Randolph Turpin
British boxer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Randolph Adolphus Turpin (7 June 1928 – 17 May 1966), better known as Randy Turpin, was a British boxer active in the 1940s and 1950s. In 1951 he became world middleweight champion when he defeated Sugar Ray Robinson.[1][2] He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.[3]
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Born | Randolph Adolphus Turpin (1928-06-07)June 7, 1928 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England | |||||||||||||||||
Died | May 17, 1966(1966-05-17) (aged 37) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England | |||||||||||||||||
Other names | The Leamington Licker | |||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m) | |||||||||||||||||
Reach | 74+1⁄2 in (189 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
Losses | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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His life story was a classic tale of, from rags to riches and back again. In which he managed to fight his way out of poverty and become a wealthy man. However, he was unable to hold on to the money he earned and ended up living in impoverished circumstances, whilst being hounded by the Inland Revenue for unpaid tax.