Bobby "Boogaloo" Watts (born November 11, 1949) is an American born middleweight boxer who fought primarily in the mid-1970s. Born in Sumter County, South Carolina in a small town named Rembert, Bobby Watts came to

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at age 10 and began boxing at the urging of his cousin, future heavyweight contender Jimmy Young. "Boogaloo" is most famously known for defeating

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, scoring a controversial 10-round majority decision on January 13, 1976, at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. Among his losses were a defeat to

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, via a sixth-round knockout, in a fight that was refereed by

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. He finished his career with a record of 38 wins (20 KOs), 7 losses and 1 draw. After his boxing career ended in 1982, Watts trained IBF super middleweight champion Charles Brewer and IBF world Super-Welterweight champion Buster Drayton.

Professional boxing record

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willie "The Worm" Monroe , UD , 10 , 12/11/1974 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Eugene "Cyclone" Hart , KO , 1 , 15/07/1974 , align=left,

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References

External links

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Interview with Bobby ‘Boogaloo’ Watts: One of Philly’s Finest!
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Watts, Bobby Living people 1949 births People from Sumter County, South Carolina Boxers from Philadelphia Middleweight boxers American male boxers