Peter Waterman (8 December 1934 – 16 January 1986) was an

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boxer and a British and European welterweight champion. Waterman was born in Stepney, East London, England, one of nine children of Rose Juliana (née Saunders) and Harry Frank Waterman. His younger brother, Dennis Waterman, became an actor and singer. His father had been an amateur boxer and made all of his sons box.Waterman and Arlon. - p.13-14. He began boxing at the age of 11 and had an amateur career winning 121 of his 130 bouts. He won the 1952

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British light-welterweight title, when boxing out of the Caius ABC. In 1952, he represented the

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at the

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at Helsinki, Finland, in the light-welterweight class. When Waterman was 18, he became a professional and won the British welterweight title in 1956. In 1957, he beat Emilio Marconi to gain the European welterweight title. In April 1958, after a fight with British lightweight champion,

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, he had to be helped to the dressing room. A few months later Waterman underwent brain surgery and never fought again. He died suddenly in

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at the age of 51.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Waterman, Peter 1934 births 1986 deaths Boxers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Boxers from Greater London English male boxers Olympic boxers of Great Britain People from Stepney Welterweight boxers