Dave Charnley
Professional Boxer, Boxer
1935 – 2012
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Who was Dave Charnley?
David Fraser Charnley was an English lightweight boxer considered to be one of the greatest British fighters in his weight class. Known as "The Dartford Destroyer", the left-handed Charnley had a 10-year career lasting from 1954 to 1964.
Charnley, who was born in Dartford, England, won bronze in the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada, and went on to become undefeated British Lightweight Champion, Commonwealth Lightweight Champion and European Lightweight Boxing Champion.
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- Born
- Oct 10, 1935
Dartford - Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Died
- Mar 3, 2012
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on July 23, 2013
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