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"Tiger was a whole different ballgame. When I was in prison before, I used to dream of fighting all the middleweights and what the result would be. I knocked...
TIGER, Dick (Richard Ihetu) [1929-1971] My eldest brother, Frank, worked at the Goodlass Wall paint factory and in the mid-1950’s he reported that the company had added one Richard Ihetu to its workforce. Recently arrived from his native Nigeria, Ihetu was following in the footsteps of his hero, Hogan Bassey, hoping to scale the heights of ...
Dick Tiger (nombre original Richard Ihetu) nació el 14 de agosto de 1929. En su larga e ilustre carrera de boxeo, el miembro del Salón de la Fama lograría el título de campeón mediano y el de campeón semipesado de la Asociación Mundial de Boxeo (AMB).
En 1962, Tiger hizo dos defensas ante Fullmer, ambas con éxito, la primera fue un empate y la segunda una victoria en 7 asaltos por decisión técnica del réferi, para retener su cinturón. Joey Giardello destronó a Dick Tiger en diciembre de 1963 , aunque recuperó la corona mundial dos años más tarde, venciendo al mismo Giardello .
An exclusive inside look at the new series, TIGER DICK. http://www.facebook.com/TigerDickTV - presented by WILD7 Films, Paris Dylan, and Andy Dick - "Tiger D...
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 Newsda...
