Bob Olin

BORN   July 4 1908; New York, New York
DIED December 16 1956; New York, New York
HEIGHT 6-0
WEIGHT 171-185 1/2 lbs
MANAGER Harold Scadron
TRAINER Ray Arcel
RECORD 55-27-4 (25 KO)

Olin was considered to be an ordinary fighter of mediocre talent by many people of his time; But, he was cagey with a good punch and enough skills to win the Light Heavyweight Championship of the World; His early career record was good but spotty against the top talent of the division; In 1934, he defeated Maxie Rosenbloom for the title in a dull fight; Within a year, he lost the crown to John Henry Lewis

Olin defeated such men as Maxie Rosenbloom, Al Gainer, Ed "Unknown" Winston, Henry Firpo, Charley Massera, Bob Godwin, Gunnar Barlund, Patsy Perroni, "Bingo" Joe Banovic, George LaRocco, Willard Dix, Roy Wallace, Ralph Ficucello, Tait Littman, Clyde Chastain and Dick Fullam

 
*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***
1928
          -Olin won the New York City Golden Gloves 175 lbs Open Championship

Mar 24 Dave Maier                 Chicago, Il                      LT  2
          -Inter-City Golden Gloves Competition


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***
1928
Oct  8 Olaf Herset                Brooklyn, NY                     KO  1
Oct 24 Willie Lancaster           New York, NY                     TK  1
Nov  5 Jack Marsling              Brooklyn, NY                     KO  1
Dec 28 Al Braddock                New York, NY                     KO  2

1929
Jan 19 Frank Morris               Brooklyn, NY                      D  6
Mar 19 Jimmy Roberts              New York, NY                      W  6
Mar 25 Larry Hogan                Brooklyn, NY                     TK  1
Apr 13 Jimmy Griffin              New York, NY                     KO  1
Apr 27 Jim Finklea                New York, NY                     KO  1
May 13 Herman Riegel              New York, NY                     TK  4
Jun  3 Joe Johnson                Woodhaven, NY                    KO  1
Jun 17 Eric Holmberg              Woodhaven, NY                    KO  5
Jul 16 Jimmy Morris               Long Island City, NY             TK  3
Jul 23 Dave King                  Long Island City, NY              W  8
          -Some sources report "KO 4"
Aug 12 Felix Milano               Woodhaven, NY                    KO  1
Sep 18 Bruno Sala                 Long Island City, NY              W  8
Sep 30 Amadeo Grillo              New York, NY                     KO  3
Nov  7 George LaRocco             New York, NY                      W 10
Dec  2 "Bingo" Joe Banovic        New York, NY                      L 10

1930
Feb 24 Leo "One-Punch" Williams   New York, NY                      W 10
Mar 11 "Italian" Jack Herman      New York, NY                      W  6
Apr  9 George LaRocco             New York, NY                      W  6
Apr 30 Roy Wallace                New York, NY                     WF  8
Jun  3 Ralph Ficucello            Long Island City, NY              W  8
Jun 30 Joe Sekyra                 Woodhaven, NY                     L 10
Sep  9 Tommy Walsh                Long Island City, NY             TK  3
          -Some sources report "Pat Walsh"
Sep 20 "Bremen" Eddie Hulsebus    Brooklyn, NY                      W  6
Oct 22 Willard Dix                New York, NY                      W 10
Dec 19 "Bingo" Joe Banovic        New York, NY                      W 10

1931
Feb 24 Tony Ferrante              Brooklyn, NY                      W 10
Mar 30 "Bingo" Joe Banovic        New York, NY                      L 10
Jun  8 Tony Ferrante              Woodhaven, NY                    TK  5
Jun 22 Willard Dix                Woodhaven, NY                    KO  1
Jul 27 Al Gainer                  West Haven, Ct                    W 10
Aug 14 Willie Bush                West Haven, Ct                    L 10
Sep 10 Al Gainer                  West Haven, Ct                    L 10
Oct 23 Willie Bush                Waterbury, Ct                     W 10
Nov 23 Don Petrin                 Bronx, NY                        TK  6
Dec 18 Tait Littman               Chicago, Il                      KO  4
Dec 30 Clyde Chastain             Chicago, Il                       W 10

