Amending our Terms of Use: Please comment on a proposed amendment regarding undisclosed paid editing. close Dick Tiger From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dick Tiger Dick Tiger.jpg Statistics Real name Richard Ihetu Rated at Middleweight Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Reach 71 in (180 cm) Nationality Nigeria Nigerian Born August 14, 1929 Amaigbo, Nigeria Died December 14, 1971 (aged 42) Stance Orthodox Boxing record Total fights 82 Wins 60 Wins by KO 27 Losses 16 Draws 3 Dick Tiger CBE (born Richard Ihetu August 14, 1929 – December 14, 1971) was a boxer from Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America. Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group.[1] Tiger was a talented boxer, commercial venturer, and Biafran rebel. Contents 1 Professional career 2 Retirement and death 3 Biafran rebel cause 4 Professional boxing record 5 Fiction 6 TV 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links Professional career Dick Tiger was one of the greatest fighters to come out of Africa. He became a two-time undisputed world middleweight titlist and helped keep boxing alive during the 1950s boxing industry recession. Tiger earned an undisputed Light-Heavyweight world championship. In 1962, Tiger won the world middleweight boxing championship. On May 20, 1965, Tiger floored Rubin Hurricane Carter three times and won a unanimous 10-round decision. Tiger took on Gene Fullmer and won the worlds Middleweight title by decision in fifteen. Later in a rematch he drew in fifteen and in the rubber match won by knockout in seven rounds. Tiger was an in-house fighter at New York Citys Madison Square Garden. Retirement and death After retiring from boxing, Tiger worked as a guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. One day, he felt a strong pain in his back. Tested by doctors, he was diagnosed with liver cancer. Tiger had been banned by the Nigerian government in his country because of his involvement in the Biafran movement; however, the ban was lifted immediately after news about his condition arrived in Nigeria. He died of liver cancer on December 14, 1971; he was 42 years old.[2] Biafran rebel cause Tiger developed a portfolio of investments before the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War. Tiger was appointed CBE by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, but he returned his insignia as a protest for what he perceived as a lack of support by Great Britain to the Biafran cause. Professional boxing record 60 Wins (27 Knockouts), 16 Defeats (2 Knockouts), 3 Draws[3] Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes Loss 60-19-3 United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith UD 10 1970-07-15 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 60-18-3 United States Andy Kendall UD 10 1969-11-14 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 59-18-3 Italy Nino Benvenuti UD 10 1969-05-26 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 58-18-3 United States Frank DePaula UD 10 1968-10-25 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York The Ring magazines Fight of the Year (1968) Loss 57-18-3 United States Bob Foster KO 4 (15), 2:05 1968-05-24 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Lost The Ring, WBC & WBA World Light Heavyweight titles Win 57-17-3 United States Roger Rouse TKO 12 (15), 0:12 1967-11-17 United States Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Light Heavyweight titles Win 56-17-3 Puerto Rico José Torres SD 15 1967-05-16 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Retained The Ring, WBC & WBA World Light Heavyweight titles Win 55-17-3 Nigeria Abraham Tomica TKO 5 (10) 1967-02-05 Nigeria Mile One Park, Port Harcourt Win 54-17-3 Puerto Rico José Torres UD 15 1966-12-16 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Won The Ring, WBC & WBA World Light Heavyweight titles Loss 53-17-3 United States Virgin Islands Emile Griffith UD 15 1966-04-25 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Lost The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles Win 53-16-3 Germany Peter Mueller KO 3 (10), 0:57 1966-02-18 Germany Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen Win 52-16-3 United States Joey Giardello UD 15 1965-10-21 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Won The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles Win 51-16-3 United States Rubin Carter UD 10 1965-05-20 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 50-16-3 Argentina Juan Carlos Rivero TKO 6 (10) 1965-03-12 