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]
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.
Statue of Randolph Turpin in Market Square, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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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...
British boxer RandolphTurpin in a sensational bout. Three months later in a rematch in front of 60,000 fans at the Polo Grounds, he knocked Turpin out in ten...
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knocked down twice in the second round. Cockell then fought against RandolphTurpin, who the year before, had become one of the few to defeat Sugar Ray...
undergoing renovation. The boxers Bruce Woodcock (in the late 1940s) and RandolphTurpin (in 1952) trained at Gwrych Castle. The film Prince Valiant, was filmed...
attraction, was once the home of world middleweight champion boxer RandolphTurpin. The limestone headland is a haven for flora and fauna, with some rare...
"Dangerous Dan", he was managed by George Middleton who had managed RandolphTurpin when he was world middleweight champion in 1951. McAlinden was born...
Welter Middleweight status Preceded by Tiger Flowers Latest born world champion to die October 29, 1949 – December 14, 1971 Succeeded by RandolphTurpin...
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independent circuit August 14, 1985 December 29, 2022 Illness 37 RandolphTurpin N/A June 7, 1928 May 17, 1966 Shot; unknown if murder or suicide 37–38...
Dennis Powell for the British light-heavyweight title relinquished by RandolphTurpin. Walker then drifted into crime, working for East End gangster, Billy...
challenged Dick Turpin, elder brother of Randolph, for his British and Commonwealth middleweight titles. The fight was held in Birmingham and Turpin won on points...
has been hosted on several occasions. On 28 June 1948, Dick Turpin, brother of RandolphTurpin, became the first non-white boxer to win a British title in...
people who were born in Leamington include the world champion boxer RandolphTurpin (1928–1966), the poet, mountaineer, magician, and occultist Aleister...
best British boxer of all time in the middleweight division, behind RandolphTurpin and the thirty-ninth best middleweight in the history of boxing. In...
the Museum of London in 2010. In November 2000 the belt awarded to Randy Turpin in 1956 was auctioned for £23,000 while in September 2011, the belt won...
Robinson and another contender RandolphTurpin. Had Maguire's negotiations succeeded, Sands would have been in Turpin's place and probably would have beaten...
1946 – 28 June 1948 1 Dick Turpin 28 June 1948 – 24 April 1950 2 Albert Finch 24 April 1950 – 17 October 1950 1 RandolphTurpin 17 October 1950r 0 Johnny...
training venue for the English World Middleweight boxing champion RandolphTurpin in the early 1950s. In the early 1960s it was an occasional venue for...
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