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DICK TURPIN OUTBOXED

... series, but in Saturday night's fight Mitri's swift onslaught had Turpin flustered from the start. Throughout the fight the Italian was on the offensive, often pushing Turpin to the ropes. Turpin landed a left hook Mitri's .head in the first round, but the ...

Published: Monday 14 March 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 357 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TURPIN EXPECTED TO KEEP TITLES

... TURPIN EXPECTED TO KEEP TITLES Dick Turpin (Leamington), first coloured boxer to hold a British championship, is expected to retain his British and Empire middleweight titles against Albert Finch, of Croydon, at the Birmingham City Football Ground tonight ...

Published: Monday 20 June 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 123 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TURPIN OUT IN 7TH ROUND

... boxer as Turpin with one punch. . is doubtful whether many in tne great crowd really saw the blow, which, catching Turpin unawares, travelled barely 12 inches to bring about one of the most oer'ect knockouts ever seen a British ring. Turpin received a ...

Published: Wednesday 30 March 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 530 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TURPIN WINS IN 5TH ROUND

... night. Turpin treated Charron like a novice. Suddenly the Frenchman swung a left hook to the body and Turpin dropped as though he had been pole-axed. He lay face downwards on the canvas, kicking his feet, as the referee declared him the winner. Turpin had ...

Published: Tuesday 31 May 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1171 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

JACKIE TURPIN KNOCKED OUT

... JACKIE TURPIN KNOCKED OUT BOXING SURPRISE AT CHARD Teddy Peckham, the Bournemouth featherweight, caused boxing sensation at Chard on Saturday when he knocked out Jackie Turpin, brother of the more famous Dick (Empire and British middleweight champion) ...

Published: Monday 18 April 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DICK TURPIN WINS IN SEVENTH ROUND

... DICK TURPIN WINS IN SEVENTH ROUND CANADIAN'S LEFT EYE DAMAGED TURPIN (Warwick), the British middle-weight champion, beat Geo. Ross, the Canadian champion, the referee stopping the fight during the seventh 0 f a tenround contest, Ross having a damaged ...

Published: Wednesday 02 November 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 134 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DICK TURPIN RETAINS BRITISH AND EMPIRE TITLES

... DICK TURPIN RETAINS BRITISH AND EMPIRE TITLES POINTS VERDICT OVER FINCH DISPUTED BY CROWD TURPIN, of Leamington, successfully defended his * British and Empire middle-weight championships with a points victory over Albert Finch, of Croydon, at Birmingham ...

Published: Tuesday 21 June 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 784 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DICK TURPIN KNOCKED OUT IN THE FIRST ROUND

... over Dick Turpin (Leamington) to win the British Empire middle-weight title at Harringay last night. ~ The fight was over in 2min. 45sec, with Turpin on his knees in the corner the ring too dazed to rise the count of ten. had previously- taken two counts ...

Published: Wednesday 07 September 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1371 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

RAILWAY VETERAN

... James, and Sidney Turpin (sons>; Mesdames R. Sweetland and A. E. Flemen (daughters!: Messrs. G. M. Sweetland and E. G Flemeh (sons-in-law*; Mesdames E.. J.. and S. Turpin (daughters-in-] ...

Published: Wednesday 27 April 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 233 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MURPHY BEATS GEORGE DILKS ON POINTS

... (Preston) in an eight-rounds middle-weight contest. Randolph Turpin, the Leamington middle-weight, defeated Jean Wanes (France), who had retire at the end of the third round with a closed left eye. Turpin opened aggressively and hard lefts and rights landed on ...

Published: Tuesday 23 August 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 256 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

32 RUNS NEEDED BY TRANSVAAL

... Tod score was Colin McCool's 18. Eric Rowan staved 70 minutes for his 11. the top score of the innings so far. Turpin wins decisively Dick Turpin (Leamington), the British middleweight boxing champion, gained a decisive points victory over Ron Cooper (Wales) ...

Published: Tuesday 13 December 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 305 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

10 – TICKETS FOR MILLS WOODCOCK FIGHT

... a final eliminator for the World Championship. The winner will meet Lee Savold, the American, in London in September. Dick Turpin, British middle-weight champion, faces the stiffest task of his career at Earl's Court, London, today. against Marcel Cerdan ...

Published: Tuesday 29 March 1949
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 307 | Page: 6 | Tags: none