MIDDLEWEIGHT division
DICK TURPIN
RetiredBorn LIONEL TURPIN
Born 1920-11-26, LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICKSHIRE (died aged 69)· Died 1990-07-07· GBR
Residence: LEAMINGTON SPA, WARWICKSHIRE
Debut: 1937-09-27· Career: 1937–1950 (14 years)
Wins
83
Losses
21
Draws
5
NC
1
Rated Fights
109
Head-to-Head Comparison
Compare DICK TURPIN's career against any other fighter on record — records, ratings, common opponents, and any direct bouts.
Title Reigns — 3
1948-06-28 → 1949-09-06 · 1y 2m · 1 defence
Lost to DAVE SANDS · KO
1948-05-18 → 1952-10-21 · 4y 5m · 1 defence
Lost to RANDY TURPIN · W
1939-05-22 → 1958-02-03 · 18y 8m · 0 defences
Lost to GEORGE ALDRIDGE · W
Complete Record — 110 Bouts
| Date | Result | Opponent | Rds | Div. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔒 03 JUL 1950 | LOSS | ALBERT FINCH | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 MAY 1950 | LOSS | CYRILLE DELANNOIT | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 APR 1950 | LOSS | ALBERT FINCH | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 14 MAR 1950 | LOSS | BABY DAY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1950 | DEC | RON PUDNEY | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 16 JAN 1950 | DEC | VINCE HAWKINS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 DEC 1949 | DEC | RON COOPER | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1949 | TKO | GEORGE ROSS | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 SEP 1949 | LOSS | DAVE SANDS | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 20 JUN 1949 | DEC | ALBERT FINCH | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 30 MAY 1949 | DQ | ROBERT CHARRON | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 MAR 1949 | LOSS | MARCEL CERDAN | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 MAR 1949 | LOSS | TIBERIO MITRI | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 NOV 1948 | DRAW | TIBERIO MITRI | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 OCT 1948 | TKO | DOUG MILLER | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 SEP 1948 | DEC | BERT SANDERS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 JUN 1948 | DEC | VINCE HAWKINS | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 18 MAY 1948 | KO | BOS MURPHY | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 02 FEB 1948 | DEC | MARK HART | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 DEC 1947 | DEC | BERT SANDERS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1947 | DEC | RON COOPER | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1947 | DEC | FREDDIE PRICE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 OCT 1947 | DEC | BILLY STEVENS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 SEP 1947 | DEC | JOHNNY BOYD | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 SEP 1947 | TKO | ART OWEN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 09 SEP 1947 | TKO | VINCE HAWKINS | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 JUL 1947 | TKO | TOMMY DAVIES | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 12 JUL 1947 | DEC | BERT SANDERS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 05 JUL 1947 | DEC | DES JONES | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JUN 1947 | DEC | JIM HOCKLEY | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 MAY 1947 | TKO | BILLY STEVENS | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 MAY 1947 | TKO | NORMAN REES | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 MAY 1947 | DEC | JIM WELLARD | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1947 | TKO | GORDON GRIFFITHS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 02 APR 1947 | TKO | TOMMY BRADDOCK | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 MAR 1947 | KO | FRANK HAYES | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 MAR 1947 | DEC | RON COOPER | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 FEB 1947 | DRAW | BERT SANDERS | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 JAN 1947 | LOSS | GEORGE HOWARD | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1946 | TKO | BILLY MAYNE | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 09 DEC 1946 | KO | JOHNNY BOYD | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 NOV 1946 | LOSS | JOHNNY BEST | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 11 NOV 1946 | KO | TREVOR BURT | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 OCT 1946 | TKO | ART OWEN | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 OCT 1946 | KO | JACK LORD | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 OCT 1946 | TKO | JOHNNY BLAKE | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 SEP 1946 | DEC | PADDY ROCHE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 SEP 1946 | LOSS | JOHNNY BOYD | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 FEB 1946 | KO | JACK MCKNIGHT | 1 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 MAR 1944 | LOSS | DAVE MCCLEAVE | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 16 DEC 1940 | LOSS | ARTHUR GINGER SADD | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 AUG 1940 | DEC | PAT O'CONNOR | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 JUL 1940 | KO | ALBERT