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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. Tiger emigrated to Liverpool, England to pursue his boxing career and later to the United States.
Box-pro 82 bouts. Tiger down twice in the 2nd, DePaula down twice in the 3rd. Mercante scored the bout 5-5 in rounds, but went to supplemental scoring. Rouse was knocked down once in the 9th, 10th, and 12th rounds.
Dec 16, 1971 · Dick Tiger, twice the world middleweight boxing champion and once the light‐heavyweight titleholder, died of a liver ailment Monday night at his home in Aba, Nigeria. He was 42 years...
Dick Tiger (born August 14, 1929, Amaigbo, Orlu, Nigeria—died December 14, 1971, Nigeria) was a Nigerian professional boxer, world middleweight (160 pounds) and light heavyweight (175 pounds) champion during the 1960s.
Top ranked middleweights Dick Tiger and Gene Fullmer meet in a fight for the WBA middleweight title.
Jul 13, 2024 · Richard Ihetu—later Dick Tiger—started boxing at age 19, competing in inter-club contests organized by British military officers in Nigeria. At one of his bouts, an Englishman named Bob Diamen watched the short, stocky Ihetu practically jump in the air to hit his opponent.
Gene Fullmer 160 lbs lost to Dick Tiger 160 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 7 of 15 Date: 1963-08-10 Location: Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, Nigeria ...more.
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