Light heavyweight · Nigeria
Dick Tiger 60-19-3 27 KO · 1952–1970
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Dick Tiger was a light heavyweight boxer from Nigeria, born Aug 14, 1929. Record 60-19-3 with 27 knockouts over 1952–1970. World titles: WBA light heavyweight (1966–1968), WBC light heavyweight (1966–1968), WBA middleweight (1965–1966), WBC middleweight (1965–1966) and 2 more. Dick Tiger last fought Emile Griffith on Jul 15, 1970 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Also: Дик Тайгер · Дік Тайгер · ديك تايجر +7 more دیک تایگر · ディック・タイガー · 딕 타이거 · Dick Ihetu · Richard Ihetu · Тайгер, Дик · 딕 이헤투
Born Aug 14, 1929
Died Dec 14, 1971
Country 🇳🇬 Nigeria
Stance Orthodox
Height 173 cm
Reach 180.5 cm
Debut Jan 1, 1952
Career 1952–1970
Rounds boxed 670
KO share 45%
Born in Amaigbo, Colonial Nigeria
Titles WBA, WBC middleweight · 1962–1966; WBA, WBC light heavyweight · 1966–1968
Boxerbook rating 1854 ± 290 · inactive since Jul 1970Why here › Confirmed bouts 17 of 82
Career record Record
60-19-3, 27 KOs · 1952–1970
Last result L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 82 bouts, 1952–1970, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in. Wikidata: 59-19-3
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 82, Wikipedia (es) · 2
L
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 60-18-3 · Griffith 63-11-0
W
Andy Kendall
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 59-18-3 · Kendall —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 58-18-3 · Benvenuti 78-2-1
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 57-18-3 · DePaula —
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles KO 4/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 57-17-3 · Foster 29-4-0
W
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring light-heavyweight titles TKO 12/15 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, 🇺🇸
Tiger 56-17-3 · Rouse —
W
For WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 55-17-3 · Torres 39-2-1
W
Abraham Tomica
TKO 5/10 · Mile One Park, Port Harcourt, 🇳🇬
Tiger 54-17-3 · Tomica —
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring light heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 53-17-3 · Torres 39-1-1
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 53-16-3 · Griffith 49-7-0
W
Peter Mueller
KO 3/10 · Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, 🇩🇪
Tiger 52-16-3 · Mueller —
W
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles UD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 51-16-3 · Giardello 96-23-8
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 50-16-3 · Carter 23-7-0
W
Juan Carlos Rivero
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 49-16-3 · Rivero —
L
SD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 49-15-3 · Archer 42-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Tiger 48-15-3 · Fullmer 32-10-2
W
Jose Monon Gonzalez
TKO 6/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 47-15-3 · Gonzalez —
L
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles PTS 15/15 · Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Tiger 47-14-3 · Giardello 91-23-8
W
Retained WBA and The Ring middleweight titles RTD 7/15 · Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, 🇳🇬
Tiger 46-14-3 · Fullmer 55-5-3
D
For NYSAC and WBA middleweight title SD 15/15 · Las Vegas Convention Center, Winchester, Nevada, 🇺🇸
Tiger 46-14-2 · Fullmer 55-5-2
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Won WBA middleweight title UD 15/15 · Candlestick Park, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Tiger 45-14-2 · Fullmer 55-4-2
W
Henry Hank
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 44-14-2 · Hank —
W
TKO 6/10 · Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, 🇺🇸
Tiger 43-14-2 · Fernández —
W
William Pickett
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 42-14-2 · Pickett —
W
Hank Casey
SD 10/10 · Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, 🇺🇸
Tiger 41-14-2 · Casey —
W
KO 6/10 · St. Nicholas Arena, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 40-14-2 · Webb —
W
Gene Armstrong
TKO 9/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 39-14-2 · Armstrong —
W
Won Commonwealth middleweight title TKO 9/15 · Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, 🇨🇦
Tiger 38-14-2 · Greaves —
L
Lost Commonwealth middleweight title SD 15/15 · Edmonton Gardens, Edmonton, 🇨🇦
Tiger 38-13-2 · Greaves —
W
MD 10/10 · Arena, Boston, 🇺🇸
Tiger 37-13-2 · Zalazar —
W
Gene Armstrong
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Tiger 36-13-2 · Armstrong —
W
MD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Tiger 35-13-2 · Mims —
L
UD 10/10 · Arena, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Tiger 35-12-2 · Giardello 80-18-6
W
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Tiger 34-12-2 · Giardello 80-17-6
W
Gene Armstrong
