Scotish Boxer
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Frank Rawlinson
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Scotish Boxer
Seem to recollect a Dick Mc Taggert dont know if he was an AM or Pro believed renowned for his left jab could have been a lightweight?
Scottish Boxer
Dick Mc Taggart was the last/only Scottish boxer to win an Olympic medal
He is joint record holder of SABA titles a record he holds with Jim Pender.
Dick is secretary of the Dundee St.Francis Club.
Don't think he actually boxed as a pro
He is joint record holder of SABA titles a record he holds with Jim Pender.
Dick is secretary of the Dundee St.Francis Club.
Don't think he actually boxed as a pro
300's not even close bigped!!....bigped wrote:was an amatuer had like 300 fights never lost many...
Born in Dundee, one of eighteen children, McTaggart was the first British boxer to compete in three Olympic Games; namely Melbourne (1956), Rome (1960) and Tokyo (1964). He won a gold medal in the first and a bronze in the second, both in the lightweight category. He was British Commonwealth Champion (1958), European Champion (1961) and won a British Empire silver medal (1963).
McTaggart never became a professional boxer and, winning 610 of his 634 fights, he was one of Britain's most successful amateurs. Awarded an MBE for his contribution, McTaggart was nominated to join the Boxing International Hall of Fame (2000) and became one of the first members of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.