BOXER

Dick Tiger

1929 - 1971

Dick Tiger

Richard Ihetu (August 14, 1929 – December 14, 1971), professionally known as Dick Tiger was a Nigerian professional boxer who held the undisputed middleweight and light-heavyweight championships. Tiger emigrated to Liverpool, England to pursue his boxing career and later to the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dick Tiger has received more than 476,875 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Tiger is the 109th most popular boxer, the 45th most popular biography from Nigeria and the most popular Nigerian Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

480k
Page Views (PV)
53.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.05
Effective Languages (L*)
2.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Dick Tiger ranks 109 out of 496. Before him are Héctor Méndez, Gerald Dreyer, Oscar Casanovas, Bernard Hopkins, Bep van Klaveren, and Ulderico Sergo. After him are Anthony Joshua, Harry Spanjer, Emanuel Steward, Charles Mayer, Boris Lagutin, and Jean Delarge.

Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia

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Héctor Méndez
1897 - 1977
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 103
Gerald Dreyer
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 104
Oscar Casanovas
1914 - 1987
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 105
Bernard Hopkins
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 106
Bep van Klaveren
1907 - 1992
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 107
Ulderico Sergo
1913 - 1967
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 108
Dick Tiger
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 109
Anthony Joshua
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 110
Harry Spanjer
1873 - 1958
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 111
Emanuel Steward
1944 - 2012
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 112
Charles Mayer
1882 - 1972
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 113
Boris Lagutin
1938 - 2022
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 114
Jean Delarge
1906 - 1977
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 115

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Dick Tiger ranks 401. Before him are Win Tin, Júlia Sigmond, Yevgeniy Chazov, Richard Rush, Doina Cornea, and James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife. After him are Kenneth MacMillan, Evert Gunnarsson, Villy Sørensen, Ivor Allchurch, Kazimierz Kutz, and Acker Bilk. Among people deceased in 1971, Dick Tiger ranks 184. Before him are Maude Fealy, Earl Thomson, Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey, Lauro Amadò, Betty Bronson, and Tor Johnson. After him are Billy Gilbert, Ciro Verratti, Erik Almlöf, Hank Mann, Brock Chisholm, and Carl Blegen.

Others Born in 1929

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Win Tin
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2014
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 395
Júlia Sigmond
ACTOR
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 396
Yevgeniy Chazov
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 397
Richard Rush
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2021
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 398
Doina Cornea
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 399
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 400
Dick Tiger
BOXER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 401
Kenneth MacMillan
DANCER
1929 - 1992
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 402
Evert Gunnarsson
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 403
Villy Sørensen
WRITER
1929 - 2001
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 404
Ivor Allchurch
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 405
Kazimierz Kutz
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2018
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 406
Acker Bilk
SINGER
1929 - 2014
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 407

Others Deceased in 1971

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Maude Fealy
ACTOR
1883 - 1971
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 178
Earl Thomson
ATHLETE
1895 - 1971
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 179
Geoffrey Lawrence, 1st Baron Oaksey
JUDGE
1880 - 1971
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 180
Lauro Amadò
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1971
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 181
Betty Bronson
ACTOR
1906 - 1971
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 182
Tor Johnson
ACTOR
1902 - 1971
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 183
Dick Tiger
BOXER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 184
Billy Gilbert
ACTOR
1894 - 1971
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 185
Ciro Verratti
ACTOR
1907 - 1971
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 186
Erik Almlöf
ATHLETE
1891 - 1971
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 187
Hank Mann
ACTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 188
Brock Chisholm
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 189
Carl Blegen
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1887 - 1971
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 190