Dick Turpin (boxer)
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Lionel "Dick" Turpin[1] (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.[2][3] He was elder brother and trainer of the more famous Randolph Turpin, who became world middleweight champion after beating Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951.[4]
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Dick Turpin | |
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Born | Lionel Turpin 26 November 1920 Leamington Spa, England |
Died | 7 July 1990 (aged 69) Leamington Spa, England |
Statistics | |
Weight(s) | Middleweight |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 104 |
Wins | 77 |
Wins by KO | 33 |
Losses | 20 |
Draws | 6 |
No contests | 1 |
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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.