Middleweight · United Kingdom

Dick Turpin

81-21-5, 1 NC 35 KO · 1937–1950

Dick Turpin was a middleweight boxer from United Kingdom, born Nov 26, 1920. Record 81-21-5, 1 NC with 35 knockouts over 1937–1950. Dick Turpin last fought Albert Finch on Jul 3, 1950 and lost by RTD in round 8 of 10.

BornNov 26, 1920
DiedJul 7, 1990
Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
StanceOrthodox
DebutSep 27, 1937
Career1937–1950
Rounds boxed817
KO share43%
Born inLeamington Spa, England
TitlesBBBofC British and Commonwealth British middleweight title 1949
Boxerbook rating1554 ± 326 · inactive since Jul 1950Why here ›
Confirmed bouts2 of 108

Career record

Record
81-21-5, 1 NC, 35 KOs · 1937–1950

Last result

L
Albert Finch 🇬🇧
RTD 8/10 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
1950-07-03 ›
✓ one source

The record

108 bouts, 1937–1950, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
Albert Finch 🇬🇧
RTD 8/10 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 81-20-5 · Finch —
1950-07-03 ›
✓ one source
L
RTD 7/10 · Palais des Sports, Schaerbeek, 🇧🇪
Turpin 81-19-5 · Delannoit —
1950-05-13 ›
✓ one source
L
Albert Finch 🇬🇧
For BBBofC British middleweight title
PTS 15/15 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 81-18-5 · Finch —
1950-04-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Baby Day
PTS 10/10 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Turpin 81-17-5 · Day —
1950-03-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Ron Pudney
PTS 8/8 · Davis Theatre, Croydon, 🇬🇧
Turpin 80-17-5 · Pudney —
1950-03-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Vince Hawkins 🇬🇧
PTS 8/8 · Drill Hall, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 79-17-5 · Hawkins —
1950-01-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Ron Cooper 🇬🇧
PTS 8/8 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 78-17-5 · Cooper —
1949-12-12 ›
✓ one source
W
George Ross 🇨🇦
TKO 7/10 · Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 77-17-5 · Ross —
1949-11-01 ›
✓ one source
L
Dave Sands 🇦🇺
For Commonwealth middleweight title
KO 1/15 · Harringay Arena, Harringay, 🇬🇧
Turpin 77-16-5 · Sands 68-9-1
1949-09-06 ›
✓✓ two sources
W
Albert Finch 🇬🇧
Won vacant BBBofC British and Commonwealth British middleweight title
PTS 15/15 · St Andrews (Birmingham City FC), Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 76-16-5 · Finch —
1949-06-20 ›
✓ one source
W
DQ 5/10 · Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Turpin 75-16-5 · Charron —
1949-05-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Marcel Cerdan 🇫🇷
KO 7/10 · Earls Court Empress Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Turpin 75-15-5 · Cerdan 108-3-0
1949-03-29 ›
✓✓ two sources
L
Tiberio Mitri 🇮🇹
PTS 12/12 · Idroscalo, Trieste, 🇮🇹
Turpin 75-14-5 · Mitri —
1949-03-12 ›
✓ one source
D
Tiberio Mitri 🇮🇹
PTS 12/12 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Turpin 75-14-4 · Mitri —
1948-11-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Doug Miller
RTD 7/8 · Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, 🇬🇧
Turpin 74-14-4 · Miller —
1948-10-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Bert Sanders
PTS 8/8 · Embassy Rink, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 73-14-4 · Sanders —
1948-09-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Vince Hawkins 🇬🇧
Retained Commonwealth British Empire middleweight title
PTS 15/15 · Villa Park, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 72-14-4 · Hawkins —
1948-06-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Bos Murphy 🇳🇿
Won Commonwealth British Empire middleweight title
KO 1/15 · Highfield Road (Coventry City FC), Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 71-14-4 · Murphy —
1948-05-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Mark Hart
PTS 12/12 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 70-14-4 · Hart —
1948-02-02 ›
✓ one source
W
Bert Sanders
PTS 8/8 · Town Hall, Leeds, 🇬🇧
Turpin 69-14-4 · Sanders —
1947-12-01 ›
✓ one source
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W
Ron Cooper 🇬🇧
PTS 8/8 · Skating Rink, Smethwick, 🇬🇧
Turpin 68-14-4 · Cooper —
