Hein ten Hoff

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]

Hein ten Hoff
Statistics
Real name	Hein ten Hoff
Nickname(s)	Gentleman of the Ring
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Reach	213 cm (84 in)
Nationality	German
Born	(1919-11-19)November 19, 1919 Süddorf, Edewecht
Died	June 13, 2003(2003-06-13) (aged 83) Hamburg
Boxing record
Total fights	43
Wins	32
Wins by KO	28
Losses	7
Draws	4
No contests	0
Medal record Men's Boxing Representing  Germany European Amateur Championships 1942 Breslau Heavyweight

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] Between 1940 and 1944 Hoff was on the German national team 20 times,[5] losing only once, to the Slovakian Rudolf Kus in January 1940, a loss Hoff reversed later that year with a KO-win in the first round.[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	Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Loss	Heinz Neuhaus	KO	1 (15)	1952-07-20	Stadion Rote Erde, Dortmund, 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	Rote Erde Stadion, Dortmund, 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	Reiterstadion, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Retained German BDB Heavyweight Title
Win	Herbert Runge	KO	7 (12)	1949-06-03	Prinzregentstadion, Munich, 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	Messehalle, Leipzig, 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

References

1. "Munzinger Archiv: Hein ten Hoff". Munzinger.de. 2003-06-14. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
2. Der Spiegel, Gestorben, 2003, Nr.26
3. "Germany1920_1948". Amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
4. Jarosław Drozd. "Kontrowersje: Wojenne Mistrzostwa Europy - Breslau 1942". Bokser.org. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
5. http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/DualsLeague/duals_index.html
6. "Hein Ten Hoff". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
7. "Hein Ten Hoff: bouts". BoxRec.com. 2003-06-13. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
8. List of European Boxing Union heavyweight champions
9. Hein Ten Hoff's Professional Boxing Record. BoxRec.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-18.

External links

• Boxing record for Hein ten Hoff from BoxRec

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Walter Neusel	German BDB Heavyweight Champion August 3, 1946 – July 20, 1952	Succeeded by Heinz Neuhaus
Preceded by Jack Gardner	EBU (European) Heavyweight Champion September 23, 1951 – January 12, 1952	Succeeded by Karel Sys