Sunday 14 August 2016

87th birthday of Richard Ihetu, aka Dick Tiger

(Born 14 August 1929, Ubahu, Biafra)
Illustrious world middleweight and light-heavyweight boxing champion of the mid-1960s, Biafran ambassadeur extraordinaire during the Igbo genocide perpetrated by Nigeria and Britain, 29 May 1966-12 January 1970, when 3.1 million Igbo or one-quarter of this nation’s population are slaughtered, proclaims solemnly to the world at the time: “Without Biafra, the championship title is no good to me. Without Biafra, my title is nothing”

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1 comment:

  1. Nwannem,
    The Cove called Nigeria is no good if such Giants like Dick Ihetu aka Dick Tiger is not accorded their place in history.

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