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   Terry Downes was born in Paddington, London. His father Richard worked as a mechanic, and his mother Hilda in a department store. Downes boxed as a junior for the Fisher ABC.

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   Hometown: Paddington, London, United Kingdom. Birthplace: Paddington, London, United Kingdom. Died: 2017-10-06 (Age:81) Stance: Orthodox. Height: 175cm. Reach: 175cm. Pro Boxer: Record. Amateur Boxer: Record. Downes won bouts with world champions Paul Pender, Sugar Ray Robinson and Joey Giardello .

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   Who is Terry Downes?

   • This “Best I Faced” was originally published in the November 2017 issue of THE RING Magazine. Terry Downes didn’t have a long professional career but still managed to make a significant impact. The London native, who fought from 1957 to 1964, was in the thick of the middleweight scene during the final years of Sugar Ray Robinson’s career.

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   Is Terry Downes still alive?

   • At the time of his death, Downes was Britain's oldest surviving former world champion. He held the world middleweight title (the version recognised by Europe, New York, and Massachusetts) for ten months from 1961-62. Terry Downes was born in Paddington, London.

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   How did Terry Downes die?

   • Terry Downes, a quick-witted middleweight boxing champion from Britain, nicknamed the Paddington Express, who became wealthy outside the ring by investing in legal betting shops and later did a bit of acting, died on Oct. 6 in Hertfordshire. He was 81. His wife, Barbara, said the cause was kidney failure.

   Terry Downes Dies at 81; Middleweight Champion Was Britain’s Pride

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   What did Terry Downes do after his boxing career ended?

   • Downes won bouts with world champions Paul Pender, Sugar Ray Robinson and Joey Giardello . He also served in the United States Marine Corps. After his boxing career ended, Terry Downes became a movie actor for 30 years. Gene Fullmer was The NBA World Champion at the time, Downes was recognized in New York and Massachusetts.

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   Oct 13, 2017 · Downes and Burns owned the betting shops until the early 1970s, when they sold them to the William Hill bookmaking chain. Terence Richard Downes was born in the Paddington neighborhood of...

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   Downes grew up in London during World War II but his family moved to the United State when he was 16. He lived there for five years, during which time he spent three years in the U.S. Marines. He had boxed in England before making the move but also fought as a serviceman.

7. www.heraldscotland.com › opinion › 15584394Obituary - Terry Downes, former middleweight boxing champion

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   Oct 9, 2017 · Born in Paddington, London, Downes - who was as brash and flamboyant inside the ropes as outside - first learned to box as a youth for local clubs.

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8. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesTerry Downes: The ‘whirlwind’ boxer who was king for a day ...

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   Oct 16, 2017 · Terry Downes, boxer, actor and businessman, born 9 May 1936, died 6 October 2017. Downes shrugged off beating a 41-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson – ‘I didn’t beat Sugar Ray, I beat his ghost,’ he...

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   Oct 6, 2022 · 06. Oct. by Diego Morilla |. Former amateur star and US Marine. Ring middleweight champ, after beating some of the great ones of his era. Actor, businessman, manager and father. The great Terry Downes passed away on a day like today in 2017. Terry Downes was born on May 9, 1936 in Paddington, London.