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Loss 49-16-3 United States Joey Archer SD 10 1964-10-16 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 49-15-3 United States Don Fullmer UD 10 1964-09-11 United States Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Win 48-15-3 Puerto Rico Jose Monon Gonzalez TKO 6 (10) 1964-07-31 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Loss 47-15-3 United States Joey Giardello PTS 15 1963-12-07 United States Atlantic City Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Lost The Ring, WBC & WBA World Middleweight titles Win 47-14-3 United States Gene Fullmer RTD 7 (15), 3:00 1963-08-10 Nigeria Liberty Stadium, Ibadan Retained WBA & Won vacant The Ring, WBC World Middleweight titles Draw 46-14-3 United States Gene Fullmer PTS 15 1963-02-23 United States Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBA World Middleweight title Win 46-14-2 United States Gene Fullmer UD 15 1962-10-23 United States Candlestick Park, California, California Won vacant WBA World Middleweight titles Win 45-14-2 United States Henry Hank UD 10 1962-03-31 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 44-14-2 Cuba Florentino Fernández TKO 6 (10) 1962-01-20 United States Miami Beach, Florida Win 43-14-2 United States William Pickett UD 10 1961-12-16 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 42-14-2 United States Hank Casey SD 10 1961-05-15 United States New Orleans, Louisiana Win 41-14-2 United States Spider Webb KO 6 (10), 2:41 1961-04-15 United States St. Nicholas Arena, New York, New York Win 40-14-2 United States Gene Armstrong TKO 9 (10), 1:21 1961-02-18 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 39-14-2 Canada Wilf Greaves TKO 9 (15), 1:20 1960-11-30 Canada Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta Won Commonwealth (British Empire) Middleweight title Loss 38-14-2 Canada Wilf Greaves SD 15 1960-06-22 Canada Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, Alberta Lost Commonwealth (British Empire) Middleweight title Win 38-13-2 Argentina Víctor Zalazar MD 10 1960-04-01 United States Boston Arena, Boston, Massachusetts Win 37-13-2 United States Gene Armstrong UD 10 1960-02-24 United States Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Win 36-13-2 United States Holly Mims MD 10 1959-12-30 United States Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Loss 35-13-2 United States Joey Giardello UD 10 1959-11-04 United States Cleveland Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Win 35-12-2 United States Joey Giardello UD 10 1959-09-30 United States Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois Win 34-12-2 United States Gene Armstrong PTS 10 1959-09-02 United States Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey Loss 33-12-2 United States Rory Calhoun SD 10 1959-07-17 United States War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York Draw 33-12-2 United States Rory Calhoun PTS 10 1959-06-05 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, New York Win 33-12-1 United States Randy Sandy PTS 10 1959-05-12 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London Loss 32-11-1 United States Randy Sandy PTS 10 1959-05-12 England Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside Win 32-10-1 Trinidad and Tobago Yolande Pompey PTS 10 1958-10-14 England Empire Pool, Wembley, London Loss 31-10-1 United States Spider Webb PTS 10 1958-06-24 England Empress Hall, Earls Court, Kensington, London Win 31-9-1 England Billy Ellaway KO 2 (8) 1958-05-01 England Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside Win 30-9-1 England Pat McAteer KO 9 (15) 1958-03-27 England Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside Won Commonwealth (British Empire) Middleweight title Win 29-9-1 England Johnny Read KO 6 (8) 1958-03-27 England Harringay Arena, Harringay, London Win 28-9-1 England Jimmy Lynas KO 7 (8) 1958-02-03 England Kings Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester Win 27-9-1 France Jean Ruellet PTS 8 1958-01-13 England City Hall, Hull, Yorkshire Win 26-9-1 Republic of Ireland Paddy Delargy KO 6 (10) 1957-11-28 England Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, West Midlands Draw 25-9-1 England Pat McAteer PTS 10 1957-11-11 Wales Maindy Stadium, Cardiff Win 25-9 France Jean Claude Poisson PTS 10 1957-10-21 Wales Maindy Stadium, Cardiff Win 24-9 Wales Phil Edwards PTS 10 1957-09-09 Wales Maindy Stadium, Cardiff Win 23-9 England Alan Dean PTS 8 1957-07-25 England Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside Loss 22-9 Scotland Willie Armstrong PTS 8 1957-07-15 England