Bob Satterfield

Bob "Bombardier" Satterfield (November 9, 1923 in St. Louis, MO – June 1, 1977) was a heavyweight boxer who fought from 1945–1957. Satterfield, who never fought for the title, retired with a record of 50 wins (35 KOs), 25 losses and 4 draws. He is in Ring magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time at number 58. Satterfield later died from cancer at the age of 53.

For the cartoonist, see Bob Satterfield (cartoonist).

Amateur career

Satterfield was the Chicago City Golden Gloves 147-pound champion in 1941.

Professional career

Satterfield, known for his punching power and aggressive style, was a fan favorite. His poor stamina and weak chin often cost him fights, however. In his bout against heavyweight contender Rex Layne on March 9, 1951, Satterfield hurt Layne, and knocked him down for an eight count in the first round. Layne slowly retook control of the fight, and ultimately knocked out Satterfield in the eighth round.

Satterfield was knocked out in 7 rounds by future middleweight champion Jake LaMotta on September 12, 1946. He was also knocked out in 2 rounds by former heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles on January 13, 1954. Satterfield did score a knockout over heavyweight contender Cleveland Williams and also beat the dangerous giant Cuban Niño Valdés, but lost by KO to light heavyweight champion Archie Moore, and dropped 2 out of 3 to future light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson.

In the media

The 2007 motion picture Resurrecting the Champ is based on an L.A. Times Magazine article[1] about a reporter named Erik Kernan Jr. who finds a homeless man claiming to be Bob Satterfield and writes an article about him in the Denver Times Magazine. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Josh Hartnett and Alan Alda and was directed by Rod Lurie.

Trivia
  • Satterfield served in the United States Army from 1942–45.
  • It has been reported that he was friends with musician Miles Davis and introduced Muhammad Ali to his first wife.

