Terry Gooding

Terence Joseph Gooding (15 April 1931 – 1 October 2018) was a British professional boxer. After winning several amateur titles, he was selected to represent Great Britain in the men's middleweight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. After winning his first bout, he was eliminated in the second round. He turned professional in 1954, enjoying a strong start to his career by winning his first 12 bouts and earning a Welsh light-heavyweight title bout against Ken Rowlands, which he lost. After a second defeat, he retired from professional boxing.

Career Amateur Gooding was born in Cardiff, Wales. He began boxing at the age of nine and enjoyed a successful youth career. He was chosen to represent Wales for the first time at the age of 17, winning his debut bout in Dublin. In the following year, he reached final of the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association middleweight division and won the Welsh Senior Youth title. In the second round, Gooding fought Bulgarian Boris Nikolov but was eliminated after losing the fight by decision. Including his victory over Endley, Gooding won his first 12 bouts in his first year as a professional. Gooding suffered a second defeat against Arthur Howard three months later and retired from boxing.

After retiring from Boxing, Gooding worked as a construction manager and started two companies, Sibex and TG Engineering International. He died in October 2018 at the age of 87.