'''Bob Baker''' (October 26 1926 - April 23 2002) was an [[United States|American]] [[Boxing|boxer]] who fought professionally from 1949 to 1960. He was one of the world's leading bulky [[heavyweight]] boxers in the [[1950s]]. Bob "The Grinder" Baker was born in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He started fighting out of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]. His most notable accomplishments include the 1949 Pennsylvania Intercity [[Golden Gloves]] championship in the heavyweight division. In 1948, Coley Wallace won an unpopular very close split decision vs. Rocky Marciano in the semi-final of the New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions and then he won the final of that tournament by a unpopular very close split decision vs. Bob Baker.[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Coley_Wallace] 'Big' Bob Baker started his [[professional]] career with twenty-six straight victories before [[tie|drawing]] against bulky Kid Riviera but only 10 days later lost to another good boxer, [[Clarence Henry]]. | '''Bob Baker''' (October 26 1926 - April 23 2002) was an [[United States|American]] [[Boxing|boxer]] who fought professionally from 1949 to 1960. He was one of the world's leading bulky [[heavyweight]] boxers in the [[1950s]]. Bob "The Grinder" Baker was born in [[Canonsburg, Pennsylvania|Canonsburg]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He started fighting out of [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]]. His most notable accomplishments include the 1949 Pennsylvania Intercity [[Golden Gloves]] championship in the heavyweight division. In 1948, Coley Wallace won an unpopular very close split decision vs. Rocky Marciano in the semi-final of the New York Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions and then he won the final of that tournament by a unpopular very close split decision vs. Bob Baker.[http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Coley_Wallace] 'Big' Bob Baker started his [[professional]] career with twenty-six straight victories before [[tie|drawing]] against bulky Kid Riviera but only 10 days later lost to another good boxer, [[Clarence Henry]]. |