Professional boxing record
50 Wins (35 knockouts, 15 decisions), 25 Losses (13 knockouts, 12 decisions), 4 Draws
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 50–25–4 Howard "Honeyboy" King SD 10 1957-11-21 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California 94–97, 97–95, 98–95.
Win 49–25–4 Garvin Sawyer SD 10 1957-10-21 Enright Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 46–44, 46–44, 44–45.
Loss 48–25–4 Bert Whitehurst UD 10 1957-10-01 Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio
Loss 48–24–4 Julio Mederos PTS 10 1957-06-03 New Frontier Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 48–23–4 Frankie Daniels MD 10 1957-05-16 Sacramento Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California 97–97, 97–94, 98–95.
Win 47–23–4 Ben Wise KO 1 1957-04-15 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, California Wise knocked out at 1:22 of the first round.
Loss 46–23–4 Harold "Hercules" Johnson UD 10 1957-03-12 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida 93–96, 91–97, 93–98.
Win 46–22–4 Julio Mederos UD 10 1957-02-04 Milwaukee Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 99–92, 99–94, 98–93.
Win 45–22–4 Chicago Dale Hall KO 5 1957-01-08 Keller Auditorium, Portland, Oregon Hall knocked out at 2:57 of the fifth round.
Win 44–22–4 Warnell Lester KO 10 1956-11-27 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 43–22–4 Claude Chapman KO 7 1956-11-12 Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island
Loss 42–22–4 Hal Carter TKO 5 1956-08-01 Syracuse War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, New York
Win 42–21–4 Johnny Summerlin UD 10 1956-06-20 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 41–21–4 Jim Persey PTS 10 1956-04-10 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss 40–21–4 Hal Carter UD 10 1956-03-20 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida 94–97, 93–98, 92–99.
Draw 40–20–4 Hal Carter PTS 10 1956-02-28 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida 96–97, 96–96, 97–95.
Loss 40–20–3 John Holman TKO 8 1956-01-11 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 40–19–3 Paul Andrews KO 9 1955-12-06 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York
Win 39–19–3 Niño Valdés UD 10 1955-08-17 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 98–92, 97–93, 97–88.
Draw 38–19–3 Joey Rowan PTS 10 1955-07-19 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss 38–19–2 Archie McBride SD 10 1955-05-11 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 94–95, 94–96, 95–90.
Loss 38–18–2 Joe Lindsay UD 10 1955-04-19 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 38–17–2 Marty Marshall PTS 10 1955-03-22 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss 37–17–2 Marty Marshall KO 2 1954-11-30 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois Satterfield knocked out at 2:09 of the second round.
Win 37–16–2 John Holman KO 1 1954-11-10 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Holman knocked out at 1:16 of the first round.
Win 36–16–2 Frankie Daniels TKO 7 1954-08-30 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City Referee stopped the bout at 2:44 of the seventh round.
Win 35–16–2 John Holman KO 10 1954-07-20 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 34–16–2 Cleveland Williams KO 3 1954-06-22 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss 33–16–2 Charley Doc Williams SD 10 1954-06-01 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Win 33–15–2 Julio Mederos KO 2 1954-05-11 Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida
Loss 32–15–2 Ezzard Charles KO 2 1954-01-13 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 32–14–2 Ray Augustus KO 8 1953-12-15 Rainbo Arena, Chicago, Illinois
Win 31–14–2 Bob "The Grinder" Baker KO 1 1953-07-01 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Baker knocked out at 2:32 of the first round.
Win 30–14–2 Gene Brown KO 2 1953-06-03 St. Louis Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri
Win 29–14–2 Murray Barnett KO 3 1953-05-15 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 28–14–2 Harold "Hercules" Johnson KO 2 1952-10-06 Philadelphia Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Satterfield knocked out at 1:58 of the second round.
Win 28–13–2 Harold "Hercules" Johnson SD 10 1952-08-06 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois 51–49, 48–52, 54–46.
Loss 27–13–2 Clarence Henry TKO 1 1952-01-30 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of the first round.
Loss 27–12–2 Wes Bascom SD 10 1951-11-15 St. Louis Arena, Saint Louis, Missouri
Loss 27–11–2 Rex Layne TKO 8 1951-03-09 Madison Square Garden, New York City Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the eighth round.
Win 27–10–2 Elkins Brothers TKO 2 1951-01-19 St. Nicholas Arena, New York City
Win 26–10–2 Vern Mitchell UD 10 1950-12-13 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 25–10–2 Lee Oma UD 10 1950-09-25 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York 4–5, 2–7, 4–6.
Win 25-9-2 Lee Oma KO 6 1950-05-17 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 24-9-2 Tommy Gomez UD 10 1950-03-22 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 23-9-2 Nick Barone UD 10 1950-02-22 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 22-9-2 Sylvester Perkins TKO 2 1949-11-18 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 21-9-2 Henry Hall KO 4 1949-04-25 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Satterfield knocked out at 1:40 of the fourth round.
Loss 21-8-2 Archie Moore KO 3 1949-01-31 Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, Ohio Satterfield knocked out at 0:25 of the third round.
Win 21-7-2 Bob Amos PTS 10 1948-12-10 International Amphitheatre, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 20-7-2 Joey Maxim UD 10 1948-11-12 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Draw 20-6-2 Bob Amos PTS 10 1948-09-15 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 20-6-1 Richard Hagan TKO 9 1948-09-07 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Win 19-6-1 Oakland Billy Smith KO 1 1948-06-29 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Win 18-6-1 Art Swiden KO 1 1948-05-07 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 17-6-1 Sam Baroudi TKO 2 1948-01-23 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 17-5-1 Al Johnson PTS 10 1947-11-12 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 16-5-1 Chuck Hunter KO 10 1947-10-06 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Hunter knocked out at 2:05 of the tenth round.
Loss 15-5-1 Al Johnson UD 8 1947-08-18 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Win 15-4-1 Willie Moore KO 2 1947-06-30 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 14-4-1 Bob Foxworth KO 1 1947-03-14 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Satterfield knocked out at 2:07 of the first round.
Win 14-3-1 Willie Moore UD 8 1947-02-10 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 13-3-1 Jake LaMotta KO 7 1946-09-12 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Satterfield knocked out at 1:50 of the seventh round.
Win 13-2-1 Vince Pimpinella KO 2 1946-08-14 Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois Pimpinella knocked out at 0:19 of the second round.
Loss 12-2-1 Holman Williams PTS 10 1946-04-25 Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois
Win 12-1-1 Johnny Clark KO 5 1946-03-28 Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois
Win 11-1-1 Benny McCombs KO 2 1945-12-26 Ashland Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois McCombs knocked out at 1:18 of the second round.
Win 10-1-1 Collins Brown KO 1 1945-12-07 Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Brown knocked out at 1:14 of the first round.
Win 9-1-1 Bob Garner KO 2 1945-11-14 Ashland Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois McCombs knocked out at 1:18 of the second round.
Win 8-1-1 Charley Polk KO 2 1945-10-24 Ashland Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois
Win 7-1-1 Oscar Boyd KO 4 1945-09-27 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Boyd knocked out at 0:55 of the fourth round.
Win 6-1-1 Curley Denton KO 1 1945-09-06 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Denton knocked out at 1:30 of the first round.
Win 5-1-1 Vecie Van KO 1 1945-08-10 Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Win 4-1-1 Herman Hayes KO 1 1945-07-23 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Draw 3-1-1 Johnny Vorce PTS 8 1945-05-28 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Win 3–1 Charley Roth KO 1 1945-05-07 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois
Loss 2–1 Mack Parshay KO 1 1945-05-02 Chicago Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois Satterfield knocked out at 2:10 of the first round.
Win 2–0 Arthur McWhorter KO 1 1945-04-23 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois McWhorter knocked out at 1:51 of the first round.
Win 1–0 Tom Mitchell KO 1 1945-03-19 Marigold Gardens, Chicago, Illinois

References
  1. J.R. Moehringer (1997-05-04). "RESURRECTING THE CHAMP". Los Angeles Times.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
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