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Philly Boxing History |
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FEBRUARY 22, 1962 |
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Southwest Philadelphian Dick Turner scored the biggest of his many career upsets, on this day in 1962. Turner was a streaking 11-0-1 (8 KO) welterweight when he was matched against Federico Thompson of Argentina, in an 8-round bout at the Blue Horizon. Thompson was a seasoned veteran who had fought Benny "Kid" Paret for the World Championship in 1960, and had held the Argentine & South American welterweight titles. Entering the ring that night, Thompson boasted a professional ring record of 113-10-9, with 1 no contest and 62 KOs!! That's 133 fights for Thompson versus just 12 for Turner! Clearly the cards were stacked against the hometown boxer, but upsets were Turner's business. Once again, he managed to pull a shocker, and won the decision. Such impressive wins marked Dick as a sure title bet. But sadly, Turner's career would end abruptly in 1964, after he suffered a detached retina in his bout with Kitten Hayward. |
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| OTHER FIGHT RESULTS ON THIS DATE: | ||||
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1943 - Bob Montgomery W10 Lulu Constantino at Convention Hall in West Philly |
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| 1960 - Kitten Hayward KO1 Willie Bey at Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| 1965 - Bennie Briscoe KO7 Dave Wyatt at the Philadelphia A.C. in North Philly | ||||
| 1965 - Leotis Martin W8 Dave Bailey at the Philadelphia A.C. in North Philly | ||||
| 1965 - Gypsy Joe Harris W8 Jose Myers at the Philadelphia A.C. in North Philly | ||||
| 1971 - Mario Saurennann KO12 C.L. Lewis at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| 1971 - Roy 'Tiger' Williams W4 Jimmy Young at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| 1990 - Anthony Fletcher W8 Thomas Baker at the Blue Horizon in North Philly | ||||
| 1990 - Bernard Hopkins W4 Greg Paige at the Blue Horizon in N. Philly (Hopkins' 2nd pro bout) | ||||
| BIRTHDAYS: | ||||
| 1936 - Garnet 'Sugar' Hart | ||||
| DEATHS: | ||||
| 1956 - Harry Lewis | ||||
| 2005 - Frankie Carto | ||||
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TURNER UPSETS THOMPSON AT BLUE
HORIZON