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Henry Maske

Henry Maske (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛnʁi ˈmaskə], audioⓘ; born 6 January 1964) is a German former professional boxer and one of Germany's most popular sports figures. He held the IBF light heavyweight title from 1993 until 1996.

Henry Maske
Maske in 2016
Born
Henry Maske

(1964-01-06) 6 January 1964 (age 60)
Treuenbrietzen, East Germany
NationalityGerman
Other namesGentleman[2][3][4]
Statistics
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights32
Wins31
Wins by KO11
Losses1
Henry Maske
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men's boxing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Moscow Light Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1986 Reno Middleweight
European Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Varna Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1985 Budapest Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1987 Turin Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 1989 Athens Middleweight

Amateur career

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Maske (left) and Manfred Wolke in 1983

Maske was born in Treuenbrietzen, Bezirk Potsdam. He was an Olympic Gold medallist 1988 in Seoul (middleweight) for East Germany. His results were:[5]

Olympic results

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Below is the record of Henry Maske, an East German middleweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: Defeated Helman Palije (Malawi) by decision, 5–0
  • Round of 16: Defeated Sello Mojela (Lesotho) by walkover
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Michele Mastrodonato (Italy) by decision, 5–0
  • Semifinal: Defeated Chris Sande (Kenya) by decision, 5–0
  • Final: Defeated Egerton Marcus (Canada) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)

Maske won the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nevada. His toughest opponents were Cubans, particularly Angel Espinosa, whom he met three times in 1987–1988, losing all three by a 0–5 unanimous decision, and luckily for him, Maske didn't met Espinosa at Seoul as Cuba boycotted the 1988 Olympics.

Professional career

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Main article: Henry Maske vs. Iran Barkley

During his career, Maske was a five-time boxing champion of East Germany. After reunification in 1990, he turned professional, and became the IBF world title holder in the light heavyweight category on 20 March 1993.[6] Maske defended his title ten times between 1993 and 1996.[7]

He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.[8] In 2007, he won in a rematch.[4]

Post-boxing life

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Maske (left) and Wladimir Klitschko (right) with German sculptor Carsten Eggers, after the unveiling of the Max Schmeling monument in Hollenstedt on 21 May 2010

As of 2010, Maske owns ten McDonald's franchises in Germany.[9] Maske works as a boxing commentator for the first German television channel (ARD).

Comeback

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After an 11-year retirement, he avenged his only defeat as a professional against Virgil Hill. The fight was held on 31 March 2007, in Munich; Maske won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.[10]

Professional boxing record

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32 fights 31 wins 1 loss
By knockout 11 0
By decision 19 1
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Win 31–1 Virgil Hill UD 12 31 Mar 2007 Munich, Germany
31 Loss 30–1 Virgil Hill SD 12 23 Nov 1996 Munich, Germany Lost IBF light heavyweight title;
For WBA light heavyweight title
30 Win 30–0 John Scully UD 12 25 May 1996 Leipzig, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
29 Win 29–0 Duran Williams UD 12 17 Feb 1996 Dortmund, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
28 Win 28–0 Graciano Rocchigiani UD 12 14 Oct 1995 Munich, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
27 Win 27–0 Graciano Rocchigiani UD 12 27 May 1995 Dortmund, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
26 Win 26–0 Egerton Marcus UD 12 11 Feb 1995 Frankfurt, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
25 Win 25–0 Iran Barkley RTD 9 (12), 3:00 8 Oct 1994 Halle, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
24 Win 24–0 Andrea Magi UD 12 4 Jun 1994 Dortmund, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
23 Win 23–0 Ernesto Magdaleno TKO 9 (12) 26 Mar 1994 Dortmund, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
22 Win 22–0 David Vedder UD 12 11 Dec 1993 Düsseldorf, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
21 Win 21–0 Anthony Hembrick UD 12 18 Sep 1993 Düsseldorf, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title
20 Win 20–0 Charles Williams UD 12 20 Mar 1993 Düsseldorf, Germany Won IBF light heavyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Frank Minton KO 2 (?) 2 Oct 1992 Berlin, Germany
18 Win 18–0 Samson Cohen RTD 5 (8), 3:00 19 Sep 1992 Kassel, Germany
17 Win 17–0 Lenzie Morgan PTS 10 27 Jun 1992 Halle, Germany
16 Win 16–0 Steve McCarthy DQ 9 (10) 4 Apr 1992 Düsseldorf, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Leslie Stewart KO 7 (10) 6 Mar 1992 Berlin, Germany
14 Win 14–0 Tom Elton Collins TKO 8 (10), 1:35 6 Dec 1991 Düsseldorf, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Darryl Fromm KO 2 (8) 8 Nov 1991 Paris, France
12 Win 12–0 Mike Peak KO 9 (?) 12 Oct 1991 Halle, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Rodrigo Benech UD 8 13 Sep 1991 Düsseldorf, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Yawe Davis PTS 10 31 May 1991 Berlin, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Miguel Angel Maldonado PTS 8 28 Feb 1991 Düsseldorf, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Salim Muhammad PTS 8 25 Jan 1991 Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Glazz Campbell PTS 8 7 Dec 1990 Berlin, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Sean Mannion PTS 8 16 Nov 1990 Hamburg, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Cordwell Hylton TKO 3 (6), 2:44 31 Oct 1990 London, England
4 Win 4–0 Mike Brothers KO 2 (?) 5 Oct 1990 Düsseldorf, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Jorge Juan Salgado PTS 6 7 Sep 1990 West Berlin, West Germany
2 Win 2–0 Mike Aubrey PTS 6 1 Jun 1990 Düsseldorf, West Germany
1 Win 1–0 Antonio Arvizu KO 1 (6) 9 May 1990 London, England

