"Captain" Bob Roper
Capt. Bob Roper fought Hall of Famers during his time such as Jack Johnson, Tommy Gibbons, and Harry Greb. He was a tough heavyweight whose real name was William E. Hammond. Bob Roper had a powerful knockout punch that was responsible for a total of 26 KO's during his career. Bob also had a brother, Tom Roper, who boxed in the twenties.
Some of his impressive battles were lasting the distance with the great Hall of Fame heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, as well as Draws against Billy Miske,Battling Levinsky,Fred Fulton and Ed Gunboat Smith. He also had great wins during his career over Bill Brennan, Bob Martin, Soldier Jones, Homer Smith and Bartley Madden. He even managed to knock out the great german heavyweight champion Paul Sampson-Korner in the first round.
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Tale Of The Tape Born: March 2, 1894 Place: McComb, Mississippi Real Name:William E. Hammond Height: 5' 11" weight: heavyweight Nationality: American manager: Mead and Montieth
RING RECORD AS OF 1926: 30 wins - 26 ko's- 25 losses - 21 ND's -6 draw - (108 total bouts)
selected bouts
1919 unknown 1919 Bob Devere unknown W 10 unknown 1919 Happy Littleton unknown LF 9 unknown 1919 Hugh Walker unknown ND 10 unknown 1919 Jack Reed unknown W 10 unknown 1919 Hugh Walker unknown W 10 unknown 1919 Jack Burke unknown W 10 unknown 1919 Frank Moran unknown W 10 unknown 1919 Tommy Gibbons unknown ND 10 Sep 28 1919 Jack Johnson Mex.Ci. L 10 1920 Feb 21 1920 Harry Greb Pitts. ND 10 unknown 1920 Bill Brennan unknown W 10 unknown 1920 Tommy Gibbons unknown ND 10 unknown 1920 Soldier Jones unknown KO 10 unknown 1920 Paul Samson-Korner unknown KO 1 unknown 1920 Homer Smith unknown ND 10 unknown 1920 Charley Weinert unknown LF 6 unknown 1920 Ted Jamieson unknown W 10 unknown 1920 Bob Martin unknown W 10 Apr 5 1920 Harry Greb Denver L 12 unknown 1920 Chuck Wiggins unknown ND 10 unknown 1920 Ed Gunboat Smith unknown ND 12 unknown 1920 Bob Martin unknown ND 10 unknown 1920 Ed Gunboat Smith unknown Draw 15 Dec 21 1920 Harry Greb Boston L 10 1921 Jan 11 1921 Homer Smith StLouis W 8 Jan 26 1921 Bartley Madden Mich. W 10 Feb 2 1921 Al Roberts NewYork KO 12 Mar 18 1921 Homer Smith NewYork W 15 Apr 1 1921 Chuck Wiggins Mich W 10 May 24 1923 Dan O'Dowd NewYork L 15 Jun 18 1921 Bob Martin Mich ND 10 Aug 28 1921 Chuck Wiggins Mich ND 10 Sep 22 1921 Carl E. Morris Tulsa WK 3 Oct 28 1921 Frank Moran NewYork KO 5 Nov 24 1921 Battling Levinsky Buffalo Draw 12 Dec 19 1921 Al Roberts NewYork KO 12 1922 Feb 23 1922 Paul Samson-Korner NewYork W 12 Apr 13 1922 Carl E. Morris Tulsa WF 3 Apr 22 1922 Fred Fulton Denver L 6 May 12 1922 Fred Fulton Denver Draw 12 Jun 27 1922 Billy Miske Newyork L 10 Jul 17 1922 Fred Fulton newark ND 12 Sep 12 1922 Billy Miske Okl.Ci. Draw 12 Sep 29 1922 Harry Greb Michig. ND 10 Oct 18 1922 Jeff Smith NewOrl. L 15 Nov 10 1922 Harry Greb Buffalo L 12 Dec 13 1922 Jeff Smith NewOrl. L 15 1923 Jan 1 1923 Harry Greb Pitts. ND 12 Mar 20 1923 Jeff Smith Portl. ND 12 Apr 27 1923 James Herman Nebra. ND 10 Jul 24 1923 Hugh Walker Atlanta W 10 Aug 14 1923 Joe Lohman Atlanta W 10 Aug 28 1923 Al Benedict Atlanta KO 3 Oct 22 1923 Joe Dugan Florida KO 5 1924 Jan 1 1924 Harry Krohn Florida KO 1 Jan 7 1924 Jack Ward Florida KO 1 Mar 21 1924 Jack Renault Michig. ND 10 APR 4 1924 Bud Gorman Michig. L 10 Nov 19 1924 Sailor Maxted Canada W 10 Nov 25 1924 Eddie Hoffman Wash. L 6 1925 Jan 1 1925 Quinton Romero Michig. ND 10 Jan 30 1925 Jack Renault Omaha ND 10 Feb 27 1925 Ralph Brooks Mich. KO 8 Mar 4 1925 Floyd Johnson Calif. Draw 10 Mar 10 1925 Ralph Smith Calif. W 10 Mar 23 1925 Tiny Jim Herman Oregan L 10 Apr 21 1925 Tiny Jim Herman Calif. L 10 May 7 1925 Bob Jones Calif. KO 2 May 27 1925 Sandy More Calif. LF 6 Sep 7 1925 Pat Lester Arizona L 10 1926 Apr 6 1926 John L. Johnson Calif. L 10 IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON BOB ROPER PLEASE E-MAIL ME www.harrygreb.com