Dave Paley

David Ramsden Paley was a boxer who competed for Wales at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Paley was born in Barnsley, England, and started boxing when training to be teacher. He lived in Llanllowell and represented Wales at international level and was the 1962 Universities light-heavyweight champion.
He quit boxing for two years to build his house and was a school teacher by trade and was the 1962 Welsh ABA champion at light-heavyweight. He boxed for the Semtex BC, a centre run by Dunlop Semtex.
He was selected for the Wales at the 1962 [British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962 Welsh team] for the 1962 British [Empire and Commonwealth Games] in Perth, Australia. He competed in the light-heavyweight category, where he was beaten by eventual gold medallist Tony Madigan of Australia.
Paley was also twice Welsh ABA champion at heavyweight in 1959 and 1966.