Dick Turpin (boxer)

Dick Turpin (boxer)
Dick Turpin
Statistics
Real name Dick Turpin
Rated at Middleweight
Nationality United Kingdom British
Born 26 November 1920
Flag of England.svg Leamington Spa, England.
Died 7 July 1990 (aged 69)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 104
Wins 77
Wins by KO 33
Losses 20
Draws 6
No contests 1

Dick Turpin, (26 November 1920 – 7 July 1990) was an English middleweight boxer. He was British and Commonwealth middleweight champion, reputedly being the first black fighter to win a British boxing title. He was elder brother and trainer of the more famous Randolph Turpin, who became world middleweight champion after beating Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951.

Dick was the son of Lionel Turpin who had been born in British Guyana and his wife, Beatrice Elizabeth Whitehouse. He had two brothers Jack, who was a featherweight and Randolph, a middleweight.

Contents

Professional career

Turpin fought his first professional bout in March 1939 against Jimmy Griffiths, in Coventry. He lost on points over ten rounds.

He went on to build up a domestic record of 86 fights with 68 wins, 12 losses, 5 draws and one no-contest, before his first title fight. This was for the Commonwealth middleweight title, in May 1948, and was against Richard Bos Murphy of New Zealand. Turpin won the fight, at Coventry, by a knockout in the first round to become Commonwealth champion.

In his next bout, in 28 June 1948, Turpin fought Vince Hawkins for his British middleweight title. The fight was held at Villa Park, Birmingham and Turpin won on points over fifteen rounds. He now held both the British and Commonwealth middleweight titles.

During late 1948 and early 1949, Turpin fought European boxers, drawing and then losing on points against Tiberio Mitri, of Italy, then being knocked out in seven rounds in a non-title fight against the then world middleweight champion, Marcel Cerdan, of France. He then won by a disqualification against another Frenchman, Robert Charron.

In June 1949, he defended his British and Commonwealth titles against Albert Finch, winning on points after fifteen rounds.

In September 1949, he defended his Commonwealth title against Australian, Dave Sands. The fight was at Harringay Arena, and Turpin was knocked out in the first round, and so only retained his British title.

Turpin then won his next four fights, losing the fifth, on points to the American, Baby Day, before defending his British title against Albert Finch, whom he had beaten in his previous defence. The fight was held in April 1950, in Nottingham and Finch won on points after fifteen rounds.

Having lost both his titles, Turpin had only two more fights, against the Belgian, Cyrille Delannoit, in Brussels, losing on a technical knockout in the sixth, and finally against his old rival Albert Finch, losing on a technical knockout in the eighth. This last fight was in July 1950.

Trainer

Turpin was the trainer of his more successful and famous brother Randolph, who beat Sugar Ray Robinson to take the world middleweight title in 1951.

See also

Sources


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dick Turpin (disambiguation) — Dick Turpin can refer to: Dick Turpin, an English highwayman, Dick Turpin (TV series), a British television series, Dick Turpin (1925 film), an American film Dick Turpin (1933 film), a British film with Victor McLaglen Dick Turpin (1974 film), a… …   Wikipedia

  • Turpin — may refer to:People: * Turpin (archbishop), a Roman Catholic archbishop of Reims, France, in the 8th century * Turpin (bishop), a 12th century bishop of Brechin, Scotland * Ben Turpin, an American comedian * David H. Turpin, a Canadian academic * …   Wikipedia

  • Randolph Adolphus Turpin — Randy Turpin [[Datei:|200px]] Daten Geburtsname Randolph Adolphus Turpin Kampfname(n) {{{ringname}}} Gewichtsklasse Mitt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Randy Turpin — Daten Geburtsname Randolph Adolphus Turpin Gewichtsklasse Mittelgewicht Nationalität Britisch Geburtstag …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ring Magazine Boxer des Jahres — Seit 1922 vergibt das Ring Magazine jährlich den Preis für den Boxer des Jahres. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Boxer des Jahres nach Jahrzehnt 1.1 1920er 1.2 1930er 1.3 1940er …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Randy Turpin — Randolph Adolphus ( Randy ) Turpin (June 7,1928 – May 17, 1966) known as The Leamington Licker, was an English boxer who was considered by some to be Europe s best Middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s.HistoryBorn in Leamington Spa, Turpin… …   Wikipedia

  • Albert Finch — Infobox Boxer name=Albert Finch realname=Albert Finch nickname= weight=Light Heavyweight nationality=flagicon|UKBritish birth date=birth date|1926|5|16|mf=y birth place=Croydon, England death date=January 23, 2003 death place= style= total=103… …   Wikipedia

  • Albert Finch — Daten Geburtsname Gewichtsklasse Mittelgewicht bzw. Halbschwergewicht Nationalität Britisch Ge …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Dave Sands — Memorial to Dave Sands in Glebe, Sydney, Australia Dave Sands, born David Ritchie, (4 February 1926 – 11 August 1952) was an Australian Aborigine boxer. He established himself as a leading contender for the World Middleweight Title, only to die… …   Wikipedia

  • List of people from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — The following is a list of notable residents, natives, and persons generally associated with the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the sixth largest city in the United States, although it is a undeniable fact that every person in the known… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”