Dick Tiger
71″ reach · +4.83% reach advantage · 72nd percentile
Dick Tiger has a reach of 71″ against a height of 67.7″ — a reach advantage of +4.83%, above average for light heavyweight boxing and the 72nd percentile of the 98 compared here.
Reach in context
Reach advantage
+4.83%
71″ reach on a 67.7″ frame
Compared against 98 light heavyweight boxing fighters. Median 2.79%.
| Reach | 71″ (180.3 cm) | 13th pct |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 67.7″ (172 cm) | 4th pct |
| Stance | Orthodox | |
| Division | Light Heavyweight Boxing competed at 2: middleweight, light heavyweight — compared here against the last | |
| Peak era | 1950s | |
| Country | Nigeria |
Record
Boxing record
60–19
82 bouts on record
Finish rate
45%
of wins ended inside the distance — light heavyweight boxing median 58%, 28th percentile
The career, bout by bout
76 recorded bouts from 1952 to 1970. Every incumbent shows this as a table you have to read; here it is as a shape you can see.
Career span
19y
1952–1970
Longest unbeaten run
11
without a loss — draws do not break it
Busiest year
1957
9 bouts
Recorded bouts
76
74 with a date
Fights
| Year | Result | Opponent | Method | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | L | Emile Griffith | Decision | 10 |
| 1969 | W | Andy Kendall | Decision | 10 |
| 1969 | W | Nino Benvenuti | Decision | 10 |
| 1968 | W | Frank DePaula | Decision | 10 |
| 1968 | L | Bob Foster | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1967 | W | Roger Rouse | KO/TKO | 12 |
| 1967 | W | José Torres | Decision | 15 |
| 1967 | W | Abraham Tomica | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1966 | W | José Torres | Decision | 15 |
| 1966 | L | Emile Griffith | Decision | 15 |
| 1966 | W | Peter Mueller | KO/TKO | 3 |
| 1965 | W | Joey Giardello | Decision | 15 |
| 1965 | W | Rubin Carter | Decision | 10 |
| 1965 | W | Juan Carlos Rivero | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1964 | L | Joey Archer | Decision | 10 |
| 1964 | W | Don Fullmer | Decision | 10 |
| 1964 | W | Jose Monon Gonzalez | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1963 | L | Joey Giardello | Decision | 15 |
| 1963 | W | Gene Fullmer | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1962 | W | Gene Fullmer | Decision | 15 |
| 1962 | W | Henry Hank | Decision | 10 |
| 1962 | W | Florentino Fernández | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1961 | W | William Pickett | Decision | 10 |
| 1961 | W | Hank Casey | Decision | 10 |
| 1961 | W | Ellsworth Webb | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1961 | W | Gene Armstrong | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1960 | W | Wilf Greaves | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1960 | W | Víctor Zalazar | Decision | 10 |
| 1960 | W | Gene Armstrong | Decision | 10 |
| 1959 | W | Holly Mims | Decision | 10 |
| 1959 | L | Joey Giardello | Decision | 10 |
| 1959 | W | Gene Armstrong | Decision | 10 |
| 1959 | L | Rory Calhoun | Decision | 10 |
| 1959 | W | Randy Sandy | Decision | 10 |
| 1958 | W | Yolande Pompey | Decision | 10 |
| 1958 | L | Ellsworth Webb | Decision | 10 |
| 1958 | W | Billy Ellaway | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1958 | W | Pat McAteer | KO/TKO | 9 |
| 1958 | W | Johnny Read | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1958 | W | Jimmy Lynas | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1958 | W | Jean Ruellet | — | 8 |
| 1957 | W | Paddy Delargy | KO/TKO | 6 |
| 1957 | D | Pat McAteer | Decision | 10 |
| 1957 | W | Jean Claude Poisson | Decision | 10 |
| 1957 | W | Phil Edwards | Decision | 10 |
| 1957 | W | Alan Dean | Decision | 8 |
| 1957 | L | Willie Armstrong | Decision | 8 |
| 1957 | W | Marius Dori | KO/TKO | 7 |
| 1957 | W | Terry Downes | KO/TKO | 5 |
| 1957 | W | Johnny Read | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1956 | W | Alan Dean | Decision | 8 |
| 1956 | W | Jimmy Lynas | Decision | 8 |
| 1956 | W | Wally Scott | KO/TKO | 4 |
| 1956 | W | Dennis Rowley | KO/TKO | 1 |
| 1956 | L | George Roe | Decision | 8 |
| 1956 | L | Gerry McNally | Decision | 8 |
| 1955 | L | Alan Dean | Decision | 6 |
| 1955 | W | Bolaji Johnson | Decision | 8 |
| 1955 | W | John Ama | KO/TKO | 2 |
| 1955 | W | Raheem Fagbemi | Decision | 8 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 76 recorded bouts.
15 of these opponents have their own page here.
Closest in build
light heavyweight boxing fighters with the nearest reach advantage.
- Mike McTigue+4.57% 72″ reach · 70th pct
- Adrian Diaconu+4.57% 72″ reach · 70th pct
- Montell Griffin+4.47% 70″ reach · 69th pct
- Harry Greb+4.4% 71″ reach · 68th pct
- Maurice Harris+5.28% 80″ reach · 73rd pct
- Ezequiel Maderna+5.32% 78″ reach · 74th pct
- Julius Jackson+5.37% 78″ reach · 76th pct
- Winky Wright+4.27% 73″ reach · 67th pct
How this is worked out
- Measurements and records are read from the fighter's English Wikipedia infobox; the fight list is parsed from the article's own results table.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Percentiles rank this fighter among the 98 light heavyweight boxing fighters in the dataset — chosen because it is the most specific group of at least 30 that this fighter belongs to.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Source: Dick Tiger on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), as of 2026-07-07. Percentiles and derived figures computed here.