About Dave McCleave
Lived 1911 – 1988 (aged 76). Dave McCleave was a British boxer.
David Edward McCleave (24 December 1911 – 19 May 1988) was an English boxer who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Boxing career McCleave born in Battersea, boxed out of Lynn BC.
In 1932 he finished fourth in the welterweight class. He was not able to compete in the bronze medal bout against Bruno Ahlberg. At the 1934 Empire Games he won the gold medal in the welterweight class after winning the final against Dick Barton.
He won the 1932 and 1934 Amateur Boxing Association British welterweight titles and the 1931 lightweight title, when boxing out of the Lynn ABC.
Personal life In the 1950s he was the landlord of the Union Tavern Pub Camberwell New Road. It was a boxing pub where David Benjamin Gray was compere and manager with his wife Irene Alice Gray.
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Who was Dave McCleave?
British boxer
When was Dave McCleave born?
Dave McCleave was born on 24 December 1911 in Battersea.
When did Dave McCleave die?
Dave McCleave died on 19 May 1988.
What was Dave McCleave's occupation?
Dave McCleave was a boxer.
What nationality was Dave McCleave?
Dave McCleave was British.
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