1947-11-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Freddie Price
PTS 10/10 · King's Hall, Belle Vue, 🇬🇧
Turpin 67-14-4 · Price —
1947-11-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Stevens
PTS 10/10 · New St James Hall, Newcastle, 🇬🇧
Turpin 66-14-4 · Stevens —
1947-10-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Boyd
PTS 8/8 · Drill Hall, Wolverhampton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 65-14-4 · Boyd —
1947-09-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Art Owen
RTD 2/8 · Assembly Rooms, Tunbridge Wells, 🇬🇧
Turpin 64-14-4 · Owen —
1947-09-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Vince Hawkins 🇬🇧
TKO 6/8 · Butts Stadium, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 63-14-4 · Hawkins —
1947-09-09 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Davies 🇬🇧
TKO 5/10 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Turpin 62-14-4 · Davies —
1947-07-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Bert Sanders
PTS 8/8 · Picture House, Stratford-upon-Avon, 🇬🇧
Turpin 61-14-4 · Sanders —
1947-07-12 ›
✓ one source
W
Des Jones
PTS 8/8 · Skating Rink, Bedford, 🇬🇧
Turpin 60-14-4 · Jones —
1947-07-05 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Hockley
PTS 8/8 · Drill Hall, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 59-14-4 · Hockley —
1947-06-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Stevens
TKO 3/10 · The Stadium, Liverpool, 🇬🇧
Turpin 58-14-4 · Stevens —
1947-05-29 ›
✓ one source
W
Norman Rees
RTD 2/10 · Judge's Hall, Trealaw, 🇬🇧
Turpin 57-14-4 · Rees —
1947-05-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Wellard
PTS 8/8 · Wembley Town Hall, Wembley, 🇬🇧
Turpin 56-14-4 · Wellard —
1947-05-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Gordon Griffiths
TKO 4/8 · Town Hall, Oxford, 🇬🇧
Turpin 55-14-4 · Griffiths —
1947-04-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Braddock
RTD 4/8 · Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 54-14-4 · Braddock —
1947-04-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Hayes
KO 4/8 · Birmingham, West Midlands, 🇬🇧
Turpin 53-14-4 · Hayes —
1947-03-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Ron Cooper 🇬🇧
PTS 8/8 · Winter Gardens, Malvern, 🇬🇧
Turpin 52-14-4 · Cooper —
1947-03-17 ›
✓ one source
D
Bert Sanders
PTS 8/8 · Town Hall, Oxford, 🇬🇧
Turpin 52-14-3 · Sanders —
1947-02-10 ›
✓ one source
L
George Howard
KO 7/8 · Seymour Hall, Marylebone, 🇬🇧
Turpin 52-13-3 · Howard —
1947-01-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Billy Mayne
TKO 7/10 · Embassy Rink, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 51-13-3 · Mayne —
1946-12-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Boyd
KO 4/8 · Town Hall, Oxford, 🇬🇧
Turpin 50-13-3 · Boyd —
1946-12-09 ›
✓ one source
L
TKO 4/10 · Seymour Hall Baths, Marylebone, 🇬🇧
Turpin 50-12-3 · Best —
1946-11-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Trevor Burt
KO 3/10 · Winter Gardens, Malvern, 🇬🇧
Turpin 49-12-3 · Burt —
1946-11-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Art Owen
TKO 6/10 · Granby Halls, Leicester, 🇬🇧
Turpin 48-12-3 · Owen —
1946-10-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Lord
KO 3/10 · Embassy Rink, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 47-12-3 · Lord —
1946-10-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Blake
TKO 4/10 · Town Hall, Oxford, 🇬🇧
Turpin 46-12-3 · Blake —
1946-10-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Paddy Roche
PTS 10/10 · Corn Exchange, Stroud, 🇬🇧
Turpin 45-12-3 · Roche —
1946-09-30 ›
✓ one source
L
Johnny Boyd
PTS 8/8 · Embassy Rink, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 45-11-3 · Boyd —
1946-09-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack McKnight
KO 1/10 · Co-op Hall, Rugby, 🇬🇧
Turpin 44-11-3 · McKnight —
1946-02-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Dave McCleave 🇬🇧
PTS 8/8 · Drill Hall, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 44-10-3 · McCleave —
1944-03-18 ›
✓ one source
L
Arthur 'Ginger' Sadd
TKO 7/10 · Ice Rink, Nottingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 44-9-3 · Sadd —
1940-12-16 ›
✓ one source
W
Pat O'Connor
