SPORT & NOTE
Dick TURPIN

Male

Middleweight, Great Britain, Leamington Spa, England
Born: 26 November 1920, Leamington Spa, England, Great Britain
Died: 7 July 1990

(brother of Randy Turpin and Jackie Turpin)


No amateur results

Professional record

DateOpponentPlaceResult
1937
+ Sept. 27Eric LloydRugby, Great BritainTKO 4
- Oct. 4Trevor BurtCoventry, Great BritainKO by 3
+ Oct. 16Eddie HarrisEvesham, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Nov. 1Frank GuestBirmingham, Great BritainW 4
+ Nov. 15Trevor BurtCoventry, Great BritainW 6
+ Nov. 20Phil ProctorEvesham, Great BritainTKO 2
* Nov. 21Eddie HarrisEvesham, Great BritainNC 4
+ Dec. 13Frank GuestBirmingham, Great BritainKO 6
+ Dec. 18Ray ChadwickEvesham, Great BritainKO 4
1938
+ Feb. 19Bill BlythlingEvesham, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Feb. 28Walter RankinNuneaton, Great BritainW 8
= Mar. 7Bob HartleyRugby, Great BritainDraw 8
+ Mar. 19Frankie SmithEvesham, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Mar. 28Trevor BurtCoventry, Great BritainW 8
+ May 23Sid FitzhughNorthampton, Great BritainW 8
- June 11Rex WhitneyWest Haddon, Great BritainL 10
+ Aug. 15Johnny ClarkGloucester, Great BritainW 10
= Oct. 3Alf BishopGloucester, Great BritainDraw 10
+ Oct. 10Mick MillerLeamington, Great BritainKO 2
+ Nov. 7Trevor BurtBristol, Great BritainKO 4
- Nov. 14Charlie ParkinCoventry, Great BritainL 10
+ Nov. 21Jack McKnightLeamington, Great BritainW 10
- Dec. 10Charlie ParkinEvesham, Great BritainL 10
1939
+ Jan. 19Walter RankinKidderminster, Great BritainW 10
- Jan. 28Ernie Butcher GascoigneCoventry, Great BritainL 10
+ Feb. 24Mick MillerBanbury, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 6Johnny ThorntonCirencester, Great BritainTKO 5
+ Mar. 13Jack HammerNorthampton, Great BritainW 12
+ Mar. 17George RobeyBanbury, Great BritainW 10
- Mar. 30Jimmy GriffithsCoventry, Great BritainL 10
+ Apr. 17Jimmy GriffithsLeamington, Great BritainW 10
= Apr. 21George RobeyBanbury, Great BritainDraw 10
+ May 7Wally PackHackney, Great BritainW 8
+ May 22Jack MilburnNorthampton, Great BritainW 15
(Won Midlands Area Middleweight Title)
+ June 4Nat FranksMile End, Great BritainW 10
+ Aug. 7George RobeyShipston-on-Stour, Great BritainTKO 11
+ Aug. 18Harry AinsworthCoventry, Great BritainW 12
+ Oct. 30Charlie ParkinNottingham, Great BritainW 10
- Nov. 26George HowardCoventry, Great BritainL 10
+ Dec. 10Ben ValentineCoventry, Great BritainW 10
+ Dec. 24Ben ValentineCoventry, Great BritainW 10
1940
+ Jan. 21Maurice DennisCoventry, Great BritainTKO 8
+ Feb. 25Arthur Ginger SaddCoventry, Great BritainW 10
+ Mar. 4Dave McCleaveBirmingham, Great BritainKO 5
+ Mar. 15Sid WilliamsOxford, Great BritainW 10
= Apr. 1Eddie MaguireBirmingham, Great BritainDraw 10
+ Apr. 14Tommy SmithCoventry, Great BritainTKO 10
- May 20Eddie MaguireBirmingham, Great BritainL 10
+ May 27Jim BerryManchester, Great BritainW 10
+ June 3Tommy DaviesSwansea, Great BritainW 10
+ June 10Paddy RocheNuneaton, Great BritainW 10
+ July 13Albert O'BrienNorthampton, Great BritainKO 2
+ Aug. 24Pat O'ConnorCoventry, Great BritainW 10
