Rodney Bobick

Name: Rodney Bobick
Alias: The Bowlus Bear
Hometown: Bowlus, Minnesota, USA
Birthplace: Bowlus, Minnesota, USA
Died: 1977-06-05 (Age:25)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 191cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Joe Forchione

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Career Review

• Promising heavyweight prospect in the 1970s.
• Defeated world champions Vicente Rondon and Mike Weaver.
• Fought future world heavyweight king Larry Holmes.
• Was a sparring partner for 3-time World Heavyweight Champion Muhammad Ali.
• Boxed an exhibition bout with Muhammad Ali on Miami Beach.[1] UPI newspaper article, April 10, 1975
• Killed in a single-car accident at the age of 25.[2] AP newspaper article, June 7, 1977
• Survived by his brother, Heavyweight contender Duane Bobick