PTS 10/10 · Highfield Road (Coventry FC), Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 43-9-3 · O'Connor —
1940-08-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Albert O'Brien
KO 2/10 · Rugby Football Ground, Northampton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 42-9-3 · O'Brien —
1940-07-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Paddy Roche
PTS 10/10 · Skating Rink, Nuneaton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 41-9-3 · Roche —
1940-06-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Davies 🇬🇧
PTS 10/10 · Plasmarl, Swansea, 🇬🇧
Turpin 40-9-3 · Davies —
1940-06-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Jim Berry
PTS 10/10 · King's Hall, Belle Vue, 🇬🇧
Turpin 39-9-3 · Berry —
1940-05-27 ›
✓ one source
L
Eddie Maguire
PTS 10/10 · Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, 🇬🇧
Turpin 39-8-3 · Maguire —
1940-05-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Tommy Smith
TKO 10/10 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 38-8-3 · Smith —
1940-04-14 ›
✓ one source
D
Eddie Maguire
PTS 10/10 · Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, 🇬🇧
Turpin 38-8-2 · Maguire —
1940-04-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Sid Williams
PTS 10/10 · Town Hall, Oxford, 🇬🇧
Turpin 37-8-2 · Williams —
1940-03-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Dave McCleave 🇬🇧
KO 5/10 · Tower Ballroom, Edgbaston, 🇬🇧
Turpin 36-8-2 · McCleave —
1940-03-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Arthur 'Ginger' Sadd
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 35-8-2 · Sadd —
1940-02-25 ›
✓ one source
W
TKO 7/10 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 34-8-2 · Dennis —
1940-01-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Ben Valentine
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 33-8-2 · Valentine —
1939-12-24 ›
✓ one source
W
Ben Valentine
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 32-8-2 · Valentine —
1939-12-10 ›
✓ one source
L
George Howard
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 32-7-2 · Howard —
1939-11-26 ›
✓ one source
W
Charlie Parkin
PTS 10/10 · Skating Rink, Northampton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 31-7-2 · Parkin —
1939-10-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Harry Ainsworth
PTS 12/12 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 30-7-2 · Ainsworth —
1939-08-18 ›
✓ one source
W
George Robey
TKO 11/12 · Shipston-on-Stour, Worcestershire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 29-7-2 · Robey —
1939-08-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Nat Franks
PTS 10/10 · The Arena, Mile End, 🇬🇧
Turpin 28-7-2 · Franks —
1939-06-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Milburn
Won vacant BBBofC Midlands Area middleweight title
PTS 15/15 · Northampton County Ground, Northampton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 27-7-2 · Milburn —
1939-05-22 ›
✓ one source
W
Wally Pack
PTS 8/8 · Devonshire Club, Hackney, 🇬🇧
Turpin 26-7-2 · Pack —
1939-05-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Alf Bishop
KO · Colston Hall, Bristol, 🇬🇧
Turpin 25-7-2 · Bishop —
1939-04-29 ›
✓ one source
L
George Robey
PTS 10/10 · Banbury, Oxfordshire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 25-6-2 · Robey —
1939-04-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Jimmy Griffiths
PTS 10/10 · Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 24-6-2 · Griffiths —
1939-04-17 ›
✓ one source
L
Jimmy Griffiths
PTS 10/10 · Drill Hall, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 24-5-2 · Griffiths —
1939-03-30 ›
✓ one source
W
Ted Carroll 🇺🇸
PTS 10/10 · Evesham, Worcestershire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 23-5-2 · Carroll —
1939-03-25 ›
✓ one source
W
George Robey
PTS 10/10 · Spencer Stadium, Banbury, 🇬🇧
Turpin 22-5-2 · Robey —
1939-03-17 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Hammer
PTS 12/12 · Town Hall, Northampton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 21-5-2 · Hammer —
1939-03-13 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Thornton
TKO 5/10 · Bingham Hall, Cirencester, 🇬🇧
Turpin 20-5-2 · Thornton —