O'BRIEN | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 JUN 1940 | DEC | PADDY ROCHE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 JUN 1940 | DEC | TOMMY DAVIES | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 MAY 1940 | DEC | JIM BERRY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 MAY 1940 | LOSS | EDDIE MAGUIRE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 APR 1940 | TKO | TOMMY SMITH | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 APR 1940 | DRAW | EDDIE MAGUIRE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 MAR 1940 | DEC | SID WILLIAMS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 MAR 1940 | KO | DAVE MCCLEAVE | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 25 FEB 1940 | DEC | ARTHUR GINGER SADD | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 JAN 1940 | TKO | MAURICE DENNIS | 7 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 DEC 1939 | DEC | BEN VALENTINE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1939 | DEC | BEN VALENTINE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 NOV 1939 | LOSS | GEORGE HOWARD | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 OCT 1939 | DEC | CHARLIE PARKIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 AUG 1939 | DEC | HARRY AINSWORTH | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 AUG 1939 | TKO | GEORGE ROBEY | 11 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 JUN 1939 | DEC | NAT FRANKS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 22 MAY 1939 | DEC | JACK MILBURN | 15 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | TITLE |
| 🔒 07 MAY 1939 | DEC | WALLY PACK | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 29 APR 1939 | KO | ALF BISHOP | — | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 APR 1939 | LOSS | GEORGE ROBEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 APR 1939 | DEC | JIMMY GRIFFITHS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 30 MAR 1939 | LOSS | JIMMY GRIFFITHS | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 25 MAR 1939 | DEC | TED CARROLL | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 MAR 1939 | DEC | JOE KELT | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 17 MAR 1939 | DEC | GEORGE ROBEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 MAR 1939 | DEC | JACK HAMMER | 12 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 06 MAR 1939 | TKO | JOHNNY THORNTON | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 FEB 1939 | KO | JACK BEECH | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 24 FEB 1939 | DEC | MICK MILLER | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 JAN 1939 | LOSS | ERNIE BUTCHER GASCOIGNE | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 JAN 1939 | DEC | HARRY AINSWORTH | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 JAN 1939 | DEC | WALTER RANKIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 26 DEC 1938 | DEC | ALF BISHOP | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 DEC 1938 | LOSS | CHARLIE PARKIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1938 | DEC | JACK MCKNIGHT | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 14 NOV 1938 | LOSS | CHARLIE PARKIN | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 NOV 1938 | KO | TREVOR BURT | 5 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 10 OCT 1938 | KO | MICK MILLER | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 03 OCT 1938 | DRAW | ALF BISHOP | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 AUG 1938 | DEC | JOHNNY CLARK | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 11 JUN 1938 | LOSS | REX WHITNEY | 10 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 23 MAY 1938 | DEC | SID FITZHUGH | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 MAR 1938 | DEC | TREVOR BURT | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 MAR 1938 | TKO | FRANK SMITH | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 07 MAR 1938 | DRAW | BOB HARTLEY | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 28 FEB 1938 | DEC | WALTER RANKIN | 8 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 19 FEB 1938 | TKO | BILL BLYTHING | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 18 DEC 1937 | KO | RAY CHADWICK | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 13 DEC 1937 | KO | FRANK GUEST | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 21 NOV 1937 | NC | EDDIE HARRIS | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 20 NOV 1937 | KO | PHIL PROCTOR | 2 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 15 NOV 1937 | DEC | TREVOR BURT | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 01 NOV 1937 | DEC | FRANK GUEST | 4 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 16 OCT 1937 | TKO | EDDIE HARRIS | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 04 OCT 1937 | LOSS | TREVOR BURT | 3 | MIDDLEWEIGHT | |
| 🔒 27 SEP 1937 | TKO | ERIC LLOYD | 6 | MIDDLEWEIGHT |
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Team & Corner
- GEORGE MIDDLETONManager
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Final Resting Place
OAKLEY WOOD CREMATORIUM
BISHOPS TACHBROOK, WARWICK DISTRICT, WARWICKSHIRE
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