A product of the famous Lynn Boxing Club, Charlie Tucker had represented England in France, Switzerland and Ireland by the time he was 18, and also won two junior ABA titles. He never won a senior ABA title but, in 1948, was controversially beaten on points by Peter Brander in the featherweight final. Consequently, Tucker only went to the London Olympics as Brander’s number two, and did not fight. That year, however, Tucker won the Imperial Services featherweight title, representing the RAF, while his brother Reggie (Army) got beat in the lightweight final. Charlie was originally selected for the Empire Games trial but, as he could not make the trip to Auckland, skipped the trials and, in February 1950, shortly after the end of the Games, turned professional. Between then and 1957, Tucker had 47 pro contests, of which he won 32. He had only one crack at a title, the Southern Area featherweight title in 1955, but was knocked out in 90 seconds by the seasoned campaigner Teddy Peckham at Bournemouth.
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