Dai Dower

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Dai Dower boxer
Data
Birth Name David William Dower
Weight class Flyweight
nationality British
birthday June 20, 1933
place of birth Abercynon, Wales, UK
Date of death August 1, 2016
style Left-hand boom
size 1.65 meters
Combat Statistics
Struggles 37
Victories 34
Knockout victories 12
Defeats 3

Dai Dower (born June 20, 1933 in Abercynon , Wales , † August 1, 2016 ) was a British boxer . He was European champion of professional flyweight boxers .

Career

Career as an amateur boxer

Dai Dower's success as an amateur boxer was essentially limited to 1952. In February of that year, the Welsh newcomer first drew attention to himself when he was points winner over Malcolm Grant in Cardiff in a match between Wales and a British army selection in bantamweight. in April 1952 he was British champion (ABA champion) in flyweight with a point victory in the final over Gerald John. A month later Dai Dower defeated Gerald John in Cardiff in a match between Wales and England again on points.

He was then appointed to the team from Great Britain , which went to the start at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki . He came there in flyweight to points wins over Abdelamid Boutefnouchet, France (3: 0 judges' votes) and Leslie Donovan Handunge, Ceylon (3: 0). In the quarterfinals he then met the Soviet champion Anatoly Nikolajewitsch Bulakow , against whom he lost just on points (1: 2 judges' votes). He finished 5th.

In November 1952 he represented Great Britain in London in an international match against Spain, defeating Jose Ogazon on points in the flyweight division.

Career as a professional boxer

In early 1953, Dai Dower became a professional boxer. He played his first fight on February 16, 1953 in Cardiff and won the flyweight over John Vernon by technical knockout in the 4th round. After this fight, he remained victorious in another 26 fights in a row. On March 23, 1953 in Kensington, UK, he defeated the former European flyweight champion, his compatriot Terry Allen (boxer) by knockout in the 2nd round. Another notable victory he achieved on July 19, 1954, when he defeated the Belgian flyweight champion Emile Delplanque in Cardiff by disqualification in the 4th round.

On October 19, 1954 he won the Commonwealth (British Empire) flyweight title with a point victory after 15 rounds over Jake Tuli from South Africa. That was his first title win as a professional boxer. On January 10, 1955, Dai Dower defeated the German champion Willibald Koch in Cardiff in the third round and on February 8, 1955 he defended the Commonwealth (British) in Harringay, UK, with a point victory after 15 rounds over the Englishman Eric Marsden Empire) flyweight title and with this victory also won the vacant British flyweight championship title. On March 8, 1955 Dai Dower won in Kensington with a point victory over the Italian Giannelli Nazzareno and the EBU European flyweight title.

On October 3, 1955, Dai Dower defended his EBU European Championship against the Spaniard Young Martin in Nottingham, UK . Young Martin turned out to be a physically very strong boxer, against whom Dai Dower resisted for a long time, but in the end could not counter Martin's superior physique. Young Martin won in the 12th round by knockout and became the new European champion. Well recovered from this defeat, Dai Dower successfully defended the Commonwealth (British Empire) title against Jake Tuli on December 6, 1955 in Harringay, UK, with a point win after 15 rounds. He then won another five fights in 1956. That year he also had to do his military service in the British Army. He then received an offer to box on March 30, 1957 in Buenos Aires against the Argentinean Pascual Pérez for the world flyweight title. He was then allowed to interrupt his military service in order to be able to optimally prepare for this fight. On March 30, 1957, Pasual Perez Dai Dower showed himself to be superior and knocked him out in the first round

After that defeat, Dai Dower only fought twice. On January 16, 1958 in Birmingham, UK, he beat the Englishman Eric Brett on points and on October 28, 1958 he lost to the Canadian Pat Supple on points. He then ended his professional career as a boxer.

He rejoined the British Army and completed the mandatory military service. He then worked for many years as a physical education teacher in schools and at the University of Bournemouth.

Explanations
  • Left arm = the lead hand is the left hand and the punch hand is the right hand
  • EBU = European Boxing Union
  • Flyweight, weight class up to 51 kg body weight (amateur area)
  • UK = United Kingdom (United Kingdom)

literature

  • Box Sport magazine

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bocsiwr o Gymru wedi marw yn 83 oed

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Dower, Dai
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dower, David William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British boxer
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Abercynon , Wales, UK
DATE OF DEATH August 1, 2016