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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...
boxer. Sports discipline competed in. light heavyweight. middleweight. Award received. Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Authority file. Q326938. ISNI: 0000 0000 5079 3724.
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 ...
1 de may. de 2005 · Here is Dick Tiger as never before explained: The ‘blue collar’ fighter, ageless ringman, commercial venturer, Nigerian patriot and Biafran rebel. From empty bottle trader to wealthy realtor, from Nigerian boxing booths to Madison Square Garden, from journeyman fighter to world championship fighter; ‘The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal’ is a compelling study of human dignity in ...
The Dick Tiger Foundation promotes Dick Tiger's vision and legacy of empowerment. So far, we have emphasized renovation of primary and secondary school infrastructures in rural and urban communities. The Foundation believes that good education offers the most direct path towards individual and community empowerment, a way out of poverty.
16 de dic. de 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 old.
