Résultats de recherche
20 juin 2024 · Dick Tiger CBE, born Richard Ihetu on August 14, 1929, in Ubahu village, Amaigbo, Biafra, is remembered as one of Africa’s greatest fighters. He was not only a remarkable boxer but also a commercial venturer and a heroic figure in the Biafran movement.
Il y a 5 jours · Contents. List of The Ring world champions. Boxing magazine The Ring has awarded world championships in professional boxing within each weight class from its foundation in 1922. The first Ring world title belt was awarded to heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey, and the second was awarded to flyweight champion Pancho Villa.
30 juin 2024 · Having read Ron Lipton’s mythical matchup essays – Dick Tiger vs. Canelo Alvarez (December 2020) and Rocky Graziano vs. Rubin “Hurricane” Carter (May 2020) – I, too, like reader Arnie Rifkin, was amazed and enthralled with Lipton’s amazing capture in words of both of these would-be superbouts! Yes, Lipton possesses a ...
Il y a 5 jours · Dick Tiger (awarded NYSAC title while holding the WBA title) 9 Nov 1962 – 10 Aug 1963 1 Era ends because the WBC is inaugurated. Tiger would then fight for the inaugural WBC title.
3 juil. 2024 · Mythical Matchup: Dick Tiger vs. Canelo Alvarez. Your ticket to a middleweight barnburner
8 juil. 2024 · In the ring, he fought Nigeria’s greatest all-time fighter (and fellow hall-of-famer) Dick Tiger four times, winning twice. Giardello won the 1962 Fight of the Year and had wins over the likes of Ray Robinson, Rubin Carter and others.
Il y a 2 jours · In boxing, a triple champion is a boxer who has won world titles in three weight classes. For most of the 20th century it was a remarkable and rare achievement accomplished by only a handful of fighters.
