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Bob Devere
(Robert R. Devere)

BORN   January 1 1894; Kansas City, Missouri
HEIGHT 6-1 1/2
WEIGHT 198 lbs
MANAGER George M. Lawrence

Devere was not a clever boxer but he was big and strong; He was a White Hope of the teens

During his career, Devere defeated such men as Marty Cutler, "Sailor" Charles Grande, Charlie Miller, Jack Lester, George "One-Round" Davis and Terry Kellar

1914
       Tate Liggett                                                KO  3
       Knockout Dobbins                                            KO  2
       Battling Reddy                                              KO  3
       Marty Cutler                                                KO  6
       Battling Cramer                                             KO  3
       Fred Grant                                                  KO  2
       Knockout Stone                                              KO  1
       Dave Sullivan                                               KO 16
       Dan McGready                                                KO 10
       Tom Lyons                                                   KO  1
       Tim Murphy                                                   W  3
       Tony Corattea                                               WF  9
 
1915
Jan 15 "Sailor" Charles Grande                                     KO  1
Feb    "Sailor" Charles Grande                                      W 10 
Feb 26 "Fighting" Dick Gilbert    Kansas City, Mo                  LK  7
Jul 30 Carl Morris                Tulsa, Ok                         L  8
       Sid Peters                                                  KO  4
       Tom Carroll                                                 KO  2
       Chick Ryan                                                  KO 17
       Jack Lester                                                 KO 15
          -Some sources report June 1915
       Robert Matthews                                             KO  6
       Charlie Miller                                              KO  4
       "Fighting" Dick Gilbert                                      L 10
 
1916
Feb  4 George "One-Round" Davis   Syracuse, NY                     KO  2
Feb 11 Andre Anderson             New York, NY                     LK  3
Mar 16 Battling Levinsky          Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
Apr 28 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         Syracuse, NY                     ND 10
May 23 Jack Dillon                Buffalo, NY                      ND 10
Sep  3 Sam McVea                  Santiago, Chile                   D 20
Sep 20 Sam McVea                  Santiago, Chile                   L 10
Sep 30 Henriberto Rojas           Santiago, Chile                  KO  3
Dec 29 Sam Langford               Montreal, Que, Can               ND 10
 
1917
Feb  8 Jim Coffey                 Brooklyn, NY                     ND 10
Feb 24 Larry Williams             New York, NY                     KO  5
Mar 20 "Fireman" Jim Flynn        New York, NY                     ND 10 
Apr 19 Sam Langford               New York, NY                     ND 10
          -Some sources report 4/20/17
May 19 Jack Clifford              New York, NY                     ND 10
Jun 12 "K.O." Bill Brennan        New York, NY                     ND 10
Jul 20 "K.O." Bill Brennan        New York, NY                     LK  3
Oct 19 Fred Fulton                Milwaukee, Wi                    LT  5
Oct 29 Terry Kellar               Waterloo, Ia                     WF  2 
 
1918
Jul  4 Jack Dempsey               Joplin, Mo                       LK  1
 
1919
       "Captain" Bob Roper                                          L 10
 
1920
Mar 30 "K.O." Bill Brennan        Aurora, Il                       ND 10
Apr 26 Homer Smith                Des Moines, Ia                   ND 12
 
1921
Jan 14 Sam Langford               Portland, Or                     LT  7
Jan 26 Frank Farmer               Milwaukie, Or                     L 10

*** The Following Bout Is Reported But Not Confirmed ***
 
1916
Mar 29 Ed "Gunboat" Smith         New York, NY                     ND 10

*** Assistance Provided By Tony Triem  ***


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

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