Hein ten Hoff

Hein ten Hoff
Born	Hein ten Hoff (1919-11-19)November 19, 1919 Süddorf, Edewecht
Died	June 13, 2003(2003-06-13) (aged 83) Hamburg
Nationality	German
Other names	Gentleman of the Ring
Statistics
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 Men's Boxing Representing  Germany European Amateur Championships 1942 Breslau Heavyweight

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]

Amateur career

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),^[3] and won the gold medal at the 1942 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Breslau.^[4][5][6]

Professional career

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).^[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

Result	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes[9]
Loss	Ingemar Johansson	KO	1 (8)	1955-08-28	Ullevi Gothenburg
Loss	Heinz Neuhaus	PTS	10	1955-03-27	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Loss	Heinz Neuhaus	KO	1 (15)	1952-07-20	Nordrhein-Westfalen	For EBU Heavyweight Title Lost German BDB Heavyweight Title
Loss	Karel Sys	PTS	15	1952-01-12	Palais des Sports, Brussels	Lost EBU Heavyweight Title
Win	Jack Gardner	UD	15	1951-09-23	Waldbuehne, Westend Berlin	Won EBU Heavyweight Title
Draw	Heinz Neuhaus	PTS	12	1950-10-15	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title
Loss	Jersey Joe Walcott	UD	10	1950-05-28	VFR Stadion, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg
Draw	Walter Neusel	PTS	12	1949-09-18	Nordrhein-Westfalen	Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title
Win	Herbert Runge	KO	7 (12)	1949-06-03	Bayern	Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title
Win	Arno Kölblin	KO	5 (120	1948-05-16	Olympiastadion, Westend Berlin	Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title
Win	Herbert Runge	KO	5 (10)	1948-03-28	Sachsen
Win	Walter Neusel	KO	7 (12)	1947-10-15	HSV Platz, Hamburg	Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title
Win	Walter Neusel	PTS	12	1946-08-03	HSV Sportplatz Rothenbaum, Hamburg	Won German BDB Heavyweight Title

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