Bobby Gray was an American boxer who lived in

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. He was active from 1922 to 1937.

Boxing career

Bobby Gray started off his career with a draw against

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. He won his next three fights, but lost the next one to

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. He fought in many more fights afterwards. His total career record came out to 74 wins (11 by KO), 54 losses, and 35 draws. Overall, he had competed in over 164 fights (with one draw by

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* Lightweight boxers American male boxers Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{US-boxing-bio-stub