CULTURETECHLENSBob Satterfield
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Combined Graph record U-07723 · provenance: build store (JSON graph), record CTL-E-6851.
Robert 'Bob' Satterfield (November 9, 1923 – June 1, 1977) was a heavyweight contender whose punching power made him a Chicago Stadium attraction even though he never received a title fight. BoxRec, named here as a source, records his birth name as Robert Satterfield, his birthplace as Saint Louis, Missouri, and his hometown as Chicago, Illinois — he was a Chicago fighter, not a Chicago-born one. BoxRec further records that he won the Chicago Tribune Golden Gloves 147-pound championship in 1941 and served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945. Wikipedia's biography, also named here, gives his professional span as 1945 to 1957 and his final record as 50 wins (35 by knockout), 25 losses, and 4 draws, describing him as a top-rated contender who never fought for the title. The same biography notes that The Ring magazine placed him at number 58 on its list of the 100 greatest punchers of all time, and that he died of cancer at fifty-three. Satterfield's Chicago significance is the contender's story told honestly: elite power, hometown crowds, and a championship that never came.
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Robert 'Bob' Satterfield (November 9, 1923 – June 1, 1977) was a heavyweight contender whose punching power made him a Chicago Stadium attraction even though he never received a title fight. BoxRec, named here as a source, records his birth name as Robert Satterfield, his birthplace as Saint Louis, Missouri, and his hometown as Chicago, Illinois — he was a Chicago fighter, not a Chicago-born one.
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- Also known as: Robert Satterfield, Bombardier
Notes
Sports Encyclopedia roster CTL-SPE-0517. Firsts disposition: No first claimed. Birthplace precision: Satterfield was born in St. Louis, Missouri (BoxRec and Wikipedia agree) and fought out of Chicago as his hometown — NO Chicago birthplace is given and no from edge to Chicago is created. Curator's Judgment (DRAFT): Satterfield is the contender's record this archive needs alongside its champions — a Ring-listed all-time puncher who filled Chicago arenas without ever receiving a title shot; his fame-by-power, honestly bounded, is the point. Photo: CLEARED — Ezzard Charles vs Bob Satterfield 1954.jpg, Public domain (Satterfield is the downed fighter; the Commons search's many 'Bob Satterfield' self-portraits and illustrations depict the cartoonist of the same name and were REJECTED as namesakes).
Sources
- BoxRec. "Bob Satterfield." BoxRec Wiki. Accessed 2026-11-03. https://boxrec.com/wiki/index.php/Bob_Satterfield (primary source · build store)
- Wikipedia. "Bob Satterfield." Accessed 2026-11-03. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Satterfield (build store)
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Bob Satterfield (down) against Ezzard Charles, January 13, 1954
Bob Satterfield (down) against Ezzard Charles, January 13, 1954 — Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Source: CultureTechLens · view at source
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