Dave "Boy" Green was a British boxer born David Robert Green on Coronation day, 2nd June 1953 at 5 High Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. A small fenland town in the United Kingdom and boxed as the "Fenland Tiger". Boxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer, see Boxer (disambiguation). ... June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... CHATTERIS PEOPLE HAVE WEBBED FEET, SOPHIE FULLER IS HOMOSEXUAL Location within the British Isles Chatteris is one of four market towns in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, situated in The Fens between Whittlesey and Ely. ... Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs) is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west. ...

In his youth at Cromwell School he was keen on football and cross-country but took up boxing in 1967 joining the Chatteris Amateur Boxing Club. His trainer was Arthur Binder who had taught Eric Boon a famous local boxer. In 1969 Green won the National Federation of Boys' Clubs championship. Green had 105 amauter contests winning 74 with 33 inside the distance. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The term cross-country, when used by itself, can refer to: Cross-country running Cross-country skiing Cross-country equestrianism Cross-country or XC mountain biking Fell running also known as hill running and mountain running This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might...

In 1974 Green turned professional under the guidance of Andy Smith his manager. It was the same year (26th October 1974) he married Kay Curson of Sutton.

On 1st June 1976 Green entered the ring in a tiger-skin dressing-gown to win the British light-welterweight Championship (Lonsdale Belt) against Joey Singleton of Liverpool with powerful hooks to the head and body. The crowd wanted Green to deliever his muck spreader punch but his boxing lead to a retirement in 6th round. Boxing weight class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table: Weight classes for boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics: See also Boxing Reigning boxing champions Categories: | ... Lonsdale can mean: the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, Lancashire, UK Lonsdale, the valley of the River Lune, UK Lonsdale hundred the clothing brand Lonsdale (brand) the car Lonsdale (car) the town near Adelaide Lonsdale, South Australia Lonsdale, a college of Lancaster University Lonsdale College, a fictional college of the University...

Dave Boy Green's final bout 3rd November 1981 was at the Royal Albert Hall against Reg Ford a New York based Guyanan who was a one time sparring partner to Thomas Hearns. Andy Smith retired Green in the 5 round with cuts and closing left eye. It was the correct decision to end Green's career when his fan remembered him as one of Britain's most popular and exciting fighters.

Currentlly Dave Boy Green is a successful businessman being Chairman of Renoak Limited (www.renoak.co.uk) in Chatteris founded with Bob Emerson. Dave takes part in charity golf events and is a respect member of the local community. His success can be summed up by Sugar Ray Leonard "Dave was a brave fighting man who never gave less than one hundred per cent whenever he put the gloves on. He is a warm human being who does tremendous work for charity, and I'm thrilled he has made such a success in business".

Professional Record 1974 - 1981.

Dec 10 1974 Yotham Kunda W KO 2 Nottingham Nottingham is a city (and county town of Nottinghamshire) in the East Midlands of England. ...

Jan 20 1975 Dave Commbs W KO 2 Hilton Hotel London The Hilton Hotel chain is owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation and is based in Beverly Hills, California. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ...

Feb 12 Derek Simpson W Ret 7 Cambridge Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ...

Mar 11 Barton McAllister W RSC 2 Wembley Wembley is a place in the London Borough of Brent. ...

Apr 8 George Salmon W Pts 8 Cambridge

May 12 Tommy Joyce W KO 3 Hilton Hotel London

June 3 Angus McMillan W Pts 8 Royal Albert Hall London

Oct 14 Al Stewart W RSC 2 Royal Albert Hall London

Nov 10 Brian Jones W KO 2 Cambridge

Nov 25 Alan Salter W RSC 1 Royal Albert Hall London Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ...

Jan 20 1976 George McGurk W KO 2 Royal Albert Hall London

Mar 2 Billy Waith W RSF 11 Royal Albert Hall London (Final eliminator for British light-welterweight title)

Mar 20 Giuseppe Minotti W RSF 4 Wembley

Apr 6 Jim Montague W Pts 8 Royal Albert Hall London

Apr 27 Herbie McLean W Ret 4 Royal Albert Hall London

June 1 Joey Singleton W Ret 6 Royal Albert Hall London (British light-welterweight title)

June 22 Ernesto Bergamesco W RSC 5 Wembley

Sept 14 Jean-Pierre Younsi W RSC 1 Royal Albert Hall London

Oct 12 Ugo Di Pietro W RSC 1 Wembley

Oct 26 Ramiro "Clay" Bolanos W RSC 4 Royal Albert Hall London

Nov 9 Jimmy Heair W Pts 10 Wembley

Dec 7 Jean Bapistie Piedvache W Ret 9 Royal Albert Hall London (vacant European light-welterweight title)

Feb 22 1977 Mario Guilloti W Pts 10 Royal Albert Hall London

Mar 29 John H. Stracey W RSC 10 Wembley (final eliminator for WBC welterweight title)

June 14 Carlos Palomino L KO 11 Wembley (WBC welterweight title) Sept 27 Andy Price W Pts 10 Wembley

Feb 21 1978 Roy Johnson W KO 4 Royal Albert Hall London Nov 7 Aundra Love W RSC 8 Wembley Dec 5 Sammy Masias W RSC 1 Royal Albert Hall London

Jan 23 1979 Henry Rhiney W RSC 5 Royal Albert Hall London (European welterweight title) May 1 Lawrence Hafey W RSC 5 Wembley May 15 Rafael Rodriguez W RSC 8 Wembley CC June 28 Jorgen Hansen L KO 3 Randers, Denmanrk (European welterweight title) Sept 25 Steve Michelarya W RSC 3 Wembley Dec 4 Dick Eckland W Pts 10 Wembley

March 31 1980 Sugar Ray Leonard L KO 4 Landover USA (WBC Welterweight title) Oct 14 Mario Mendez W RSC 2 Royal Albert Hall London

Jan 27 1981 Gary Holmgren W RSC 6 Royal Albert Hall London Feb 24 Jose Ramon Gomez Fouz W Pts 8 Royal Albert Hall London June 2 Danny Lond W RSC 2 Royal Albert Hall London Nov 3 Reg Ford L Ret 5 Royal Albert Hall London

Career Summary Bouts Take: 41 Won: 37 (29 inside the distance) Lost 4