Engineers Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham Win 22-8 France Marius Dori TKO 7 (8) 1957-06-04 England Harringay Arena, Harringay, London Win 21-8 England Terry Downes TKO 5 (8) 1957-05-14 England Town Hall, Shoreditch, London Win 20-8 England Johnny Read TKO 2 (8) 1957-04-29 England National Sporting Club, Piccadilly, London Win 19-8 England Alan Dean PTS 8 1956-11-09 England Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire Loss 18-8 England Alan Dean PTS 6 1956-10-18 England Liverpool Stadium, Blackpool, Lancashire Win 18-7 England Jimmy Lynas PTS 8 1956-07-02 England Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire Win 17-7 England Wally Scott TKO 4 (8) 1956-05-28 England Engineers Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham Win 16-7 England Alan Dean PTS 8 1956-05-10 England Liverpool Stadium, Blackpool, Lancashire Win 15-7 Wales Dennis Rowley KO 1 (8) 1956-05-03 England Liverpool Stadium, Blackpool, Lancashire Loss 14-7 England George Roe PTS 8 1956-03-22 England Liverpool Stadium, Blackpool, Lancashire Loss 14-6 England Jimmy Lynas PTS 8 1956-03-01 England Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire Loss 14-5 England Gerry McNally PTS 8 1956-01-27 England Tower Circus, Blackpool, Lancashire Loss 14-4 England Alan Dean PTS 6 1955-12-08 England Liverpool Stadium, Blackpool, Lancashire Fiction A fictional August 29, 1963 Madison Square Garden bout in which a heavily favored Dick Tiger loses to Tom The Hammer Case of Dallas, Texas comes near the end of Stephen Kings time-travel novel 11/22/63. TV Appeared as a guest on an episode of the American television series Whats My Line?. The panel correctly guessed his occupation. See also Book icon Book: Dick Tiger List of WBC world champions References Jump up ^ Rogak, Larry (2005). You Dont Know Dick!: An Onomastic Reference Compendium. iUniverse. p. 80. ISBN 0-595-35433-5. Jump up ^ Dick Tiger dies of liver cancer Jump up ^ Dick Tigers Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec. Retrieved on 2011-10-22. Further reading Makinde, Adeyinka (2005). Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal. Tarentum, PA: Word Association Publishers. ISBN 1-59571-042-6. External links Professional boxing record for Dick Tiger from BoxRec Emeagwali, Philip, DICK TIGER: Photo Essay Makinde, Adeyinka, DICK TIGER WEBPAGES YOUNG DICK TIGER, Nephew of Dick Tiger TIGER BOXING GYM in Los Angeles Achievements Preceded by Gene Fullmer WBA Middleweight Champion 23 Oct 1962 – 7 Dec 1963 Succeeded by Joey Giardello Vacant Title last held by Paul Pender WBC Middleweight Champion 7 May 1963 – 7 Dec 1963 The Ring Middleweight Champion 7 May 1963 – 7 Dec 1963 Vacant Title last held by Gene Fullmer World Middleweight Champion 7 May 1963 – 7 Dec 1963 Preceded by Joey Giardello WBA Middleweight Champion 21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966 Succeeded by Emile Griffith WBC Middleweight Champion 21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966 The Ring Middleweight Champion 21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966 World Middleweight Champion 21 Oct 1965 – 25 Apr 1966 Preceded by José Torres WBA Light Heavyweight Champion 16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 1968 Succeeded by Bob Foster WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 1968 The Ring Light Heavyweight 16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 1968 World Light Heavyweight Champion 16 Dec 1966 – 24 May 1968 Awards Preceded by Joe Brown Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 1962 Succeeded by Cassius Clay Preceded by Gene Fullmer BWAA Fighter of the Year 1962 Succeeded by Emile Griffith Preceded by Emile Griffith Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year 1965 Succeeded by Joe Frazier (1967) Preceded by Muhammad Ali BWAA Fighter of the Year 1966 Succeeded by Carlos Ortiz Authority control VIAF: 19206809 Categories: 1929 births 1971 deaths Nigerian boxers Middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Commanders of the Order of the British Empire World boxing champions International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees Deaths from liver cancer People from Imo State Igbo boxers Navigation menu Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Donate to Wikipedia Wikimedia Shop Interaction Help About Wikipedia Community portal Recent changes Contact page Tools Print/export Languages Deutsch Français Italiano Polski Edit links This page was last modified on 21 February 2014 at 10:05. 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