Highlights of the highly skilled and underrated former undisputed Middleweight world champion. One of Britain's greatest!
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. 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. His professional record is 66-8-1 (45 KO's) and he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2001.
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