SCARCE 1956 Melbourne Olympic game's 20 page official on-site boxing programme featuring Great Britains gold medallist's Terry Spinks MBE and Scotland's amateur sensation Dick McTaggart MBE, also featuring USA's gold medallist Pete Rademacher. 27th November 1956, West Melbourne Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Condition excellent (slight staining top of first 3 pages)

Price: £75

Terence ("Terry") George Spinks MBE (born February 28, 1938) from Great Britain, who won the gold medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. In the final he defeated Mircea Dobrescu of Romania on points. He was also British featherweight champion from 1960 to 1961.

He was an apprentice jockey, before finding boxing more lucrative.

Amateur Career
Spinks had 200 amateur fights, and was the 1956 ABA flyweight champion.

Olympic Results
* Defeated Samuel Harris (Pakistan) points
* Defeated Abel Laudonio (Argentina) points
* Defeated Vladimir Stolnikov (Soviet Union) points
* Defeated René Libeer (France) points
* Defeated Mircea Dobrescu (Romania) points

Pro Career
Spinks had 49 professional bouts of which he won 41.

He had his first professional bout in April 1957, against Jim Loughrey, at Harringay Arena, winning on a stoopage for a cut eye.

In September 1960, Spinks fought for the British featherweight title, against the holder Bobby Neill. The fight was at the Royal Albert Hall, and Spinks won the title when the fight was stopped in the seventh due to cuts suffered by Neil.

In November 1960, the two men had a re-match at the Empire Pool, Wembley. Spinks retained his new title by knocking Neill down three times in the fourteenth, with him finally being counted out.

In May 1961, Spinks defended his title for the second time, against the Welshman, Howard Winstone. The fight was at the Empire Pool, and Winstone won by a technical knockout in the tenth round.

After losing his title, Spinks continued fighting, but never challenged for a title again. He had his last fight in December 1962 against Johnny Mantle, winning by a technical knockout in the eighth.

Honors
He received the MBE in the 2002 New Years Honours List.








Richard McTaggart MBE (born October 15, 1935) from Dundee, Scotland, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.

Amateur Career
McTaggart competed at two Olympic games as a Lightweight (1956, 1960), and one as a Light welterweight (1964). McTaggart won the gold medal in 1956, and was awarded the Val Barker Trophy, as the games outstanding boxer. He won the bronze medal in 1960, and was eliminated in the 3rd round in 1964. McTaggart was also a five-time ABA champion (1956, 1958, 1960, 1963 and 1965). McTaggart purportedly won 610 of his 634 amateur bouts.

Olympic Results 1956

1st round bye
* Defeated Chandrasena Jayasuriya (Ceylon) points
* Defeated Andre Vairolatto (France) points
* Defeated Anatoly Lagetko (Soviet Union) points
* Defeated Harry Kurschat (United Team of Germany) points
1964

1st round bye
* Defeated Julian Rossi (Australia) 5-0
* Lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) 1-4

Amateur Accomplishments
* 1954 ABA Featherweight runner-up, losing to Dave Charnley (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) RSC 1 in final
* 1956 ABA Lightweight champion, defeated Eddie Kane (Lochead BC) in final
* 1958 ABA Lightweight champion, defeated Johnny Cooke (Maple Leaf ABC) in final
* 1958 British Commonwealth Lightweight champion
* 1960 ABA Lightweight champion, defeated Cedric Williams (Bargoed & Deri ABC) RSC 2 in final
* 1961 European Lightweight champion
* 1962 ABA Lightweight runner-up, losing to Brian Whelan (Chiswick General ABC) in final
* 1963 ABA Light welterweight champion, defeated Larry O'Connell (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) in final
* 1965 ABA Light welterweight champion, defeated Larry O'Connell (Fitzroy Lodge ABC) in final

Awards And Honors
Member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
Order of the British Empire - Member (MBE)











Thomas Peter ("Pete") Rademacher (born August 20, 1928) who made boxing history by being the only man to fight for the world heavyweight championship in his first professional fight.

Amateur Career
In his amateur career, Rademacher had 79 fights, going 72-7. He won a series of tournaments, including the 1949, 1951, 1952, and 1953 Seattle Golden Gloves (he lost in 1950 to Zora Folley, who he would face several times in his career), and the US Amateur Championship as a heavyweight in 1953 -- avenging his earlier loss to Folley. He also captured the Chicago Golden Gloves, the All-Army championship, and the Service championship in 1956, before qualifying for the Olympic team. In the Olympics, held in Melbourne, he captured a gold medal in the heavyweight division.

Olympic Results
* Defeated Joszef Nemec KO 2
* Defeated Daan Bekker KO 3
* Defeated Lev Mukhin KO 1

Rademacher also attended college, playing offensive line on the football team for Washington State.

Professional Career
After winning the gold medal, Rademacher started saying that he would be able to become world heavyweight champion in his first professional fight. He made his belief public and was able to lure world Heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson into defending his crown against the debutant Rademacher. It is the only time to date that a fighter making his professional debut has challenged for a world title.

Rademacher dropped Patterson in round two, but Patterson recovered and defeated him by a knockout in six.

Rademacher later on went on to fight Zora Folley, Brian London, George Chuvalo, Lamar Clark, Buddy Turman, and the former world light heavyweight champion, Archie Moore. He lost to Moore, Folley and London but beat Chuvalo, Clark, and Turman. His last bout was against former world middleweight champion Carl "Bobo" Olson, whom he beat by decision.

Later Life
After retirement, he went into business at McNeil Corporation in Akron, Ohio. He retired as President in 1987. In 1996, he and his two daughters helped carry the Olympic torch around the streets of Cleveland, Ohio.

Rademacher is active in local politics in Medina County, Ohio. He is also well known in northern Ohio for the amazing gasoline-powered one wheel "unicycle" he rides in local parades.