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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.
Richard Ihetu ( Amaigbo, 14 de agosto de 1929 — Nueva York, 14 de diciembre de 1971) fue un boxeador profesional nigeriano que llegó a consagrarse campeón mundial de los pesos mediano y mediopesado por la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo y el CMB respectivamente. 1 . Biografía.
8 de ago. de 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.
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. 1968 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine. Rouse was knocked down once in the 9th, 10th, and 12th rounds.
23 de mar. de 2016 · FORGOTTEN WARRIORS #26 Dick Tiger. Highlights of the great former Middleweight and Light-Heavyweight champion. Dick Tiger - Was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to...
25 de abr. de 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.
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.
