Dick Tiger
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Dick Tiger was a Nigerian professional boxer and two-time world middleweight champion renowned for his toughness, stamina, and technical skill in the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dick Tiger canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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professional boxer ⓘ world middleweight boxing champion ⓘ |
| activeYears |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| birthName | Richard Ihetu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | Nigerian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Nigeria ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1929-08-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1971-12-14 ⓘ |
| defeated |
Gene Fullmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joey Giardello NERFINISHED ⓘ Jose Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Ihetu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fought |
Bob Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emile Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Fullmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey Giardello NERFINISHED ⓘ Jose Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| hallOfFame |
International Boxing Hall of Fame
NERFINISHED
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World Boxing Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | regarded as one of Africa's greatest boxers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
stamina
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technical skill ⓘ toughness ⓘ |
| militaryService | Biafran Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Dick Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| numberOfWorldTitles | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation | professional boxer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aba
NERFINISHED
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Abia State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Aba
NERFINISHED
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Abia State NERFINISHED ⓘ Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Liverpool
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| style | orthodox stance ⓘ |
| weightClass |
light heavyweight
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middleweight ⓘ |
| wonTitle |
world light heavyweight title
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world middleweight title ⓘ |
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