Sergeant Richard Dunn

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Dickie Dunn is a former British, Commonwealth and European heavyweight boxing champion who challenged Muhammad Ali for the WBC and WBA world heavyweight boxing titles in 1976.

He also served as a Territorial Army paratrooper in 4 PARA while he was a professional boxer. A former champion recruit, Dickie went on to become 4 PARA’s Provost Sergeant, and in 1974 he was awarded the Fishmongers’ Trophy, in recognition of outstanding service to the Regiment the previous year.

Dickie Dunn won 33 of his 45 professional bouts, 16 by knockout. For further statistics about his boxing career please click here.

Compiled by Harvey Grenville

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Richard Dunn

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William Arthur Jones said:
Me and my mate did our 'Pre Para' in Yorkshire with Dickie Dunn, he was in our squad over the weekend and he pulled his tripe out for us but it told on him and at the end of the weekend we all held each other up to pass out for our para training at Abingdon. He was also on our Para course at Abingdon Jan 1965 1/1/65 where I thing he damaged his ankle on one of his jumps. William A Jones.
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