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Joe.Kelly wrote: ↑03 Jul 2021, 21:53 Oddly enough, Bobick's amateur performances somehow seem better than his professional performances. Maybe the change in style that Joe Frazier & Co. taught Duane were not for the better.

evrenb wrote: ↑04 Jul 2021, 02:09 I recently watched Bobick get starched by Lyle. Wow what a knockout. !!!

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Jul 2021, 02:15 the amateurs never provide the same chin test the pros do either....different gloves and the headgear. for chinny fighters it can make a big difference (although i know bob got ko'd as an am too)

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑04 Jul 2021, 02:17

evrenb wrote: ↑04 Jul 2021, 02:09 I recently watched Bobick get starched by Lyle. Wow what a knockout. !!!

where did you see that? can you post it

oogiebe wrote: ↑02 Jul 2021, 12:31 Fun look back on amateur Bobick vs Holmes.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑05 Jul 2021, 17:33 larry was holding on like he wanted a date in the 2nd round, let's be honest, larry initiated pretty much every one of those and is the one holding on (why would bobick hold when he was beating on him?). larry was flailing around like a limp noodle in there and holding constantly by the end. no big issues with the ref for me.....that was a totally standard amateur boxing dq

ya lar showed plenty of movement, speed, and that jab, just looked weak as hell, like man vs boy

Caractacus wrote: ↑07 Jul 2021, 13:01 Duane Bobick should write his autobiography.
I wonder if he was a sparring partner to Ron Lyle when they were both being managed by Bill Daniels of Denver ?
Ron Lyle was the promoted fighter,
I think the only time Bobick fought on a Ron Lyle card was when Lyle fought Jimmy Ellis in 1973.
Bobick fought Donny Nelson who was or would become a sparring partner to Lyle.

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 05:20

Caractacus wrote: ↑07 Jul 2021, 13:01 Duane Bobick should write his autobiography.
I wonder if he was a sparring partner to Ron Lyle when they were both being managed by Bill Daniels of Denver ?
Ron Lyle was the promoted fighter,
I think the only time Bobick fought on a Ron Lyle card was when Lyle fought Jimmy Ellis in 1973.
Bobick fought Donny Nelson who was or would become a sparring partner to Lyle.

Unfortunately the man can't do much anymore. A couple of years ago when I still did radio interviews I called his house and his wife informed me that she has to put him in basically a daycare center during the day when she's working because he suffers from pugilistic dementia.

sweetsci wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 09:50

HomicideHenry wrote: ↑31 Jul 2021, 05:20

Caractacus wrote: ↑07 Jul 2021, 13:01 Duane Bobick should write his autobiography.
I wonder if he was a sparring partner to Ron Lyle when they were both being managed by Bill Daniels of Denver ?
Ron Lyle was the promoted fighter,
I think the only time Bobick fought on a Ron Lyle card was when Lyle fought Jimmy Ellis in 1973.
Bobick fought Donny Nelson who was or would become a sparring partner to Lyle.

Unfortunately the man can't do much anymore. A couple of years ago when I still did radio interviews I called his house and his wife informed me that she has to put him in basically a daycare center during the day when she's working because he suffers from pugilistic dementia.

That's so sad. Here's a guy who was never in any really tough, extended beat-down fights. If he lost, he lost early. Though he was likely concussed in those losses. And I guess even wins against "nobodys" can take their toll, along with sparring & gym work. But I thought we played it smart by getting out after the fourth loss, realizing that whenever he stepped up he was out of his league, and looking at other options in life rather than become a name opponent to be pounded on.