Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Umuduruoha village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America). Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group. Tiger was a talented boxer, commercial venturer, and Biafran rebel. 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.

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  • Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Umuduruoha village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America). Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group. Tiger was a talented boxer, commercial venturer, and Biafran rebel. 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. Tiger was an "in-house fighter" at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Tiger developed a portfolio of investments before the outbreak of Nigeria's 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. 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 world's Middleweight title by decision in fifteen. Later in a rematch he drew in fifteen and in the rubber match knocked out in seven rounds. 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. Dick Tiger: The Life and Times of a Boxing Immortal, by Adeyinka Makinde was released sometime in 2005.
  • Dick Tiger war ein nigerianischer Boxer.
  • Dick Tiger est un boxeur nigérian né le 14 août 1929 à Amaigbo et décédé le 15 décembre 1971. Il devient champion du monde des poids moyens WBA le 23 octobre 1962 en dominant aux points Gene Fullmer. Après un match nul concédé lors du combat revanche organisé le 23 février 1963, il remporte la belle par abandon à l'appel de la 7 reprise le 10 août 1963 et réunifie à cette occasion les ceintures WBA et WBC. Tiger perd ses ceintures face à Joey Giardello le 7 décembre 1963 puis prend sa revanche au Madison Square Garden le 21 octobre 1965 avant de les perdre définitivement contre Emile Griffith le 25 avril 1966. Le 16 décembre 1966, il affronte et bat aux points José Torres pour le gain des ceintures WBA & WBC des poids mi lourds. Il confirme cette victoire lors du second combat le 16 mai 1967 puis le 17 novembre contre Roger Rouse avant de s'incliner le 24 mai 1968 par KO dans le 4 round face à Bob Foster. Tiger met un terme à sa carrière en 1970 après avoir concédé une seconde défaite contre Emile Griffith. Il avait entre temps battu aux points Frank DePaula, l'italien Nino Benvenuti et Andy Kendall.
  • Campione del mondo dei pesi medi dal 1962 al 1963, campione del mondo dei mediomassimi dal 1965 al 1966 e dal 1966 al 1968.
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  • Dick Tiger CBE was a boxer from Umuduruoha village, Amaigbo, Nigeria, who emigrated to Liverpool and later to the United States of America). Tiger was a member of the Igbo ethnic group. Tiger was a talented boxer, commercial venturer, and Biafran rebel. 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.
  • Dick Tiger war ein nigerianischer Boxer.
  • Dick Tiger est un boxeur nigérian né le 14 août 1929 à Amaigbo et décédé le 15 décembre 1971. Il devient champion du monde des poids moyens WBA le 23 octobre 1962 en dominant aux points Gene Fullmer. Après un match nul concédé lors du combat revanche organisé le 23 février 1963, il remporte la belle par abandon à l'appel de la 7 reprise le 10 août 1963 et réunifie à cette occasion les ceintures WBA et WBC.
  • Campione del mondo dei pesi medi dal 1962 al 1963, campione del mondo dei mediomassimi dal 1965 al 1966 e dal 1966 al 1968.
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