BoxRec: Dick Tiger
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Dick Tiger

60 19 3
27 KOs 2 KOs
Box-pro
division middle
status inactive
bouts 82
rounds 677
KOs 45%
career 1952-1970
debut 1952-01-01

ID# 009010
birth name Richard Ihetu
sex male
nationality Nigeria
stance orthodox
height 5′ 8″   /   173cm
reach 71″   /   180cm
residence Amaigbo, Nigeria
birth place Amaigbo, Nigeria
followers
14

Box-pro 82 bouts

datew-l-dlast 6result
1970-07-15 Emile Griffith 63 11 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-UD
ref: Petey Della 2-7   Al Berl 2-7   Harold Lederman 2-8
1969-11-14 Andy Kendall 27 5 6
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Jimmy Devlin 9-1   Frank Digesu 9-1   Bill Recht 8-2
1969-05-26 Nino Benvenuti 78 2 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Tony Perez 7-2   Joe Armstrong 6-4   Al Berl 6-3
1968-10-25 Frank DePaula 19 5 3
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Arthur Mercante 7-6   Al Berl 8-2   Mike Davidowitch 8-2
Tiger down twice in the 2nd, DePaula down twice in the 3rd. Mercante scored the bout 5-5 in rounds, but went to supplemental scoring.
1968 Fight of the Year - Ring Magazine
1968-05-24 Bob Foster 29 4 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-KO
2:05    ref: Mark Conn 0-3   Artie Aidala 1-2   Tony Castellano 0-3

1967-11-17 Roger Rouse 35 5 3
Convention Center, Las Vegas
W-TKO
0:36    ref: Jimmy Olivas   Harold Buck 51-46   Ralph Mosa 53-44   Anthony Smercina 51-46

Rouse was knocked down once in the 9th, 10th, and 12th rounds.
1967-05-16 Jose Torres 39 2 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-SD
ref: Harold Valan 8-7   Johnny Dran 8-7   Joe Eppy 7-8

1967-02-05 Abraham Tonica debut
Mile One Park, Port Harcourt
W-TKO
1966-12-16 Jose Torres 39 1 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Johnny LoBianco 10-5   Tony Castellano 8-6   Frank Forbes 10-4

1966-04-25 Emile Griffith 49 7 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-UD
ref: Arthur Mercante 5-9   Tony Castellano 7-8   Frank Forbes 6-7

Castellano's scorecard was 7-7-1 in rounds, but went to supplemental scoring.
1966-02-18 Peter Mueller 132 24 14
Westfalenhalle, Dortmund
W-KO
0:57    ref: Jean Welter
1965-10-21 Joey Giardello 95 23 8
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Johnny LoBianco 9-5   Al Berl 10-5   Tony Castellano 8-6

1965-05-20 Rubin Carter 23 7 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Zach Clayton 6-2   Johnny Dran 8-1   Jimmy Riccio 9-1
Carter was knocked down twice in the 2nd and once in the 4th.
1965-03-12 Juan Carlos Rivero 48 12 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-TKO
1:39    ref: Petey Della 5-0   Artie Aidala 5-0   Leo Birnbaum 5-0
The bout was stopped after Rivero was knocked down for the first time in the 6th.
1964-10-16 Joey Archer 42 1 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
L-SD
ref: Zach Clayton 3-6   Al Berl 4-5   Tony Castellano 5-4
1964-09-11 Don Fullmer 32 10 2
Arena, Cleveland
W-UD
ref: Tony LaBranch 49-43   Charley Bill 48-42   Herb Williams 50-43
Fullmer substituted a week before for Rocky Rivero
1964-07-31 Jose Gonzalez 28 9 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-TKO
0:56    ref: Arthur Mercante
A left hook knocked Gonzalez down for an eight count. Referee stopped the bout after he rose.
1963-12-07 Joey Giardello 90 23 8
Convention Hall, Atlantic City
L-PTS
ref: Paul Cavalier 5-8

1963-08-10 Gene Fullmer 55 5 3
Liberty Stadium, Ibadan
W-RTD
3:00    ref: Jack Hart

Fullmer's manager Merv Jensen asked to have the bout stopped after the seventh.
1963-02-23 Gene Fullmer 55 5 2
Convention Center, Las Vegas
D-SD
ref: Vern Bybee 69-69   Pat Diskin 71-67   John Romero 68-70