1939-03-06 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack Beech
KO 2/10 · Colonnade Skating Rink, Leamington Spa, 🇬🇧
Turpin 19-5-2 · Beech —
1939-02-27 ›
✓ one source
W
Mick Miller
PTS 10/10 · Banbury, Oxfordshire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 18-5-2 · Miller —
1939-02-24 ›
✓ one source
L
Ernie Butcher Gascoigne
PTS 10/10 · Public Hall, Evesham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 18-4-2 · Gascoigne —
1939-01-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Walter Rankin
PTS 10/10 · Town Hall, Kidderminster, 🇬🇧
Turpin 17-4-2 · Rankin —
1939-01-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Alf Bishop
PTS 10/10 · Colonnade Skating Rink, Leamington Spa, 🇬🇧
Turpin 16-4-2 · Bishop —
1938-12-26 ›
✓ one source
L
Charlie Parkin
PTS 10/10 · Public Hall, Evesham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 16-3-2 · Parkin —
1938-12-10 ›
✓ one source
W
Jack McKnight
PTS 10/10 · Royal Spa Centre, Leamington Spa, 🇬🇧
Turpin 15-3-2 · McKnight —
1938-11-21 ›
✓ one source
L
Charlie Parkin
PTS 10/10 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 15-2-2 · Parkin —
1938-11-14 ›
✓ one source
W
Trevor Burt
KO 5/10 · Colston Hall, Bristol, 🇬🇧
Turpin 14-2-2 · Burt —
1938-11-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Mick Miller
KO 2/10 · Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 13-2-2 · Miller —
1938-10-10 ›
✓ one source
D
Alf Bishop
PTS 10/10 · Kingsholm Rugby Ground, Gloucester, 🇬🇧
Turpin 13-2-1 · Bishop —
1938-10-03 ›
✓ one source
W
Johnny Clark
PTS 10/10 · Kingsholm Rugby Ground, Gloucester, 🇬🇧
Turpin 12-2-1 · Clark —
1938-08-11 ›
✓ one source
L
Rex Whitney
PTS 10/10 · Graziers Arms, West Haddon, 🇬🇧
Turpin 12-1-1 · Whitney —
1938-06-11 ›
✓ one source
W
Sid Fitzhugh
PTS 8/8 · Semilong Working Men's Club, Northampton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 11-1-1 · Fitzhugh —
1938-05-23 ›
✓ one source
W
Trevor Burt
PTS 8/8 · Public Hall, Evesham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 10-1-1 · Burt —
1938-03-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Frankie Smith
TKO 4/8 · Drill Hall, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 9-1-1 · Smith —
1938-03-19 ›
✓ one source
D
Bob Hartley
PTS 8/8 · Co-op Hall, Rugby, 🇬🇧
Turpin 9-1-0 · Hartley —
1938-03-07 ›
✓ one source
W
Walter Rankin
PTS 8/8 · Skating Rink, Nuneaton, 🇬🇧
Turpin 8-1-0 · Rankin —
1938-02-28 ›
✓ one source
W
Bill Blythling
TKO 4/8 · Evesham, Worcestershire, 🇬🇧
Turpin 7-1-0 · Blythling —
1938-02-19 ›
✓ one source
W
Ray Chadwick
KO 4/8 · Public Hall, Evesham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 6-1-0 · Chadwick —
1937-12-18 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Guest
KO 6/6 · Embassy Rink, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 5-1-0 · Guest —
1937-12-13 ›
✓ one source
NC
Eddie Harris
4/6 · Public Hall, Evesham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 5-1-0 · Harris —
1937-11-21 ›
✓ one source
W
Phil Proctor
KO 2/6 · Public Hall, Evesham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 4-1-0 · Proctor —
1937-11-20 ›
✓ one source
W
Trevor Burt
PTS 4/4 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 3-1-0 · Burt —
1937-11-15 ›
✓ one source
W
Frank Guest
PTS 4/4 · Sparkbrook Stadium, Birmingham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 2-1-0 · Guest —
1937-11-01 ›
✓ one source
W
Eddie Harris
TKO 6/6 · Public Hall, Evesham, 🇬🇧
Turpin 1-1-0 · Harris —
1937-10-16 ›
✓ one source
L
Trevor Burt
KO 3/6 · Arena, Coventry, 🇬🇧
Turpin 1-0-0 · Burt —
1937-10-04 ›
✓ one source
W
Eric Lloyd
TKO 6/6 · Co-op Hall, Rugby, 🇬🇧
Turpin 0-0-0 · Lloyd —
1937-09-27 ›
✓ one source

Ratings now

Not in any current ranking.

World titles

No world title reigns recorded.

Facts

What is Dick Turpin's record?
Dick Turpin's professional record is 81-21-5, 1 NC with 35 knockouts.
Who did Dick Turpin fight last?
Dick Turpin last fought Albert Finch on Jul 3, 1950 and lost by RTD in round 8 of 10.

Sources

Boxerbook ID 13190 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/13190. Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.

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