Career
Although born and raised in New York, Cassidy is of Irish lineage and fought under the name, "Irish" Bobby Cassidy. Cassidy was a southpaw (left-handed) who was world-rated in the junior middleweight, middleweight, light heavyweight and cruiserweight divisions. In 1975, he was ranked number one in the world as a light heavyweight by the World Boxing Council.
In 1963, Cassidy, from Levittown, Long Island, New York, scored a one-punch, 39-second knockout in his professional debut at Sunnyside Garden.
He went on to compile a ring record of 59 wins, 16 losses, three draws, one no contest and 27 knockouts. Among the notable fighters that he defeated were Don Fullmer, Jimmy Dupree, Tom Bethea, Isaac Logart, Ramon Ranquello, Tommy Hicks and Christy Elliott.
He also fought world champions Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Rodrigo Valdez and Alessandro Mazzinghi. In a six-month span of 1973, Cassidy fought Dupree three times, for a total of 30 rounds.
Both light heavyweights were ranked in the top 10 at the time.
The final meeting was held at Madison Square Garden"s Felt Forum. Cassidy dropped Dupree three times in the fight. The Dupree fights were part of stretch during which Cassidy fought eight consecutive opponents ranked in the Top 10.
Throughout his career he fought main events in both the old and current Madison Square Garden.
He also trained Ugandan contender Godfrey Nyakana. As an actor, Cassidy has appeared in three films, Rocky, Uncle Joe Shannon and This Thing of Ours.
lieutenant has been produced Office Broadway three times. In June 2007 at the Producers Club.
In February 2011 at the Atlantic Theater Company, Stage 2, and in November–December 2011 at TADA! Theater.
The cast has featured several former boxers, including John Duddy, Seamus McDonagh and Mark Breland. Cassidy was inducted into the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001 and the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame in 2013.