1962-10-23 Gene Fullmer 55 4 2
Candlestick Park, San Francisco
W-UD
ref: Frankie Carter 10-1   Vern Bybee 7-5   Jack Downey 9-5

1962-03-31 Henry Hank 52 14 3
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Arthur Mercante 10-0   Leo Birnbaum 9-0   Bill Recht 8-1
1962-01-20 Florentino
Fernandez		 30 3 0
Convention Center, Miami Beach
W-TKO
3:00    ref: Mike Kaplan 49-46   Carl Gardner 49-47   Gus Jacobson 49-46
Bout was stopped between the 5th and 6th rounds, due to a badly broken nose suffered by Fernandez.
1961-12-16 William Pickett 24 1 0
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-UD
ref: Mark Conn 7-3   Frank Forbes 8-2   Tony Rossi 8-2
Pickett was a last minute substitute for Florentino Fernandez, who was unable to get a visa in time for the fight. Pickett was knocked down in the 4th.
1961-05-15 Hank Casey 27 4 5
Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans
W-SD
ref: Freddie Adams 8-1   Eddie Brown 5-4   Ernie Cojoe 3-5
1961-04-15 Spider Webb 34 5 0
St. Nicholas Arena, New York
W-KO
2:41    ref: Arthur Mercante 5-0¼   Bill Recht 3-1   Tony Rossi 5-0¼
Webb was down once in the 2nd, and twice in the 6th. Mercante and Rossi gave all five rounds to Tiger, Recht scored one even and gave the rest to Tiger.
1961-02-18 Gene Armstrong 19 2 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
W-TKO
1:21    ref: Ruby Goldstein 5-2   Joe Agnello 6-2   Jimmy Riccio 5-2
Armstrong was knocked down in the 3rd and 7th round. After he was knocked down again in the 9th and rose unsteady, referee Ruby Goldstein chose to stop the bout.
1960-11-30 Wilf Greaves 32 15 1
Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton
W-TKO
1:20    ref: Johnny Smith

1960-06-22 Wilf Greaves 31 14 1
Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton
L-SD
ref: Johnny Smith 5-6   Louis Schwartz 6-3   Les Wilox 5-7

1960-04-01 Victor Zalazar 19 3 1
Arena, Boston
W-MD
ref: Jimmy McCarron 99-95   George Flate 96-96   Tom McNeeley Sr 99-94
1960-02-24 Gene Armstrong 18 1 0
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
W-UD
ref: Walter Brightmore 49-43   Bill Doty 47-44   John Schreiner 47-45
1959-12-30 Holly Mims 49 21 6
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
W-MD
ref: Bernie Weismann 47-47   John Bray 48-43   Harold Marovitz 49-43
1959-11-04 Joey Giardello 79 18 6
Arena, Cleveland
L-UD
ref: Don Gonzalez 44-45   Charley Bill 44-45   Herb Williams 45-47
1959-09-30 Joey Giardello 79 17 6
Chicago Stadium, Chicago
W-UD
ref: Walter Brightmore 48-45   Jim McManus 47-43   John Schreiner 47-45
1959-09-02 Gene Armstrong 17 0 0
Convention Hall, Camden
W-PTS
ref: Joey Harrison 6-4
1959-07-17 Rory Calhoun 39 7 2
War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse
L-SD
ref: Joe Palmer 5-3   Richie Fazio 4-6   Harold McGrath 4-6
The fans tossed paper cups into the ring after the decision was announced.
1959-06-05 Rory Calhoun 39 7 1
Madison Square Garden, New York
D-SD
ref: Mark Conn 5-5   Bill Forst 4-5   Bill Recht 6-3
1959-05-12 Randy Sandy 22 12 2
Empire Pool, Wembley
W-PTS
1959-03-19 Randy Sandy 21 12 2
The Stadium, Liverpool
L-PTS
"the biggest uproar occurred after Scottish referee Frank WIlson, of Glasgow, gave a hotly disputed points decision to Randy Sandy... The audience stood in protest, began the slow handclap, stamped their feet and expressed their disapproval for several minutes." (Boxing News 27 March 1959, p12)
1958-10-14 Yolande Pompey 34 6 4
Empire Pool, Wembley
W-PTS

