Philly Boxing History

JANUARY 06, 1962

DICK TURNER WINS UPSET AT THE GARDEN VS. RICHARDSON

Dick Turner, the well-schooled welterweight from Southwest Philly, took a 6-round decision from Harold Richardson at New York's Madison Square Garden on this day in 1962. The win upped his record to 10-0-1 (7 KO) and once again proved him to be a spoiler. 

Turner started pulling upsets early on in his career.  In just his third bout, he knocked out Al Styles in an Atlantic City eye-opener that turned him from 3-fight pro to hot prospect. His first trip to the Garden in 1960 produced a surprising KO of Walter Daniels. Next, his 1961 fight with Sugar Smith was called a draw but most credited Turner with another shocker. 

After the Richardson win, more surprises were on the way.  Turner would eventually post upsets over Federico Thompson and Percy Manning, followed by a hard-fought 10-round decision over seasoned vet Isaac Logart. 

Sadly Turner's career would end early after losing a split decision to Kitten Hayward and suffering a detached retina in 1964. 

  1926 - George Godfrey WDQ7 Sully Montgomery at Los Angeles

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