George Turpin
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{{short description|English boxer}}
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|birth_place=Liverpool, England
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George Turpin (born 10 January 1952 in Liverpool) is an Olympic medallist and former bantamweight boxer from the United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sport/merseysides-100-olympians-no-22-3339009.amp |title=Merseyside's 100 Olympians: No. 22 George Turpin |date=7 May 2013 |accessdate=16 November 2018 |work=Liverpool Echo}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015/11/10/mersey-fighters-3-liverpool-book-launch-scheduled-for-november-20/amp/ |title=Mersey Fighters 3:Liverpool book launch scheduled for November 20 |date=10 November 2015 |accessdate=16 November 2018 |work=World Boxing News}} He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Turpin was born in Liverpool on 10 January 1952.
Boxing career
=Amateur career=
Turpin boxed out of Golden Gloves ABC, situated in the heart of Toxteth, Liverpool.{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/fears-iconic-rocky-style-boxing-15538283 |title=Fears iconic 'Rocky-style' boxing club could shut over claim person was attacked |date=11 December 2018 |accessdate=9 April 2019 |work=Liverpool Echo}}
Turpin was unbeaten as a senior amateur against British opposition.
After winning the British ABA championship for 2 consecutive years in 1971 and 1972, he won a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the semifinals of the men's bantamweight (– 54 kg) division he was defeated by Cuba's eventual gold medalist Orlando Martínez on a hotly disputed 3–2 split decision.
Turpin gave England its first victory with a decision over Ray Theragood of Santa Fe, N.M. in a 119 pound-class bout in the Felt Forum, on 15 January 1973 before a crowd of around 1,000 people. He was part of the England's national amateur boxing team, who were up against the United States team.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/16/archives/english-boxers-beat-us-6-to-5-wells-texas-heavyweight-scores-only.html |title=ENGLISH BOXERS BEAT U.S., 6 TO 5 |date=16 January 1973 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=The New York Times}}
=Professional career=
Turpin had a successful professional career, from 1973 to 1977, recording eleven wins, with five being by knockout, three losses and two draws.
Turpin is listed as one of the ten best Liverpool Boxers of all time.{{cite web |title=The 10 Best Liverpool Boxers of all Time |url=http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-10-best-liverpool-boxers-of-all-time/ |date=5 February 2016 |accessdate=7 January 2019 |work=Boxing News}}
1972 Olympic results
Below is the record of George Turpin, a bantamweight boxer from Great Britain who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:
- Round of 64: bye
- Round of 32: defeated Pierre Amont N'diaye (Senegal) by decision, 5–0
- Round of 16: defeated Chee Yen Wang (Chinese Taipei) by decision, 5–0
- Quarterfinal: defeated John Mwaura Nderu (Kenya) by decision, 4–1
- Semifinal: lost to Orlando Martinez (Cuba) by decision, 2–3 (was awarded a bronze medal)
The Mersey Fighters Book
Turpin is featured in volume three of the popular 'Mersey Fighters' book series, titled 'More lives and times of Liverpool's boxing heroes'.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldboxingnews.net/2015/11/10/mersey-fighters-3-liverpool-book-launch-scheduled-for-november-20/ |title=The Mersey Fighters - 'More lives and times of Liverpool's boxing heroes' |date=10 November 2015 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=World Boxing News}} The book contains in-depth biographical information on Turpin, described as one of the region's 'biggest names' in an interview with the author.{{cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/boxing/mersey-fighters-3-book-launches-10463559 |title=Mersey Fighters 3 Book launches in Liverpool this week |date=18 November 2015 |accessdate=8 January 2019 |work=Liverpool Echo}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.olympic.org/george-turpin/ George Turpin on the Olympic Website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041734/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/tu/george-turpin-1.html George Turpin on Sports Reference]
- [http://www.boxinghistory.org.uk/Boxer_George_Turpin_Liverpool.htm/ George Turpin on Boxing History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109022143/http://www.boxinghistory.org.uk/Boxer_George_Turpin_Liverpool.htm |date=9 November 2017 }}
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Category:Olympic boxers for Great Britain
Category:Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
Category:Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Category:Boxers from Liverpool
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing