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| Author: | Lex [ Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Leamington Boxer who Beat Sugar Ray Robinson |
I've heard a bit of Dick Turpin's history, but have on heard Randolph's name mentioned a couple of times: https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/story-forgotten-warwickshire-boxer-who-20215793 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:54 pm ] |
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My dad was a local boxer, I was brought up with such names. Did you know Dick Turpin had a local connection? |
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| Author: | Lex [ Tue Apr 06, 2021 11:25 am ] |
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I came across Dick Turpin & his history when it was being decided where to put a statue of him. It ended up in Warwick's Market Square. |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Tue Apr 06, 2021 1:21 pm ] |
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Apparently, he used to hide out at The Cock Inn at Sibson, just off the A5 outside Nuneaton. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Mon Nov 29, 2021 5:31 pm ] |
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A Blue Plaque has been put up in Dick's honour: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/blue-plaque-marks-legacy-of-warwick-boxer-dick-turpin-33861/ |
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| Author: | Lex [ Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:00 pm ] |
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A post locker's had to be moved after some halfwit decided to put it up in front of the plaque: https://leamingtonobserver.co.uk/news/anger-after-post-locker-placed-over-warwick-boxing-heros-blue-plaque-41261/ |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Wed Sep 21, 2022 6:16 pm ] |
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Ignoramuses! |
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| Author: | Lex [ Thu Sep 22, 2022 5:47 pm ] |
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This is one of my favourite sayings: [video=youtube;WDUIX2-akuQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDUIX2-akuQ[/video] |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Thu Sep 22, 2022 7:17 pm ] |
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Oh yes, and the b*ggers vote! |
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| Author: | Lex [ Sat Dec 09, 2023 5:25 pm ] |
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A pair of Randolph's boxing gloves are up for auction. A good bit of sporting history for someone: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/boxing-champ-randolph-turpins-gloves-up-for-auction-47317/ |
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