Bob McAllister
(Robert M. McAllister)

BORN   September 1 1892; San Francisco, California
DIED 1963; Glendale, California
HEIGHT 6-0 1/2
WEIGHT 158-160 lbs
MANAGER Al McAllister

McAllister was an outstanding talent; He officially lost but four bouts during his career; Jack Dempsey and Mike Gibbons were two of the men who defeated him; Even his "No Decision" newspaper verdicts were nearly all wins

He possessed good height, reach, movement and hitting power and was skillful in almost all aspects of the game; He won a number of Amateur Championship of the Pacific Coast contests during his career

During his career, Godfrey defeated such men as 

1905-1909 
       -McAllister won the Amateur Welterweight Championship
          of the Pacific Coast
       -McAllister won the Amateur Middleweight Championship
          of the Pacific Coast
       -McAllister won the Amateur Heavyweight Championship
          of the Pacific Coast

1909
Jun  6 Jack Cali                  Oakland, Ca                      KO  2
Jun 16 Gus Anderson               Oakland, Ca                       W  3
Jul  7 Al Sage                    Oakland, Ca                      KO  2
Sep  9 Winnie Wright              Oakland, Ca                       W  3
Nov 11 C. Sanborn                 Oakland, Ca                       W  3
Nov 21 Manuel Silva               Oakland, Ca                       W  3
Dec 12 Eddie Burns                Oakland, Ca                      KO  2
Dec 22 Manuel Silva               Oakland, Ca                       W  3

1910
Apr  4 Nat Goldie                 Oakland, Ca                      KO  1
Apr 14 Joe "One Round" Erickson   Sacramento, Ca                    W  4
Nov 11 R. Noone                   Sacramento, Ca                   KO  2
Nov    Joe "One Round" Erickson   Sacramento, Ca                    W  4
Nov    R. Moyes                   Sacramento, Ca                    W  3

1912
Nov    Earl Miebus                Los Angeles, Ca                   W  3
Nov    Bob Hawtry                 Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  1
Nov    Roy Landers                Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  2
Nov    Bob Hawtry                 Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  1

1913
Feb  2 Tad Derbyshire             San Francisco, Ca                KO  2
Mar 12 Willie Meehan              Oakland, Ca                       W 10
Apr 25 Paddy Lavin                San Francisco, Ca                 W  4
Jun  7 "Sailor" Charles Grande    San Francisco, Ca                 W  4
Aug  8 "Sailor" Ed Petroskey      San Francisco, Ca                 D 20
Sep  9 "Sailor" Ed Petroskey      San Francisco, Ca                 D 20
Dec 10 "Young" Mike Donovan       Bronx, NY                        ND 10

1914
Jan  5 Battling Levinsky          New York, NY                     ND 10
Jan 12 Mike Gibbons               New York, NY                     LK  7
Jan 31 Eddie Nearing              Bronx, NY                        ND 10
Feb 19 Morris Harris              Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  3
Feb 19 Chuck Carleton             Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  3
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 27 Andy Morris                New Haven, Ct                    KO  7
Mar 13 Nat Dewey                  New York, NY                     KO  7
Apr  1 Griff Jones                New York, NY                     KO  4
Apr  4 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Lewiston, Me                     KO  3
Apr    Kid Kenneth                Vernon, Ca                      SCH   
          -This bout was tentatively scheduled but not held
Apr 21 "Sailor" Charles Grande    Oakland, Ca                       W 10
May 20 Tom McCarty                Butte, Mt                         D 12
Jun 15 Black Bill (Claude Brooks) Brooklyn, NY                     KO  6
Jul 15 Jeff Madden                New Bedford, Ma                  KO  4
Jul 15 Mickey McDonough           New Bedford, Ma                  KO  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were the same date
Jul 19 "Battling" Jim Johnson     Philadelphia, Pa                 ND  6
Aug  9 "Young" Hank Griffin       Scranton, Pa                     KO  3
Aug 19 Jeff Madden                New York, NY                     KO  2
Aug 20 "Big" Bill Tate            Newark, NJ                       KO  2
Aug 20 Battling Brooks            Newark, NJ                       KO  2
          -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Aug 30 Griff Jones                Rockaway, NY                     KO  2
Sep  9 Tony Ross                  New York, NY                     WF  7
Oct 30 "Battling" Jim Johnson     New York, NY                     ND 10
Nov 27 George Christian           Columbus, Oh                     KO  8
          -Some sources report "KO 6"
Dec  6 Chuck Carleton             New York, NY                     KO  2

1915
Jan 20 George "Kid" Ashe          Albany, NY                       ND 10
Feb 12 George "Kid" Ashe          New York, NY                     ND 10
Mar 30 Emmett "Kid" Wagner        New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 24 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10

1916
Jan 20 "Sailor" Ed Petroskey                                       NC 20
Jan 21 Fred Dyer                  San Francisco, Ca                 W  4
          -Some sources report "D 4"
Mar 10 "Sailor" Bill Schaeffer    San Francisco, Ca                 W  4
Jun 12 Frankie Jones              San Francisco, Ca                 D  4
Jun 23 Willie Meehan              Daly City, Ca                     D  4
          -Some sources report "L 4"
Jul  4 Fred Dwyer                 San Francisco, Ca                 W  4
Jul 27 Frank Waldorf              Martinez, Ca                      W  4
Aug  7 Jack Dougherty             Martinez, Ca                     KO  1
Aug 21 Willie Meehan              San Francisco, Ca                 D  4
Sep  4 "Fighting" Billy Murray    Daly City, Ca                     W  4
          -Some sources report "San Francisco"
Sep 20 "Sailor" Bill Schaefer     Oakland, Ca                       W  4
Sep 27 Al Norton                  Oakland, Ca                       W  4
Nov 14 Lowe Simms                 Portland, Or                      W  6

1917
Jan  6 "Wild" Bert Kenny          Bronx, NY                        ND 10
Jan 20 Rodney McDonald            New York, NY                     ND 10
Jan 27 Zulu Kid                   Bronx, NY                        ND 10
Feb 17 Charles "Sailor" Grande    New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr  3 Mike McTigue               New York, NY                     ND 10
Apr 21 Johnny Howard              Bronx, NY                        ND 10
May  9 Battling Levinsky          Bronx, NY                        ND 10
May 26 "Montana" Dan Sullivan     Brooklyn, NY                     KO  5
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
May 28 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 05/29/1917
Jun 17 Tom "Bearcat" McMahon      Pittsburgh, Pa                   LK  3
Jul  3 Joe Bonds                  New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul  5 Clay Turner                New York, NY                     ND 10
Sep 26 Jack Dempsey               Emeryville, Ca                    L  4

1918
May 14 Bill Schuter               Oakland, Ca                       W  4
Jul 27 Mick King                  Seattle, Wa                       D 10
Aug 16 Mick King                  Seattle, Wa                      LT  8
          -Some sources report "L 8"
Sep 20 Marty Farrell              Portland, Or                      D  4

1919
Mar  7 Joe Welch                  San Francisco, Ca                 W  4

1926
Feb 14 -McAllister accidently shot himself while handling a revolver

1928
Mar 23 Armand Emanuel             San Francisco, Ca                EX  4

*** This Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***

1914
Sep  2 Jeff Clarke                Pittsburgh, Pa                   ND  6

*** Some Personal Data Was Provided By Susan Holmes, GrandDaughter ***

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization