Dave Charnley (born October 10, 1935 in Dartford, England) was an English lightweight boxer. He is considered to be one of the greatest British boxers in his weight class.^[1] The English are an ethnic group or nation primarily associated with England and the English language. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dartford is the principal town in the borough of Dartford. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq...

Known as The Dartford Destroyer, the left-handed Charnley had a career lasting from 1954 to 1964.

He won bronze in the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada and went on to become British Lightweight Boxing Champion (1957-63), Commonwealth Lightweight Boxing Champion (1959-62) and European Lightweight Boxing Champion (1960-61). Countries which participated The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. ...

World Champion Title Fights

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, which according to Ring Magazine was "Fight of the Year." Many say Charnley should have won the decision. Charnley eventually defeated Brown in six rounds in a non-title fight in Manchester on 25 February 1963. Joe Brown (1926-1997) was an accomplished Afro-American boxer who won the undisputed Lightweight Championship of the World in 1956, making eleven successful defences before being relieved of his crown by the highly-rated Carlos Ortiz in 1962. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...

Aggressive Fighting Style

Before he became a boxer, Charnley 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. Edward Patrick Mickey Walker (July 13, 1903 - April 28, 1981) was a multi-faceted boxer from New Jersey. ...

Charnley, however, also had good tools. He had 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.

Only Joe Brown stopped him on cuts and until his last fight, only welterweight great Emile Griffiths stopped him from going the distance. Charnley ended his career fighting welterweights and was a real tough opponent for anyone.

After the Ring

When he retired from boxing, Charnley took a completely different direction in his life and opened and operated hair salons, which became quite profitable for him. A hair salon is a place where one goes to get their hair cut, as well as styled, highlighted or coloured. ...

Sources

• Henry Cooper’s 100 Greatest Boxers (Henry Cooper, Queen Anne Press, 1990) page 32
• The Ring Record Book & Boxing Encyclopaedia 1959 (Nat Fleischer, The Ring Book Shop Inc., 1959) page 5

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References

1. ^ Ben Dirs, Commonwealth ring legends, BBC Sport, March 7, 2006

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External links

• 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://www.thesportsjudge.co.uk/nextboxi.htm
• http://www.ironlife.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43031
• http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/archive/index.php/index.php?t-10620.html