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5 unusual facts about Terry Downes


Paul Pender

He fought a set of three matches against English boxer Terry Downes, of which only the third (on April 7, 1962) went the full distance.

Terry Downes

One of his more prominent roles was in Roman Polanski's 1967 film The Fearless Vampire Killers, in which he played Koukol, a hunchbacked servant.

Despite a relatively short boxing career, Downes managed to accomplish a great deal in the sport, most notably by winning the World Middleweight Title on 11 July 1961 by defeating Paul Pender at the Empire Pool, Wembley, England.

After a particularly brutal fight early in his career against Dick Tiger, Downes was asked who he wanted to fight next.

He replied, "The bastard who made this match," in reference to his manager at the time, Mickey Duff.



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