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TURPIN BEATS AMERICAN

... TURPIN BEATS AMERICAN Randolph Turpin, the coloured Leamington middle-weight, smashed his way to victory in four rounds over Pete Mead, the tough American boxer. Mead retired at the end of the fourth round, and it was announced that he was suffering from ...

Published: Wednesday 16 November 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 125 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CERDAN TO MEET TURPIN

... CERDAN TO MEET TURPIN Marcel Cerdan, French holder of the world middle-weight title, will fight Dick Turpin, British and Empire champion, over ten rounds at 11 st. 8 lb. at Earl's Court, London, on Tuesday, March 29. Mr Jo Longman, the French promoter ...

Published: Friday 25 February 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 104 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TURPIN VICTORY BOOED

... TURPIN VICTORY BOOED , Dick Turpin, the coloured Leamington retained his British and Empire noddle-weight championship against Albert ''inch (Croydon), when he outpointed him over 15 rounds before 30.000 people on the 'rmingham City football ground last ...

Published: Tuesday 21 June 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 286 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TURPIN FIGHT STOPPED

... TURPIN FIGHT STOPPED Dick Turpin (Warwick), the British middle-weight champion, beat George Ross, the Canadian champion, at Birmingham last night. The referee stopped the fight during the seventh of ten-round contest, Ross having a damaged left eye. Turpin ...

Published: Wednesday 02 November 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 67 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CERDAN-TURPIN DEADLINE

... CERDAN-TURPIN DEADLINE Marcel Cerdan. world middle-weight champion, did not sign yesterday meet Dick Turpin at Earl's Court, London, on March 29. as was expected. said that objections had been raised in America to Turpjji as an opponent. Cerdan is under ...

Published: Thursday 24 February 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 77 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

VITAL FIGHTS FOR TURPIN

... VITAL FIGHTS FOR TURPIN. Dick Turpin, coloured holder of the British and Empire middle-weight titles, will be the busie>t top-line boxer in the world during the next few months. He has three contests of major importance, two of them .affecting titles ...

Published: Tuesday 01 March 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 191 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TURPIN'S TITLE BID

... TURPIN'S TITLE BID Boxing history may made at Birmingham on Monday. Dick Turpin, Leamington Spa, has a good chance to be the first coloured lad to win a British title. He meets Vince Hawkins, middleweight champion. Turpin, who is Empire champion, has ...

Published: Saturday 26 June 1948
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 66 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

DICK TURPIN TAX

... DICK TURPIN TAX Ihe Chemical Worker, official publication of the Chemical Workers' Union, states that the 2s 10id tax a packet of twenty cigarettes reminds them of the days of Dick Turpin. To tax the wide range of household and other essential goods ...

Published: Wednesday 14 September 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Turpin's Hand To Be X-Rayed

... Turpin's Hand To Be X-Rayed Randolph lurpin, coloured .Leamington middle-weight, who injured his right wrist during his fight with Mark Hart, Croydon, in London on Monday, is having it X-rayed to-day. . Hart will take Turpin's place against Jury VII. ...

Published: Wednesday 22 October 1947
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 45 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Turpin Told To Defend Titles

... Turpin Told To Defend Titles The Boxing Board of Control have decided that Dick Turpin. British and Empire middle-weight champion, should be called upon to meet Albert Finch, Croydon, in defence of his titles by May 31. Finch is the holder of the sou ...

Published: Saturday 26 February 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 69 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TURPIN TO FIGHT SPANISH CHAMP

... TURPIN TO FIGHT SPANISH CHAMP Dick Turpin (Leamington), British middle-weight champion, has been matched to inept, tho Spanish champion, Antonio Soldevilla, over ten rounds 11 st 8 ib. at Birmingham November 1. It will be Turpin's first fight since lost ...

Published: Monday 03 October 1949
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 51 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TURPIN WINS—AND MAKES HISTORY

... TURPIN WINS—AND MAKES HISTORY Dick Turpin, 27-year-old coloured middleweight from Leamington and former Desert Rat, made boxing history at Villa Park, Birmingham, last night, when he became the first coloured man to win British title. Turpin, already ...

Published: Tuesday 29 June 1948
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 168 | Page: 4 | Tags: none