Hein ten Hoff (19 November 1919 – 13 June 2003) was a German boxer and Präsident des Bundes Deutscher Berufsboxer (BDB).[1] He was the son of a Dutch peasant, who left The Netherlands for Germany (Oldenburg Land) in the end of the 1930s, and became a German citizen.[2]
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| Born | Hein ten Hoff November 19, 1919 | ||||||||||||||
| Died | June 13, 2003 (aged 83) | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||
| Other names | Gentleman of the Ring | ||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Reach | 213 cm (84 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 43 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 28 | ||||||||||||||
| Losses | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Draws | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career
editAs an amateur boxer, Hein ten Hoff had 185 wins, 78 by KO, for a total of 194 fights. He was thrice a German champion in the Heavyweight class (1940, 1941 and 1944 – he beat Herbert Runge),[3] and won the gold medal at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Breslau.[4][5][6]
Professional career
editAfter World War II, he was a professional boxer, from September 1945 until August 1955 (won 32 (KO 28), lost 7 (KO 3), drawn 4, for a total of 43 fights).[7] The international boxing world referred to him as the "Gentleman of the Ring", "Künstler", or "Ästhet im Ring". He won the German BDB heavyweight title in 1946, then lost a ten-round decision to Jersey Joe Walcott, the upcoming World champion, at Mannheim 1950, and finally won the EBU (European) heavyweight title, defeating Jack Gardner at West Berlin 1951.[8] He retired from professional boxing in 1955 after he was knocked out by Ingemar Johansson, the upcoming World champion, in Gothenburg.
Notable bouts
edit| Result | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes[9] |
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| Loss |  Ingemar Johansson
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KO | 1 (8) | 1955-08-28 | Ullevi Gothenburg
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| Loss |  Heinz Neuhaus
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PTS | 10 | 1955-03-27 | Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
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| Loss | Heinz Neuhaus
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KO | 1 (15) | 1952-07-20 | Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
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For EBU Heavyweight Title Lost German BDB Heavyweight Title |
| Loss |  Karel Sys
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PTS | 15 | 1952-01-12 | Palais des Sports, Brussels
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Lost EBU Heavyweight Title |
| Win |  Jack Gardner
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UD | 15 | 1951-09-23 | Waldbuehne, Westend, West Berlin
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Won EBU Heavyweight Title |
| Draw | Heinz Neuhaus
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PTS | 12 | 1950-10-15 | Rote Erde Stadion, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title |
| Loss |  Jersey Joe Walcott
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UD | 10 | 1950-05-28 | VFR Stadion, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
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| Draw | Walter Neusel
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PTS | 12 | 1949-09-18 | Reiterstadion, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title |
| Win | Herbert Runge
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KO | 7 (12) | 1949-06-03 | Prinzregentstadion, Munich, Bayern
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Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title |
| Win |  Arno Kölblin
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KO | 5 (12) | 1948-05-16 | Olympiastadion, Westend Berlin
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Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title |
| Win | Herbert Runge
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KO | 5 (10) | 1948-03-28 | Messehalle, Leipzig, Sachsen
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| Win | Walter Neusel
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KO | 7 (12) | 1947-10-15 | HSV Platz, Hamburg
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Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title |
| Win | Walter Neusel
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PTS | 12 | 1946-08-03 | HSV Sportplatz Rothenbaum, Hamburg
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Won German BDB Heavyweight Title |
References
edit- ^ "Munzinger Archiv: Hein ten Hoff". Munzinger.de. 2003-06-14. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ Der Spiegel, Gestorben, 2003, Nr.26
- ^ "Germany1920_1948". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ Jarosław Drozd. "Kontrowersje: Wojenne Mistrzostwa Europy - Breslau 1942". Bokser.org. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Duals_index".
- ^ "Hein Ten Hoff". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ "Hein Ten Hoff: bouts". BoxRec.com. 2003-06-13. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
- ^ List of European Boxing Union heavyweight champions
- ^ Hein Ten Hoff's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Hein ten Hoff from BoxRec (registration required)