- Dec. 16Arthur Ginger SaddNottingham, Great BritainTKO by 7
1941-1943
Inactive
1944
- Mar. 18Dave McCleaveCoventry, Great BritainL 8
1945
Inactive
1946
+ Feb. 26Jack McKnightRugby, Great BritainKO 1
- Sept. 24Johnny BoydBirmingham, Great BritainL 8
+ Sept. 30Paddy RocheStroud, Great BritainW 10
+ Oct. 14Johnny BlakeOxford, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Oct. 16Jack LordBirmingham, Great BritainKO 3
+ Oct. 28Art OwenLeicester, Great BritainTKO 6
+ Nov. 11Trevor BurtMalvern, Great BritainKO 3
- Nov. 19Johnny BestMarylebone, Great BritainTKO by 4
+ Dec. 9Johnny BoydOxford, Great BritainKO 4
+ Dec. 16Billy MayneBirmingham, Great BritainTKO 7
1947
- Jan. 14George HowardMarylebone, Great BritainKO by 7
= Feb. 10Bert SandersOxford, Great BritainDraw 8
+ Mar. 17Ron CooperMalvern, Great BritainW 8
+ Mar. 24Frank HayesBirmingham, Great BritainKO 4
+ Apr. 3Tommy BraddockLeamington, Great BritainTKO 4
+ Apr. 14Gordon GriffithsOxford, Great BritainTKO 4
+ May 6Jim WellardWembley, Great BritainW 8
+ May 23Norman ReesTrealaw, Great BritainTKO 2
+ May 29Billy StevensLiverpool, Great BritainTKO 3
+ June 23Jim HockleyCoventry, Great BritainW 8
+ July 5Des JonesBedford, Great BritainW 8
+ July 12Bert SandersStratford-upon-Avon, Great BritainW 8
+ July 24Tommy DaviesLiverpool, Great BritainTKO 5
+ Sept. 8Vince HawkinsCoventry, Great BritainKO 6
+ Sept. 18Art OwenTunbridge Wells, Great BritainTKO 2
+ Sept. 22Johnny BoydWolverhampton, Great BritainW 8
+ Oct. 23Billy StevensNewcastle, Great BritainW 10
+ Nov. 7Freddie PriceManchester, Great BritainW 10
+ Nov. 20Ron CooperSmethwick, Great BritainW 8
+ Dec. 1Bert SandersLeeds, Great BritainW 8
1948
+ Feb. 2Mark HartNottingham, Great BritainW 12
(Won British Middleweight Title Eliminator)
+ May 18Bos MurphyCoventry, Great BritainKO 1
(Won Commonwealth Middleweight Title)
+ June 28Vince HawkinsBirmingham, Great BritainW 15
(Won British and retained Commonwealth Middleweight Titles)
+ Sept. 27Bert SandersBirmingham, Great BritainW 8
+ Oct. 18Doug MillerKensington, Great BritainTKO 7
= Nov. 29 Tiberio MitriKensington, Great BritainDraw 12
(For European Middleweight Title Eliminator)
1949
- Mar. 12 Tiberio MitriTrieste, ItalyL 12
(For European Middleweight Title Eliminator)
- Mar. 29Marcel CerdanKensington, Great BritainKO by 7
+ May 30Robert CharronKensington, Great BritainWDQ 5
+ June 20 Albert FinchBirmingham, Great BritainW 15
(Retained British and Commonwealth Middleweight Titles)
- Sept. 6Dave SandsHarringay, Great BritainKO by 1
(Lost Commonwealth Middleweight Title)
+ Nov. 1George RossBirmingham, Great BritainTKO 7
+ Dec. 12Ron CooperNottingham, Great BritainW 8
1950
+ Jan. 16Vince HawkinsCoventry, Great BritainW 8
+ Mar. 6Ron PudneyCroydon, Great BritainW 8
- Mar. 14Baby DayKensington, Great BritainL 10
- Apr. 24 Albert FinchNottingham, Great BritainL 15
(Lost British Middleweight Title)
- May 13Cyrille DelannoitBrussels, BelgiumTKO by 6
- July 3Albert FinchNottingham, Great BritainTKO by 8

 

Summary

Total bouts: 104, Won: 77 (33 inside the limit), Lost: 20 (8 inside the limit), Draw: 6, NC: 1