Hein ten Hoff
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Hein ten Hoff was a German boxer and Präsident des Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer (BDB).
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.
As 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
), and won the gold medal at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Breslau. Between 1940 and 1944 Hoff was on the German national team 20 times, losing only once, to the Slovakian Rudolf Kuss in January 1940, a loss Hoff reversed later that year with a KO-win in the first round.
After 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). 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.
He retired from professional boxing in 1955 after he was knocked out
by Ingemar Johansson
, the upcoming World champion, in Gothenburg
.
He was the son of a Dutch peasant, who left The Netherlands for Germany (Oldenburg Land
Oldenburg Land
The Oldenburg Land is a region and regional association in the German state of Lower Saxony in the area of the former Grand Duchy of Oldenburg , the later Free State of Oldenburg and administrative district of Oldenburg without its exclaves, along the rivers Hunte and Hase...
) in the end of the 1930s, and became a German citizen.
As 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
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
class (1940, 1941 and 1944 – he beat Herbert Runge
Herbert Runge
Herbert Runge was a German boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was born in Elberfeld and died in Wuppertal.-Amateur career:Runge was an eight time German amateur heavyweight champion 1935-1943...
), and won the gold medal at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships
1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Breslau, Germany from 20 to 25 January. There were 97 fighters from 11 countries participating: Germany, Hungary, and Italy , and Croatia, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland...
in Breslau. Between 1940 and 1944 Hoff was on the German national team 20 times, losing only once, to the Slovakian Rudolf Kuss in January 1940, a loss Hoff reversed later that year with a KO-win in the first round.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, 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). 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
Jersey Joe Walcott
Arnold Raymond Cream , better known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was a world heavyweight boxing champion. He broke the world's record for the oldest man to win the world's Heavyweight title when he earned it at the age of , a record that would be broken on November 5, 1994, by George Foreman, who...
, the upcoming World champion, at Mannheim 1950, and finally won the EBU (European) heavyweight title, defeating Jack Gardner at West Berlin 1951.
He retired from professional boxing in 1955 after he was knocked out
by Ingemar Johansson
Ingemar Johansson
Jens Ingemar Johansson was a Swedish boxer and former heavyweight champion of the world. Johansson was the fifth heavyweight champion born outside the United States. In 1959 he defeated Floyd Patterson by TKO in the third round, after flooring Patterson seven times in that round, to win the World...
, the upcoming World champion, in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
.