1932
Jan 15 Baxter Calmes              Chicago, Il                       L 10
          -Light Heavywight Championship - Elimination bout
Feb 15 Arthur Huttick             New York, NY                      L 10
Jun  1 Dick Fullman               Long Island City, NY              W  8
Jul 20 Marty "Muggs" Kerr         Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Sep  1 Al Gainer                  West Haven, Ct                    L 10
Nov 18 Tommy Walsh                New York, NY                      W  6
Dec 29 Martin Levandowski         Chicago, Il                      LT  5
          -Some sources report "LK 6"

1933
Jan 20 Paul Marques               New York, NY                      W  5
Mar 10 Charley Massera            New York, NY                      L  6
          -Some sources report "L 5"
Jun 19 Tony Shucco                Albany, NY                        L 10
Jul  5 Charley Massera            Brooklyn, NY                      D 10
Jul 26 Sam Portney                Brooklyn, NY                      W 10
Aug 17 Al Gainer                  New York, NY                      D  6
          -Some sources report "D 10"
Oct  9 Ed "Unknown" Winston       New York, NY                      W  6
Nov 17 Charley Massera            New York, NY                      W  8
Dec 22 Al Gainer                  Waterbury, Ct                     W 10

1934
Jan 19 Lou Brouillard             New York, NY                      L 10
Apr  5 Lou Brouillard             New Haven, Ct                     L 10
May 25 Bob Godwin                 Hollywood, Ca                    KO  1
Jun 22 Bob Godwin                 Hollywood, Ca                     W 10
Jul 20 Abe Feldman                Hollywood, Ca                     D 10
Nov 16 Maxie Rosenbloom           New York, NY                      W 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World

1935
Jan 11 Fanis Tzanetopoulos        Boston, Ma                        W 10
Feb 26 Harold "Dutch" Weimer      Detroit, Mi                       L 10
Mar 25 Mickey Dugan               Cleveland, Oh                     W  8
Apr 12 John Henry Lewis           San Francisco, Ca                 L 10
Sep 20 Henry Firpo                Asbury Park, NJ                  KO  3
Oct 31 John Henry Lewis           St. Louis, Mo                     L 15
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 10 Al McCoy                   Montreal, Que, Can                L 10

1936
Apr  2 Tommy Farr                 London, Eng                       L 10
Aug  4 Jimmy DeSola               Brooklyn, NY                      W  8
Aug 17 Leo "Red" Bruce            Millvale, Pa                      L 10
Nov  2 Buck Everett               Washington, DC                   TK  4

1937
Jan 15 "Tiger" Jack Fox           Spokane, Wa                      LT  2
Mar 10 Gunnar Barlund             New York, NY                      W 10
May  4 Leonard Bostick            St. Louis, Mo                    KO  1
Jun  3 John Henry Lewis           St. Louis, Mo                    LT  8
          -Light Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 13 Patsy Perroni              Toledo, Oh                       TK  3
          -Some sources report "TK 4"
Sep 28 Leroy Haynes               Philadelphia, Pa                 LT  6
Nov 17 Johnny Risko               Cleveland, Oh                     L 10

1938
Jan  8 Tiger Hairston             New York, NY                     TK  2
Jan 24 Steve Dudas                Philadelphia, Pa                  L 10
Sep  1 Charles "Buddy" Knox       Montreal, Que, Can                L 10
Nov  8 Al McCoy                   Montreal, Que, Can                L 10
          -Some sources report 11/09/38

1939
Feb  2 Gus Lesnevich              Sydney, NSW, Aus                  L 12
Feb 22 Arthur "Young" Campbell    Newcastle, NSW, Aus              KO  4

1942
          -Olin served in the United States Coast Guard


*** Some Data Was Provided By Don Koss ***
Record courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization
 
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