PTS 10/10 · Convention Hall, Camden, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Tiger 33-12-2 · Armstrong —
L
Rory Calhoun
SD 10/10 · War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, New York, 🇺🇸
Tiger 33-11-2 · Calhoun —
D
Rory Calhoun
PTS 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Tiger 33-11-1 · Calhoun —
W
Randy Sandy
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Tiger 32-11-1 · Sandy —
L
Randy Sandy
PTS 10/10 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 32-10-1 · Sandy —
W
PTS 10/10 · Empire Pool, London, 🇬🇧
Tiger 31-10-1 · Pompey —
L
PTS 10/10 · Earls Court Empress Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Tiger 31-9-1 · Webb —
W
Billy Ellaway
KO 2/8 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 30-9-1 · Ellaway —
W
Won Commonwealth middleweight title KO 9/15 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 29-9-1 · McAteer —
W
Johnny Read
KO 6/8 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Tiger 28-9-1 · Read —
W
Jimmy Lynas
KO 7/8 · King's Hall, Manchester, 🇬🇧
Tiger 27-9-1 · Lynas —
W
Jean Ruellet
8 · City Hall, Hull, 🇬🇧
Tiger 26-9-1 · Ruellet —
W
Paddy Delargy
KO 6/10 · Embassy Sportsdrome, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Tiger 25-9-1 · Delargy —
D
PTS 10/10 · Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Tiger 25-9-0 · McAteer —
W
Jean Claude Poisson
PTS 10/10 · Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Tiger 24-9-0 · Poisson —
W
PTS 10/10 · Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff, 🇬🇧
Tiger 23-9-0 · Edwards —
L
Willie Armstrong
PTS 8/8 · Engineer's Club, Hartlepool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 23-8-0 · Armstrong —
W
Alan Dean
PTS 8/8 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 22-8-0 · Dean —
W
Marius Dori
TKO 7/8 · Harringay Arena, London, 🇬🇧
Tiger 21-8-0 · Dori —
W
TKO 5/8 · Town Hall, London, 🇬🇧
Tiger 20-8-0 · Downes 2-0-0
W
Johnny Read
TKO 2/8 · National Sporting Club, London, 🇬🇧
Tiger 19-8-0 · Read —
W
Alan Dean
PTS 8/8 · Tower Circus, Blackpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 18-8-0 · Dean —
L
Alan Dean
PTS 6/6 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 18-7-0 · Dean —
W
Jimmy Lynas
PTS 8/8 · Tower Circus, Blackpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 17-7-0 · Lynas —
W
Wally Scott
TKO 4/8 · Engineer's Club, Hartlepool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 16-7-0 · Scott —
W
Alan Dean
PTS 8/8 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 15-7-0 · Dean —
W
Dennis Rowley
KO 1/8 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 14-7-0 · Rowley —
L
George Roe
PTS 8/8 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 14-6-0 · Roe —
L
Jimmy Lynas
PTS 8/8 · Tower Circus, Blackpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 14-5-0 · Lynas —
L
Gerry McNally
PTS 8/8 · Tower Circus, Blackpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 14-4-0 · McNally —
L
Alan Dean
PTS 6/6 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Tiger 14-3-0 · Dean —
W
Bolaji Johnson
PTS 8/8 · Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 13-3-0 · Johnson —
W
John Ama
KO 2 · Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 12-3-0 · Ama —
W
Raheem Fagbemi
PTS 8/8 · Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 11-3-0 · Fagbemi —
W
Koko Kid
KO 6 · Amaigbo, 🇳🇬
Tiger 10-3-0 · Kid —
W
Peter Okptra
KO 8 · Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 9-3-0 · Okptra —
W
Super Human Power
PTS 8/8 · Rex Cinema Hall, Aba, 🇳🇬
Tiger 8-3-0 · Power —
W
Mighty Joe
PTS 6/6 · Rex Cinema Hall, Aba, 🇳🇬
Tiger 7-3-0 · Joe —
W
Robert Nwanne
KO 2 · Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 6-3-0 · Nwanne —
L
Tommy West
PTS 6/6 · Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 6-2-0 · West —
L
Tommy West
RTD 7 · African Tennis Club, Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 6-1-0 · West —
W
Simon Eme
PTS 8/8 · Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 5-1-0 · Eme —
W
Blackie Power
PTS 6/6 · Glover Memorial Hall, Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 4-1-0 · Power —
W
Lion Ring
TKO 6 · Lagos
Tiger 3-1-0 · Ring —
L
Tommy West
PTS 10/10 · Rex Cinema Hall, Lagos, 🇳🇬
Tiger 3-0-0 · West —
W
Easy Dynamite
KO 1 · Port Harcourt, 🇳🇬
Tiger 2-0-0 · Dynamite —
W
Koko Kid
PTS 8/8 · Port Harcourt, 🇳🇬
Tiger 1-0-0 · Kid —
W
Simon Eme
KO 2 · Aba, 🇳🇬
Tiger 0-0-0 · Eme —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Dick Tiger's record? Dick Tiger's professional record is 60-19-3 with 27 knockouts.
Who did Dick Tiger fight last? Dick Tiger last fought Emile Griffith on Jul 15, 1970 and lost by UD over 10 rounds.
Which world titles has Dick Tiger held? Dick Tiger has held 6 world title reigns: WBA light heavyweight (1966–1968), WBC light heavyweight (1966–1968), WBA middleweight (1965–1966), WBC middleweight (1965–1966) and 2 more. Sources Boxerbook ID 10656 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/10656 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