1958-06-24 Spider Webb 27 3 0
Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington
L-PTS
1958-05-01 Billy Ellaway 51 18 1
The Stadium, Liverpool
W-TKO
1:15    ref: George Balshaw
Ellaway down four times in the bout.
1958-03-27 Pat McAteer 49 4 2
The Stadium, Liverpool
W-KO

1958-02-25 Johnny Read 21 4 1
Harringay Arena, Harringay
W-KO
1958-02-03 Jimmy Lynas 25 16 7
King's Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester
W-RTD
1958-01-13 Jean Ruellet 49 34 11
City Hall, Hull
W-PTS
1957-11-28 Paddy Delargy 4 8 2
Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham
W-TKO
1957-11-11 Pat McAteer 48 4 0
Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff
D-PTS
Both inside 162 lbs
1957-10-21 Jean Claude Poisson 21 25 8
Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff
W-PTS
1957-09-09 Phil Edwards 39 2 3
Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff
W-PTS
1957-07-25 Alan Dean 9 10 1
The Stadium, Liverpool
W-PTS
1957-07-15 Willie Armstrong 29 15 2
Engineer's Club, West Hartlepool
L-PTS
Armstrong down three times
1957-06-04 Marius Dori 21 4 5
Harringay Arena, Harringay
W-TKO
1957-05-14 Terry Downes 2 0 0
Town Hall, Shoreditch
W-TKO
Also reported as Downes retiring after 6th round
1957-04-29 Johnny Read 19 3 1
National Sporting Club, Piccadilly
W-TKO
Read down five times
1956-11-09 Alan Dean 8 6 0
Tower Circus, Blackpool
W-PTS
1956-10-18 Alan Dean 7 6 0
The Stadium, Liverpool
L-PTS
1956-07-02 Jimmy Lynas 18 9 5
Tower Circus, Blackpool
W-PTS
1956-05-28 Wally Scott 4 1 2
Engineer's Club, West Hartlepool
W-TKO
1956-05-10 Alan Dean 7 4 0
The Stadium, Liverpool
W-PTS
1956-05-03 Dennis Rowley 8 11 2
The Stadium, Liverpool
W-KO
1956-03-22 George Roe 34 25 1
The Stadium, Liverpool
L-PTS
1956-03-01 Jimmy Lynas 15 9 5
Tower Circus, Blackpool
L-PTS
1956-01-27 Gerry McNally 10 2 2
Tower Circus, Blackpool
L-PTS
Boxing News 3 February 1956 p12
1955-12-08 Alan Dean 6 3 0
The Stadium, Liverpool
L-PTS
1955-08-31 Bolaji Johnson debut
Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos
W-PTS
1955-05-01 John Ama debut
Lagos
W-KO
Date unknown
1955-01-31 Raheem Fagbemi debut
Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos
W-PTS
1955-01-01 Koko Kid 0 1 0
Amaigbo
W-KO
Date unknown
1954-11-01 Peter Okpara debut
Lagos
W-KO
Date unknown
1954-07-18 Super Human Power debut
Rex Cinema Hall, Aba
W-PTS
1954-06-12 Mighty Joe Williams 0 1 0
Rex Cinema Hall, Aba
W-PTS
1954-02-01 Robert Nwanne debut
Lagos
W-KO
Date unknown
1954-01-29 Tommy West 3 1 0
Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos
L-PTS
This bout was previously displayed as a 12 round win for Tiger. The date, result, and venue was changed based on the research of Adeyinka Makinde who wrote a bio on Tiger.
1953-05-20 Tommy West 2 1 0
African Tennis Club, Lagos
L-RTD

Tiger retired due to an injured thumb.
1953-02-01 Simon Eme 0 1 0
Lagos
W-PTS
Date unknown
1953-01-30 Blackie Power 3 2 0
Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos
W-PTS
1953-01-01 Lion Ring debut
Lagos
W-TKO
Date unknown
1952-12-13 Tommy West debut
Rex Cinema Hall, Lagos
L-PTS
1952-10-01 Easy Dynamite debut
Port Harcourt
W-KO
Exact date unknown
1952-09-01 Koko Kid debut
Port Harcourt
W-PTS
Exact date unknown
1952-01-01 Simon Eme debut
Aba
W-KO
Date unknown
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