Dave Sands - Revision history

Sweetscientist at 16:45, 11 June 2014

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			'''Trainer:''' [[Tom Maguire]]


	One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie," but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands," '''Dave Sands''' fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1, with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Middleweight--1940s\|Annual Ratings]], he was the second middleweight in 1949, behind [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] and the world champion, [[Jake LaMotta]]; third in 1950; and second in 1951 behind [[Randy Turpin]], with Robinson then the champion.		One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie," but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands," '''Dave Sands''' fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1, with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Middleweight--1940s\|Annual Ratings]], he was the second middleweight in 1949, behind [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] and the world champion, [[Jake LaMotta]]; third in 1950; and second in 1951 behind [[Randy Turpin]], with Robinson then the champion.

Sweetscientist at 21:54, 1 June 2014

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Ric: de-cluttered

2012-07-26T01:34:02Z

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	~~[[file:DSCF0031.JPG\|thumb\|From left: Frank & Tom Maguire; Dave, Clem, Alfie & George Sands]]~~

	One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie," but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands," '''Dave Sands''' fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1, with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Middleweight--1940s\|Annual Ratings]], he was the second middleweight in 1949, behind [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] and the world champion, [[Jake LaMotta]]; third in 1950; and second in 1951 behind [[Randy Turpin]], with Robinson then the champion.		One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie," but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands," '''Dave Sands''' fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1, with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Middleweight--1940s\|Annual Ratings]], he was the second middleweight in 1949, behind [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] and the world champion, [[Jake LaMotta]]; third in 1950; and second in 1951 behind [[Randy Turpin]], with Robinson then the champion.

	~~==Reference Sources==~~

	* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3060549 Photo]: Dave Sands, Empire and Australian Middleweight Champion and Tom Maguire, trainer, c1950 - held and digitised as part of the [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3046935 Arnold Thomas boxing collection] by the National Library of Australia		* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3060549 Photo]: Dave Sands, Empire and Australian Middleweight Champion and Tom Maguire, trainer, c1950 - held and digitised as part of the [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3046935 Arnold Thomas boxing collection] by the National Library of Australia
	* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3050585 Photo]: The six Sands brothers in fighting poses - Clem, Ritchie, George, Dave, Alf and Russell (c1943-1952)		* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3050585 Photo]: The six Sands brothers in fighting poses - Clem, Ritchie, George, Dave, Alf and Russell (c1943-1952)
			*[[:Image:DSCF0031.JPG\|Photo]] From left: Frank & Tom Maguire; Dave, Clem, Alfie & George Sands

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Ric: WBHF icon added

2010-05-31T02:17:39Z

WBHF icon added

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Reenthelawman: Adding Commonwealth champions category

2009-06-02T02:35:06Z

Adding Commonwealth champions category

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	[[Category:Aboriginal Boxers~~\|Sands, Dave~~]]		[[Category:Sands Family]]
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John: swap to better image

2008-11-28T14:25:59Z

swap to better image

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Ric at 04:42, 16 June 2007

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	One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie" but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands." Dave fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1, with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[~~The Ring Magazine]]'s [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings~~: ~~Middleweight~~\|~~Annual Ratings]]~~, ~~he was the second middleweight in 1949 behind [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] and the world champion~~, ~~[[Jake LaMotta~~]]~~; third in 1950; and second in 1951 behind [[Randy Turpin]], with Robinson then the champion.~~		[[file:DSCF0031.JPG\|thumb\|From left: Frank & Tom Maguire; Dave, Clem, Alfie & George Sands]]

			One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie," but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands," '''Dave Sands''' fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1, with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Middleweight--1940s\|Annual Ratings]], he was the second middleweight in 1949, behind [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] and the world champion, [[Jake LaMotta]]; third in 1950; and second in 1951 behind [[Randy Turpin]], with Robinson then the champion.
	[[~~file~~:~~DSCF0031.JPG~~\|~~thumb\|Left to right: Frank Maguire~~, ~~Tom Maguire~~, ~~Dave~~, ~~Clem, Alfie~~ and ~~George (Northern Star Gym, Hamilton, Newcastle)~~]]

	==Reference Sources==		==Reference Sources==

Matt: category

2006-05-19T15:15:01Z

Ric: links

2006-01-14T15:57:26Z

links

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	One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie" but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands." Dave fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1 with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s Annual Ratings he was the ~~2nd~~ middleweight in 1949 behind Sugar Ray Robinson and the world champion, Jake LaMotta; ~~3rd~~ in 1950; and second in 1951 behind Randy Turpin, with Robinson then the champion.		One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie" but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands." Dave fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1, with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s [[The Ring Magazine's Annual Ratings: Middleweight\|Annual Ratings]], he was the second middleweight in 1949 behind [[Sugar Ray Robinson]] and the world champion, [[Jake LaMotta]]; third in 1950; and second in 1951 behind [[Randy Turpin]], with Robinson then the champion.

Ric: format tweaks; minor edits

2006-01-14T15:54:36Z

format tweaks; minor edits

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	One of six brothers whose family name was Ritchie but who fought professionally under the name of Sands. Dave fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1 with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In The Ring's Annual Ratings he was the 2nd middleweight in 1949 behind Sugar Ray Robinson and the world champion, Jake LaMotta, 3rd in 1950, and second in 1951 behind Randy Turpin with Robinson then the champion.		<br clear=all>
			One of six brothers whose family name was "Ritchie" but who fought professionally under the name of "Sands." Dave fought from 1941 until his death in a truck accident on 11th August 1952. He had 110 fights for a record of 97 (65) - 10 (2) - 1 with two no contests. Fifteen of his knockouts came in the first round. At the time of his death Sands held the Australian middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight titles. In [[The Ring Magazine]]'s Annual Ratings he was the 2nd middleweight in 1949 behind Sugar Ray Robinson and the world champion, Jake LaMotta; 3rd in 1950; and second in 1951 behind Randy Turpin, with Robinson then the champion.


	[[file:DSCF0031.JPG\|thumb\|~~Frank Maguire, Tom Maguire, Frank makes a point to four of the Sands Brothers, here, left~~ to right, Frank Maguire, Tom Maguire, Dave, Clem, Alfie and George~~, taken at~~ Northern Star Gym, Hamilton, Newcastle]]		[[file:DSCF0031.JPG\|thumb\|Left to right: Frank Maguire, Tom Maguire, Dave, Clem, Alfie and George (Northern Star Gym, Hamilton, Newcastle)]]

	==Reference ~~sources~~==		==Reference Sources==

	* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3060549 Dave Sands], Empire and Australian Middleweight Champion and Tom Maguire, trainer, c1950 - held and digitised as part of the [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3046935 Arnold Thomas boxing collection] by the National Library of Australia		* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3060549 Photo]: Dave Sands, Empire and Australian Middleweight Champion and Tom Maguire, trainer, c1950 - held and digitised as part of the [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3046935 Arnold Thomas boxing collection] by the National Library of Australia
	* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3050585 The six Sands brothers] in fighting poses - Clem, Ritchie, George, Dave, Alf and Russell (c1943-1952)		* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3050585 Photo]: The six Sands brothers in fighting poses - Clem, Ritchie, George, Dave, Alf and Russell (c1943-1952)


	[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members\|Sands, Dave]]		[[Category:World Boxing Hall of Fame Members\|Sands, Dave]]
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