20 Facts About Bob Pastor

Bob Pastor born Robert E Pasternak, was a prominent American boxer.

Bob Pastor was a top-ranked heavyweight of the 1940s who once challenged for the world title, losing to Joe Louis in 1939.

The bout was held at the Braddock Bowl, Jersey City, New Jersey, and Bob Pastor came out on top with a fourth round technical knockout.

Bob Pastor followed the victory over Winston with a win over Billy Ketchell, and three wins over mediocre opposition, whose combined records totaled 20 wins, 36 losses and 6 draws, before facing Ray Impelletiere.

Bob Pastor won the regional belt when he dropped Impelletiere twice before stopping him in round seven, on December 18,1936 at the Madison Square Garden.

Joe Louis was rapidly becoming known as a serious contender with a powerful punch when he and Bob Pastor faced each other January 29,1937.

Bob Pastor had scored 25 knockout wins in 30 fights, his lone defeat so far coming in his first fight with former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling.

Bob Pastor outpointed McCoy over ten rounds on June 20,1938 and ten days later, he outpointed Freddie Fiducia.

Rosenbloom and Bob Pastor fought to a ten round draw at Los Angeles' Gilmore Stadium, in Rosenbloom's second to last fight.

Bob Pastor built a six fight winning streak after losing to Dorazio.

Every victory during that streak was on points over ten rounds, including a rematch with McCoy, a fight against Maurice Strickland in which Bob Pastor's trunks fell to the floor at least twice during round six, and a rematch with Freddie Fiducia.

Once again, Bob Pastor gave Louis a hard fight, but he was dropped four times in round one and once in the second round before succumbing to the champion via a knockout 38 seconds into the eleventh round.

Billy Conn was the National Boxing Association and New York State Athletic Commission's world light heavyweight champion when Bob Pastor faced him on September 6,1940, in a highly anticipated bout fought at the Madison Square Garden.

Bob Pastor was knocked down by Conn, who was making an attempt at obtaining a shot at Louis for the world heavyweight title, as the bell ended round nine, in round twelve and was finally counted out by referee Bill Cavanaugh after receiving a left hook to the body in the thirteenth round.

October 28,1941, marked the first time Bob Pastor boxed abroad as a professional, facing old rival Al Delaney, whom Bob Pastor had tied with in his eleventh fight as a professional boxer, at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Bob Pastor almost scored a knockout victory when he dropped Beckwith for a nine-second count in round six, but Beckwith got up and finished the bout on his feet.

On January 30,1942, Bob Pastor faced world Light-Heavyweight champion Gus Lesnevich, who like Conn, was recognized as light heavyweight champion by the National Boxing Association and the New York State Athletic Commission, and who was trying his luck as a heavyweight.

Bob Pastor defeated Lesnevich over ten rounds by unanimous decision, at the Madison Square Garden.

Bob Pastor compiled a record of 53 wins, 7 losses and 5 draws, with 17 wins coming by way of knockouts.

Bob Pastor achieved this record in only 7 years of fighting as a professional boxer, a relatively short amount of time in which to accumulate 65 professional bouts.