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Dick Tiger (born Richard Ihetu; August 14, 1929 – December 14, 1971) 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.
Apr 25, 2024 · 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.
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...
Aug 8, 2022 · 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.
A look back at the life and career of Dick Tiger, former middleweight and light heavyweight champion. Note : Final words were taken from an article by Newsday's Bob Waters.
Mar 6, 2017 · Dick Tiger. An Uncommon Fighter by (Goodluck Ebelo). If Nigeria ever had a boxer with uncommon re silience - the ability to move from punishing defeats to major title victories - that boxer un doubtedly was Dick Ihetu.
Dick Tiger. HE WAS born Richard Ihetu in Nigeria and turned pro in 1952. Tiger campaigned in Nigeria and England and won the British Commonwealth middleweight title before debuting in the United States in 1959. Tiger was an aggressive counterpuncher. He would move forward and try to draw his opponent into an exchange.
He was known to the boxing world as Dick Tiger. It was a very fitting moniker for the man who was crowned world champion on three occasions. Dick turned professional in 1952 after a brief amateur career.
Aug 14, 2019 · Dick Tiger (born Richard Ihetu) was born on August 14th, 1929. In his long and illustrious boxing career the Hall of Famer would achieve the title of World Boxing Association (WBA) Middleweight Champion as well as WBA Light Heavyweight Champion in the course of his career.
