# Charlie Purdy

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**Charles Francis Purdy** (12 December 1905 – 25 January 1982) was a [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) [boxer](/source/Boxing) who competed in the [1924 Summer Olympics](/source/1924_Summer_Olympics).[1][2]

In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the [lightweight class](/source/Boxing_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_lightweight) after losing his fight to [Frenchman](/source/French_people) [Arnold Tholey](/source/Arnold_Tholey). The result of the fight was controversial, Purdy, the crowd and one of the judges believing Purdy had clearly won the fight; the other judge and the French [referee](/source/Referee_(boxing)) giving the fight to Tholey.[3][4]

After the Games he travelled to [Dublin](/source/Dublin) where he won the Irish welterweight title.[3]

He later moved to Australia; in 1929 losing the welterweight championship of Australia to Wally Hancock in Sydney by being knocked out for the first time; he was 10 st 21⁄2 lb (58.3 kg).[5]

On 7 January 1930, Purdy married [Vera Garnett](/source/Vera_Purdy).[6] Her drunkenness and infidelities led him to divorce his wife on 18 April 1935.[7][8] During his time with Vera, he partnered with past athlete [Anthony William Winter](/source/Nick_Winter) in a [billiard](/source/English_billiards) saloon in Sydney.[8]

He is remembered by the Charlie Purdy Cup of the Auckland Boxing Association, and for his weaving:

- Ralph Aitken "weaved and ducked like a Charlie Purdy."[9]
- Billy Parris "used Charlie Purdy’s famous weave."[10]

## References

1. [New Zealand Olympic Committee: Charlie Purdy](https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/charlie-purdy)

1. ["Charlie Purdy"](https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/4885). *Olympedia*. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

1. Ron Palenski & Terry Maddaford: *The Games* Auckland: Moa Publications Ltd. ISBN 0-908570-62-7

1. ["The Story So Far: 100 Years of Boxing New Zealand"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160121215816/http://boxingnz.org.nz/portals/58/files/THESTORY.pdf). Archived from [the original](http://www.boxingnz.org.nz/portals/58/files/THESTORY.pdf) on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

1. *Evening Post* (Wellington), 8 June 1929 p. 10

1. ["Almost lifetime of crime—and likes it!"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169143290). *[Truth](/source/Truth_(Sydney_newspaper))*. No. 2211. 22 May 1932. p. 15. Retrieved 13 December 2023. – via National Library of Australia.

1. *Evening Post* (Wellington), 18 April 1935 p. 11

1. ["Boxer K.O'd. Five Times"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article169340155). *[Truth](/source/Truth_(Sydney_newspaper))*. No. 2363. 21 April 1935. p. 20. Retrieved 13 December 2023. – via National Library of Australia.

1. *Evening Post* (Wellington), 1 May 1936 p. 14

1. *Auckland Star*, 14 October 1944 p. 3

## External links

- ["Charlie Purdy"](http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=72808&cat=boxer). *boxrec.com*. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ["Charlie Purdy"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/charlie-purdy-1.html). *sports-reference.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/charlie-purdy-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- *Kiwis With Gloves On* by Brian F O'Brien, published 1960, Reed.

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