Any info on Bob Satterfield?

**john l** · 11-01-2019, 03:41 PM

Originally posted by W1LL

Hi,

Looking for any firsthand accounts/stories about Bob Satterfield? Arthur Mercante Sr. mentioned this guy in his autobiography as one of the hardest punchers he ever witnessed. Quite a compliment, as Arthur's book is a treasure trove of tales about past greats.

He fought from Middleweight right up to Heavyweight, and mixed with names such as Jake LaMotta, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles. He knocked out Heavyweight monster Cleveland Williams in 3 rounds, whilst weighing only 176 lb himself. Many who were around at that time say he was a real fan favourite and a devastating puncher.

He was a huge puncher at 75, but he also had a shaky chin at best. He was the kind of guy that would be ducked a lot these days. He could be beat by lesser fighters, but with his power he COULD KO almost anyone. There was also a movie with S L Jackson playing a fighter who took up his name for a bit while fighting in obscure places. Then used while he was living in streets to get respect I suppose.

**OctoberRed** · 11-01-2019, 09:56 PM

Originally posted by john l

He was a huge puncher at 75, but he also had a shaky chin at best. He was the kind of guy that would be ducked a lot these days. He could be beat by lesser fighters, but with his power he COULD KO almost anyone. There was also a movie with S L Jackson playing a fighter who took up his name for a bit while fighting in obscure places. Then used while he was living in streets to get respect I suppose.

Yeah, certainly not a go Canelo would be going up against

**john l** · 11-06-2019, 03:55 PM

Originally posted by OctoberRed

Yeah, certainly not a go Canelo would be going up against

No I don't think he would either. You cant really blame him though with him not being a nat 75pder. If he keeps 75pd title then we should expect him to fight the other younger champs. If he drops back down to 160-8 then it should be GGG or Smith or maybe Bivol if he moves down.

**johnbook** · 11-06-2019, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by W1LL

Hi,

Looking for any firsthand accounts/stories about Bob Satterfield? Arthur Mercante Sr. mentioned this guy in his autobiography as one of the hardest punchers he ever witnessed. Quite a compliment, as Arthur's book is a treasure trove of tales about past greats.

He fought from Middleweight right up to Heavyweight, and mixed with names such as Jake LaMotta, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles. He knocked out Heavyweight monster Cleveland Williams in 3 rounds, whilst weighing only 176 lb himself. Many who were around at that time say he was a real fan favourite and a devastating puncher.

Thanks for the good vid.

Was the much taller guy Williams?
Interesting that LaMotta KOed him.

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**billeau2** · 11-06-2019, 11:04 PM

Originally posted by W1LL

Hi,

Looking for any firsthand accounts/stories about Bob Satterfield? Arthur Mercante Sr. mentioned this guy in his autobiography as one of the hardest punchers he ever witnessed. Quite a compliment, as Arthur's book is a treasure trove of tales about past greats.

He fought from Middleweight right up to Heavyweight, and mixed with names such as Jake LaMotta, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore and Ezzard Charles. He knocked out Heavyweight monster Cleveland Williams in 3 rounds, whilst weighing only 176 lb himself. Many who were around at that time say he was a real fan favourite and a devastating puncher.

So I had remembered that Satterfield fought "a trilogy" with another ****er and I was all set to get that information about it for you...Only to find out he had many such memorable clashes! He was a ****er...he fought consistently just below the apex of the some of the great fighters...Probably because at that time there were plenty of great fighters around.

**Rusty Tromboni** · 11-09-2019, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by OctoberRed

Yeah, certainly not a go Canelo would be going up against

I love to s h i t on Canelo fans. But the dude does hunt down big fights.

He had no need to fight Mayweather. No need to fight Golovkin. No need to fight Kovalev.

You can definitely argue that all of those fights were relatively low risk w/ high reward. But there was risk none the less.

Satterfield was chinny. We've seen this story countless times. Canelo is exactly the guy to beat him. I don't give Satterfield much of a chance in that fight.

**Rusty Tromboni** · 11-09-2019, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by W1LL

Hi,

Looking for any firsthand accounts/stories about Bob Satterfield? Arthur Mercante Sr. mentioned this guy in his autobiography as one of the hardest punchers he ever witnessed. Quite a compliment, as Arthur's book is a treasure trove of tales about past greats.

It's like watching K1. It's super dangerous, but super sloppy.

How many guys fight like him these days? How many fight like Graham and Pep?

Probably most fall somewhere in the middle - Beyonce Wilder, for example. And I would agree with anyone suggesting the overall quality of fighters (the raw product) has been on decline, even if the training/schedule/rules have improved. It's just that being explosive and crazy, while super effective when it works, only works for so long.

Satterfield and his ilk have always been involved in combat sports. And the story is always the same.

But yeah, makes for good theatre.

**Shafin** · 09-01-2021, 08:12 PM

Originally posted by Rusty Tromboni

I love to s h i t on Canelo fans. But the dude does hunt down big fights.

He had no need to fight Mayweather. No need to fight Golovkin. No need to fight Kovalev.

You can definitely argue that all of those fights were relatively low risk w/ high reward. But there was risk none the less.

Satterfield was chinny. We've seen this story countless times. Canelo is exactly the guy to beat him. I don't give Satterfield much of a chance in that fight.

But Canelo wouldn’t beat Cleveland Williams, satterfield did.

**Rockybigblower** · 09-01-2021, 08:16 PM

Well...based on all the information I've read here...my guess is he was a journeyman of the BJ Flores ilk.

Any info on Bob Satterfield?