Randolph Adolphus Turpin (7 June 1928 – 17 May 1966), better known as 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 .

This was the seventh and final fight of Robinson's European tour. The other six fights were non-title affairs which took place in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, and Italy between May 21 and July 1. Upon his arrival in London, Robinson was mobbed by fans.

Sep 11, 2024 · Robinson vs Turpin II was a high stakes showdown with the legacy of Sugar Ray threatened by the prospect of consecutive defeats to unheralded Randy Turpin.

Randy's greatest amateur victory came in 1946 when fighting American Harold Anspach. It was widely thought that at seventeen years old, Randy would find Anspach too strong. He proved the doubters wrong by knocking out the American in 90 seconds, watched by …

On August 22, 1964, in a ring in Malta, Randolph Turpin threw his last punch. Banned from boxing by the British Boxing Board of Control because of health concerns and troubled by debt, Turpin...

Jul 10, 2021 · a fight that comes right out of the blue and shakes the world,” was how Boxing News ’ Gilbert Odd described the night Randolph Turpin took the world middleweight title from Sugar Ray Robinson...

Nov 1, 2014 · Ray Robinson 157 lbs beat Randolph Turpin 159 lbs by TKO at 2:52 in round 10 of 15. Date: 1951-09-12; Location: Polo Grounds, New York, New York, USA; Referee: Ruby Goldstein 4-4; Judge: Harold Barnes 5-3; Judge: Joe Agnello 5-4; Unofficial AP scorecard: 4-4; Unofficial UP scorecard: 4-3; World Middleweight Championship (1st defense by Turpin)

Jul 10, 2024 · Even the greatest champion of all time was not immune to this rule, and so on July 10, 1951, at Earls Court Arena in Kensington, UK, the immense “Sugar” Ray Robinson suffered a shocking and unexpected defeat, relinquishing the middleweight world title to the young local idol Randolph Turpin. Exactly 73 years after that incredible Upset Of ...

Recorded fights: 73 contests (won: 64 lost: 8 drew: 1) Jan 24 Dai Jones (Wales) WKO3 Birmingham Feb 18 Johnny Best (Poplar) WRSF1 Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone

Footage of the 1951 World Middleweight Boxing Championship bout between titleholder Sugar Ray Robinson and British challenger Randolph Turpin, which resulted in a stunning upset when the little-known Turpin defeated Robinson for the title.