Dennis Alan Talbot (born 18 April 1954) is an Australian former
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His boxing career started from Mudgee in June 1969 and went on for a period of 15 years. He retired in April 1984 after successfully defending his lightweight title against Brett Young.
Dennis traveled to every part of Australia and visited many parts around the World (New Caledonia, Fiji, Bahrain, Italy, Marreia Island, Singapore, Austria, American Samoa, Tahiti, Germany, The Philippines and New Zealand).
He met many celebrities, including;
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Jimmy Carruthers
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Dennis entered the ring against 4 World Champions.
He fought over a 100 fights including 30 title fights, with 85% in victories, 50% KO's, 26 KO's in under 2 rounds, 3 KO's under 1 round and 2 KO's under 30 seconds of the first round.
Titles held 1970-1972
*State Schoolboys (August 1970)
*State Novice Titles (1970)
*State Open Senior Titles (1971)
*Australian Titles - Adelaide SA (1971)
*Australian Titles - Perth W.A. (1972)
*Pacific Games Tahiti (1972)
These titles were never lost; he retired with all titles.
At the 1972 Olympics in Munich
He was one of four boxers selected to represent Australia in 1972 in the Munich Olympics.
*Defeated Francisco Rodríguez (Venezuela) KO 2
*Lost to