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Duane David Bobick (born August 24, 1950) is an American former boxer. As an amateur, Bobick won the gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games and fought at the 1972 Olympics. He then turned professional in 1973 and retired in 1979 with a record of 48 wins (42 by knockout) and four losses, all by knockout.
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A brief article about the 1977 heavyweight fight between Ken Norton and Duane Bobick, which ended in a first-round knockout for Norton. Norton was seeking revenge against his former trainer Eddie Futch, who coached Bobick.
May 9, 1977 · Duane naturally gravitated to gyms, and when he joined the Navy he was befriended by Murphy Griffith, uncle of the former boxing champ, Emile. Griffith had a look at Bobick and said, "I can't work miracles, but let's try." Words like "miracles" seem to keep cropping up in Bobick's career.
Duane Bobick was a heavyweight boxer from Minnesota, USA, who fought from 1973 to 1979. He had 52 bouts, 42 wins, 4 losses, and 87.5% knockout ratio. See his full record, stats, and career highlights on BoxRec.
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Apr 13, 2021 · The first man to go the distance with Bobick was former heavyweight contender Billy Daniels. Bobick starred in a relatively unknown boxing film, Billy Boy, made in South Africa in 1979. In 1997, while working at a paper mill company in Minnesota, Bobick's arms were severely damaged when they became entangled in the rollers.
Feb 4, 2008 · Duane Bobick was a promising heavyweight boxer who lost to Larry Holmes and Ken Norton in the Olympics and the pros. He shares his memories of the 1972 Munich Games, his rivalry with Holmes, and his career setbacks.
Duane Bobick was a US heavyweight boxer who won the Pan American Games gold medal in 1971 and turned pro in 1973. He faced Ken Norton and John Tate, but lost all four of his pro fights by KO, and later suffered from CTE and industrial accident.
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