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6 de mar. de 2017 · Richard. 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. The story ofhow he came to be nicknamed Tiger, an animal that does not existanywhere in his native Africa, has ...
Gene Fullmer 160 lbs lost to Dick Tiger 160 lbs by RTD at 3:00 in round 7 of 15Date: 1963-08-10Location: Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, NigeriaReferee: Jack HartWo...
13 de mar. de 2024 · ORIGINAL LAYOUT. In this corner is Richard Ihetu, alias Dick Tiger. At 39 years of age—he will be 40 on August 14—Tiger is the oldest champion in boxing. He is also probably the oldest 2nd lieutenant in the army of Biafra, the secessionist African state fighting for its independence from Nigeria. In the other corner is Bob Foster, 29, an ...
Madison Square Garden, New York. W-UD. eventboutwiki. ref: Arthur Mercante 7-6 Al Berl 8-2 Mike Davidowitch 8-2. 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. 1968-05-24. Bob Foster. 29 4 0.
19 de ene. de 2024 · La vida de Dick Tiger estuvo llena de obstáculos, que el valiente guerrero fue superando con tesón, esfuerzo y trabajo. Hacia el final de su carrera, Tiger acabó perdiéndolo todo por su decidido y valiente apoyo a la causa de la independencia de la República de Biafra, de la que se convirtió en principal embajador y propagandista.
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.
Dick Tiger (born Richard Ihetu; August 14, 1929 – December 14, 1971) was a Nigerian-born professional boxer who held the World Middleweight and World Light Heavyweight Championships. Tiger emigrated to Liverpool, England to pursue his boxing career and later to the United States.
