Dave Charnley
Charnley with manager Arthur Boggis in 1959 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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Nickname | The Dartford Destroyer | |||||||||||
| Nationality | English | |||||||||||
| Born | David Fraser Charnley 10 October 1935 Dartford, England | |||||||||||
| Died | 3 March 2012 (aged 76) Dartford, England | |||||||||||
| Weight | Lightweight | |||||||||||
| Boxing career | ||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||
| Total fights | 61 | |||||||||||
| Wins | 48 | |||||||||||
| Win by KO | 27 | |||||||||||
| Losses | 12 | |||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||
Medal record
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David Fraser Charnley (10 October 1935 – 3 March 2012) 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 won a bronze medal at the 1954 Commonwealth Games and went on to become undefeated British lightweight champion (1957–63), Commonwealth lightweight champion (1959–62) and European lightweight champion (1960–61).