Talk:Dave Charnley
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Hello DragonflySixtyseven,
Dave Charnley was European, Commonwealth and British lightweight boxing champion from 1957 to 1963. He almost became world champion in 1961 but lost to his arch-rival Joe Brown in a controversial 15 round bout called by Ring Magazine the fight of the year.
So he was definitely a significant player in the boxing scene in the 50s and early 60s, absolutely worthy of mention on Wikipedia, yet my first post was deleted. Why? You can contact me here: charn@rogers.com. Here is a re-edited version.
Cheers, Bruce 15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC)Charnley 15:40, 17 October 2006 (UTC) Dave Charnley (Boxer) Country - England Stance – Left handed Fought from 1954 to 1964 W 48 (27 KO's): L 12: D 1: Total 61
Dave Charnley won bronze in the Commonwealth Games in 1954 and went on to become European, Commonwealth and British lightweight champion from 1957 to 1963. Known as “The Dartford Destroyer" he was one of the all-time great lightweight boxing champions in British history.
Born in Dartford, Kent, on 10 October 1935, Charnley made two unsuccessful world title challenges against his arch-rival Joe 'Old Bones' Brown. He was stopped on a cut eye in Houston, Texas, in 1959, and was narrowly out-pointed in a controversial 15 round bout in London on 18 April 1961. According to Ring Magazine it was fight of the year. Many say that Charnley should have won the decision. Dave eventually stopped Joe Brown in six rounds in a non-title fight at Manchester on February 25 1963.
Charnley was arguably Britain’s greatest lightweight boxer after WWII, although many would probably pick Ken Buchannan. Unfortunately, he has become a bit of a forgotten man and definitely doesn't get his due. He had good tools; double and triple hooks and was a true scrapper, with plenty of bottle. His trademark was an aggressive attacking style. Inside the ring he was a furious brawler who gave and took brutal punishment. He fought everyone, even much heavier men, and held his own.
He fought most of the top men of his day won most, lost a few. Only Joe Brown stopped him on cuts, and until his last fight only welterweight great Emile Griffiths stopped him from going the distance. He ended his career fighting welterweights and was a real tough opponent for anyone.
Before he became a boxer, he worked in the pits as a boilermaker, which may help explain his powerful build. He had large forearms and was often compared to the "Toy Bulldog" Mickey Walker. After his retirement from the ring Dave took a different direction in his life and opened and operated hair salons which were quite profitable.
Dave Charnley was a strong hard-hitting lightweight boxer with good power, definitely one of those fighters who should be appreciated more. He was one tough Englishman.
1. Biographical Information from: (i) Henry Cooper’s 100 Greatest Boxers (Henry Cooper, Queen Anne Press, 1990) pages 32. (ii) The Ring Record Book & Boxing Encyclopedia 1959 (Nat Fleischer, The Ring Book Shop Inc., 1959) page 5. (iii) The International Boxing Hall of Fame’s online exhibit [1].
http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=011390
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/finbarr/btcp10.htm
http://www.boxing-records.com/palm/voirpalma.phtml?boxeur=charnlda.html
http://www.secondsout.com/Legends/bios.cfm?ccs=235&cs=8624
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Brown_(boxer)
