Bob Hope boxing record
Boxing record of the actor and comedian
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British-born American actor and comedian Bob Hope had a brief boxing career (in 1919) under the name Packy East (named after the popular boxer Packey McFarland).[1] His best result was making it to the finals of the Ohio novice championship in 1919.[2][3] Hope participated in a few staged bouts later in life.
Boxing record
| Result | Record | Opponent |
Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A |  Mike Carrigan (Wisniewski) |
result unavailable | 1919 | Moose Hall, Cleveland, Ohio | |||||
| Win | 1–0–0 | Unknown[1] |
KO | 1919 | 1 | Ohio State Boxing Amateurs (Tournament) | Moose Hall, Cleveland, Ohio | Opening match (Lightweight Division) Hope fought as Packy East. Source: New York Herald Tribune, July 10, 1938. | |
| Win | 2–0–0 | Joe E. Morgan[1] |
Default (Hope's opponent failed to show for bout.) | July 1, 1919 | Ohio State Boxing Amateurs (Tournament) | Moose Hall, Cleveland, Ohio | Semi-Finals (Lightweight Division) Hope fought as Packy East. | ||
| Win | 3–0–0 | Aldo Sperati[1] |
July 3, 1919 | Ohio State Boxing Amateurs (Tournament) | Moose Hall, Cleveland, Ohio | Semi-Finals (Lightweight Division) Hope fought as Packy East. | |||
| Win | 4–0–0 | Shorty Sedwich[1] |
KO | July 4, 1919 | 1 | Ohio State Boxing Amateurs (Tournament) | Moose Hall, Cleveland, Ohio | Semi-Finals (Lightweight Division) Hope fought as Packy East. | |
| Loss | 4–1–0 | Happy Walsh[1] |
KO | 1919 | Ohio State Boxing Amateurs (Tournament) | Moose Hall, Cleveland, Ohio | Finals (Lightweight Division) Hope fought as Packy East. Source: The Plain Dealer, August 17, 1984. | ||
| Win | 5–1–0 | Jack Dempsey[1] |
KO | April 10, 1948 | 1 | 0:14 | Charity match for the US Airforce | Madison Square Garden, New York | Clearly a "rigged" bout. Former heavyweight champ Dempsey is "KO'd" in 14 seconds.[4] |
| No contest | 5–1–0–1 | Rocky Marciano |
No contest | 1968 | 1 | "Salute To The USO" | Madison Square Garden, New York | Charity match. Bing Crosby was referee. 19,000 fans attended. (RING Magazine, May 1968, page 33) | |
| N/A | 5–1–0–1 | Sugar Ray Robinson |
Result Unknown | April 21, 1972 | Sugar Ray Youth Foundation | North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California | Charity match for the Sugar Ray (Robinson) Youth Foundation[5] |
