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 nameHein ten Hoff
Nickname(s)Gentleman of the Ring
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Reach213 cm (84 in)
NationalityGerman
Born(1919-11-19)November 19, 1919
Süddorf, Edewecht
DiedJune 13, 2003(2003-06-13) (aged 83)
Hamburg
Boxing record
Total fights43
Wins32
Wins by KO28
Losses7
Draws4
No contests0
Medal record
Men's Boxing
Representing  Germany
European Amateur Championships
1942 BreslauHeavyweight

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
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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.
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
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