilo Stevenson at the 1971
Pan American Games. Additionally, he defeated Larry Holmes to earn a birth on the 1972 U.S. Olympic
boxing team. He was then ravaged in three rounds by Stevenson in their Olympic rematch.
Bobick's career started fast. He was labeled a "white hope" like Quarry but could not silence the growing
number of skeptics in the boxing community.
To read more about Duane Bobick's career please consider purchasing "The Last Great Contenders."