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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dick_TigerDick Tiger - Wikipedia

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   Richard Ihetu (August 14, 1929 – December 14, 1971), professionally known as Dick Tiger was a Nigerian professional boxer who held the undisputed middleweight and light-heavyweight championships. [1] Tiger emigrated to Liverpool, England to pursue his boxing career and later to the United States.

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   Jul 13, 2024 · A fictional Dick Tiger fight against a fictional opponent—which is described in bloody detail—figures largely near the end of Stephen King's 2011 time-travel novel 11/22/63. In a huge upset, Tiger loses to Tom "The Hammer" Case of Dallas, Texas, by a fifth-round knockout at Madison Square Garden on August 29, 1963.

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   The last is journeyman Texan Tom “The Hammer” Case’s shocking upset of Dick Tiger at Madison Square Garden in August of 1963. Without giving any major spoilers away, Epping watches the fight on closed circuit at the Dallas Civic Auditorium.

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   Thus, Tiger enters the story in August of 1963 when he suffers an upset fifth round defeat to an ‘older’ fictional journeyman Texan named Tom ‘The Hammer’ Case at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The scenario is implausible; even shocking for historically-minded boxing fans.

6. vault.si.com › vault › 1986/10/13DICK TIGER WAS A CHAMPION IN BOTH THE RING AND HIS AFRICAN ...

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   When they found Dick Tiger's house, they saw a muscular but pain-withered boxer sitting in front, in the shade of a solitary acacia tree. He died on Dec. 14, 1971. PHOTO

7. www.academia.edu › 9682803 › Stephen_King_s_11_22_63(PDF) Stephen King’s ‘11/22/63’: A Cogitation on Dick Tiger ...

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   Thus, Tiger enters the story in August of 1963 when he suffers an upset fifth round defeat to an ‘older’ fictional journeyman Texan named Tom ‘The Hammer’ Case at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. The scenario is implausible; even shocking for historically-minded boxing fans.

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   When did Texan Tom 'the Hammer' case fight Dick Tiger?

   • The first big bet is the 1958 World Series. The last is journeyman Texan Tom “The Hammer” Case’s shocking upset of Dick Tiger at Madison Square Garden in August of 1963. Without giving any major spoilers away, Epping watches the fight on closed circuit at the Dallas Civic Auditorium.

   STEPHEN KING LETS DOWN BOXING FANS: The Faux Fight of 11/22/63

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   Who is Tom Case?

   • Tom Case, K8CLA, was a long-time Trustee of K8BIG and its predecessor. He became a Silent Key on November 10, 2019, after a battle with Cancer.

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   Was case a real boxer?

   • Case was not even a real boxer. It is the one historical inaccuracy in a story that King thoroughly researched through what he described as a six-foot high stack of books. King declined to be interviewed for this article due to scheduling demands and there are no interviews or quotes with him explaining his reasoning.

   STEPHEN KING LETS DOWN BOXING FANS: The Faux Fight of 11/22/63

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   Is Tiger a good boxer?

   • In 1996, Tiger was voted as one of the best boxers of the 1960s, The later in 1998, Tiger was put in the book of "Best boxers of the 20th Century". In 2002, Tiger was voted by The Ring magazine as the 31st greatest fighter of the last 80 years. [ 3]

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9. www.ringtv.com › article › mythical-matchup-tiger-caneloMythical Matchup: Dick Tiger vs. Canelo Alvarez - The Ring

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   The Dick Tiger-Canelo Alvarez dream fight is between decorated champions of physical similarities. Both stand 5-foot-8 with a reach that is almost identical (71 inches listed for Tiger, 70½ inches for Canelo). Tiger’s lowest weight in his professional career was 158½ pounds, his heaviest was 168½.