Television viewership

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Germany

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Date Fight Viewership (avg.) Source(s)
20 March 1993
 Henry Maske vs. Charles Williams
3,100,000
 [11]
11 February 1995
 Henry Maske vs. Egerton Marcus
11,000,000
 [12]
27 May 1995
 Henry Maske vs. Graciano Rocchigiani I
13,180,000
 [13][14]
14 October 1995
 Henry Maske vs. Graciano Rocchigiani II
17,590,000
 [15]
17 February 1996
 Henry Maske vs. Duran Williams
15,030,000
 [12]
25 May 1996
 Henry Maske vs. John Scully
12,360,000
 [12]
23 November 1996
 Henry Maske vs. Virgil Hill I
17,500,000
 [15]
31 March 2007
 Henry Maske vs. Virgil Hill II
15,990,000
 [15]
Total viewership 105,750,000

Acting

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Maske played the lead role in the 2010 biopic Max Schmeling, for which he took several months of acting lessons. However, critique were largely negative on his performance in the film.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "BoxRec: Henry Maske". boxrec.com. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Think twice about returning to the ring after a long layoff". ESPN.com. 17 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Boxing Info: Virgil Hill Vs Henry Maske". saddoboxing.com.
  4. ^ a b Brichzi, Dirk. "Maske-Erfolg gegen Hill: Seelenfrieden für den Gentleman", Spiegel.de; accessed 1 April 2007. (in German)
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Henry Maske Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  6. ^ "WM-Sieg vor 30 Jahren: Als die Profi-Boxkarriere von Henry Maske ihren ersten Höhepunkt erlebte". rbb24.de (in German). Antenne Brandenburg. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  7. ^ Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria. German Sporting Icons; accessed 8 September 2011.
  8. ^ Kammerer, Roy. "After decade of retirement, Henry Maske is back", USAToday.com, 31 March 2007; accessed 1 January 2016.
  9. ^ Öchsner, Thomas; Uhlmann, Steffen (27 August 2010). "Reden wir über Geld: Henry Maske 'Es war klasse, die Rechnung zu schreiben'", Süddeutsche Zeitung; retrieved 22 December 2011.
  10. ^ Schulz, Roland (17 May 2010). "Die lange Nacht der Wunder". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Die Faust, die die Boxwelt veränderte" (in German). 20 March 2022. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "Boxen bei RTL - Die größten Quoten-Erfolge" (in German). 14 November 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Maske - Rocchigiani: Der strittigste Sieg des Gentleman" (in German). 6 January 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Heute vor 25 Jahren: Der erste Kampf von Henry Maske und Graciano Rocchigiani" (in German). Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Maske beschert RTL Traumquote" (in German). 1 April 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Eine reichlich statische Heldenverehrung". stern.de (in German). 7 October 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
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Awards
Preceded by German Sportsman of the Year
1993 		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by IBF Light Heavyweight Champion
1993-03-20 – 1996-11-23 		Succeeded by
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