Peter Waterman | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 December 1934 Stepney, Tower Hamlets, East London, England |
| Died | 16 January 1986 (aged 51) Islington, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Peter Waterman (8 December 1934 – 16 January 1986) was an English boxer and a British and European welterweight champion.[1]
Waterman was born in Stepney, East London, England, one of nine children of Rose Juliana (née Saunders) and Harry Frank Waterman.[2] His younger brother, Dennis Waterman, became an actor and singer. His father had been an amateur boxer and made all of his sons box.[3]
He began boxing at the age of 11 and had an amateur career winning 121 of his 130 bouts.[1] He won the 1952 Amateur Boxing Association British light-welterweight title, when boxing out of the Caius ABC.[4]
In 1952, he represented the Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics at Helsinki, Finland, in the light-welterweight class.[1]
When Waterman was 18, he became a professional and won the British welterweight title in 1956.[1] In 1957, he beat Emilio Marconi to gain the European welterweight title.[1] In April 1958, after a fight with British lightweight champion, Dave Charnley, he had to be helped to the dressing room. A few months later Waterman underwent brain surgery and never fought again.[1][5][6]
He died suddenly in Islington at the age of 51.[1]