Editing Randolph Turpin (section)

==Memorial==
Due to the circumstances behind his death Turpin became somewhat of a forgotten hero. Turpin was inducted as a member of the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in [[Canastota, New York]] in 2001. There is a statue of him in [[Market Square, Warwick]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1432272.stm|title=Tribute to boxing's 'Leamington Licker'|date=10 July 2001|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

At his funeral, the Reverend Eugene Haselden said "At the height of his career Randolph was surrounded by those who regarded themselves as friends and well-wishers. But he was deserted by many as he lost his position and money. The fickleness of his friends and the incompetent advice must have weighed so heavily upon him that he was forced to desperation. Randolph was a simple man, a naïve man and he needed friends to protect him from the spongers. To our shame he was let down. The tragedy is not his failure alone, but the failure of our whole society."<ref name = "birtley"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://leamingtonhistory.co.uk/randolph-turpin/|title=Randolph Adolphus Turpin, the 'Leamington Licker' &#124; Leamington History Group}}</ref>

Following his comeback after the loss to Gordon Wallace. Turpin wrote a poem titled 'The comeback road' the final verse of which is as follows:

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"So we leave this game which was hard and cruel.<br />
And down at the show on a ringside stool.<br />
We’ll watch the next man, just one more fool."
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