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Alan Sydney Minter (17 August 1951Шаблон:Spnd9 September 2020) was a British professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1981. He held the undisputed middleweight title in 1980, having previously held the British middleweight title from 1975 to 1976, and the European middleweight title twice between 1977 and 1979. As an amateur, Minter won a bronze medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Minter was born in Penge, Bromley, Kent, to his German-born mother Anne Minter,[1] and his father Syd Minter, a plasterer.[1][2] His family moved to Crawley, West Sussex, and he joined Crawley Boxing Club at aged 11,[3] training under John Hillier and Dougie Bidwell.[4]

Amateur career

Minter took part at the 1970 European Junior Championships at the middleweight division, but in the very first fight he was stopped in the 2-nd round by Vyacheslav Lemeshev (USSR).[5] Because Minter was the 1971 Amateur Boxing Association of England Middleweight Champion, he was selected to box for UK in the Olympics 1972.[6] He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in the light-middleweight classification, losing in the semifinal to Dieter Kottysch of West Germany by a 3-2 marginal decision which was hotly disputed.[6] Kottysch went on to win the gold medal.[6]

1972 Olympic results

Minter's results at the 1972 Munich Olympics are as follows:[7]

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: Defeated Reggie Ford (Guyana) by second-round knockout
  • Round of 16: Defeated Valeri Tregubov (Soviet Union) by decision, 5–0
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Loucif Hamani (Algeria) by decision, 4–1
  • Semifinal: Lost to Dieter Kottysch (West Germany) by decision, 2–3 (was awarded bronze medal)[8]

Professional career

Minter began his professional career with 11 straight wins,[9] the first against Maurice Thomas in London on 31 October 1972, winning by knockout in the 6th round.[10] Minter won his first five fights by knockout until 16 January 1973, when Pat Dwyer went the distance, Minter taking the fight on points.[9] Minter won his next five fights, three by knockout,[9] before being defeated for the first time after the referee stopped the fight in the eighth round against "Scottish" Don McMillan due to bad cuts suffered by Minter. Two more wins followed before facing Jan Magdziarz, who beat him twice in a row (once in the eighth and once in the sixth) again due to cuts.[9]

1974 was a mixed year for Minter, beating Tony Byrne by a decision in eight,[9] losing in two to Ricky Torres (again on cuts),[9] having a third fight with Magdziarz, resulting in a no contest,[9] closing the year with a win against Shako Mamba in Hamburg, Germany.[9]

In 1975, he won four fights in a row, including another bout in Hamburg and, by the end of the year, he challenged Kevin Finnegan for the British Middleweight title, winning it by a 15-round decision.[10]

In 1976, he won six fights, to extend his streak to ten consecutive wins.[9] Among the boxers he beat were Billy Knight by a knockout[9] and Finnegan once again, by decision in 15,[9] both in defence of his British title,[9] along with former world title challenger Tony Licata,[9] knocked out in six and United States Olympic Games Gold medal winner Sugar Ray Seales,[9] in five rounds. These wins gave Minter a ranking among the top ten Middleweight challengers.[9]

In 1977, he won the European Middleweight title by beating Germano Valsecchi by a knockout in five in Italy.[10] But in his next fight his winning streak ended when he lost to former world title challenger Ronnie Harris by a knockout in eight.[9] Minter returned to top ten challenger status by upsetting the former World Welterweight and Light Middleweight Champion Emile Griffith with a ten-round decision win in Monte Carlo,[9] but then he lost his European title to Gratien Tonna by a knockout in eight at Milan.[9] He closed '77 with a third 15-round decision win over Finnegan to retain his British title.[9]

1978 was a sad year for Minter, although he won all three of his bouts. On 15 February, at the Muhammad AliLeon Spinks I undercard in Las Vegas, Nevada, he won his first bout in the United States by knocking out Sandy Torres in five.[9] Then, he went to Italy once again to regain his European Middleweight title by knocking out Angelo Jacopucci in twelve rounds.[9] Jacopucci died a few days afterwards, due to injuries sustained in the bout.[11] Minter finished his year by avenging his loss to Tonna with a six-round knockout.[9]

In 1979, Minter won all four of his fights, two of them by knockout. On 16 March 1980, in Las Vegas, he was given a shot at World Middleweight Champion Vito Antuofermo's title at Caesars Palace. He won the title by a 15-round split decision[10] in which the judges' scorecards varied wildly. A Venezuelan judge had Minter losing the fight, while the British judge (Roland Dakin) had Minter winning 13 of the 15 rounds. In a rematch held three months later in London on 28 June, Minter retained the world title by a TKO in eight rounds.[9]

On 27 September 1980, Minter's short run as world champion came to an abrupt end when he was stopped on cuts in the third round against 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler at Wembley Arena in London.[12] The fight was controversial owing to a racist remark Minter made during the build-up, which Minter had later tried to clarify, and then by a crowd riot once the referee had agreed with Minter's corner that he was unable to continue, with chairs, bottles and glasses being hurled into the ring after the decision.[13]

Minter beat fringe contender Ernie Singletary in London, in 1981,[9] but after losses to future Hagler challengers Mustafa Hamsho in Las Vegas[9] and Tony Sibson in London,[9] he retired for good.[10]

He left boxing with a record of 39 wins, 9 losses and 1 no contest, with 23 wins by knockout.[9][10]

Death

Minter died of cancer in September 2020, in Guildford at the age of 69.[11][14]

Professional boxing record

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Шаблон:Abbr Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
49 Шаблон:No2Loss 39–9 Шаблон:Small Tony Sibson TKO 3 (12), Шаблон:Small 15 Sep 1981 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
48 Шаблон:No2Loss 39–8 Шаблон:Small Mustafa Hamsho SD 10 6 Jun 1981 Шаблон:Small
47 Шаблон:Yes2Win 39–7 Шаблон:Small Ernie Singletary PTS 10 17 Mar 1981 Шаблон:Small
46 Шаблон:No2Loss 38–7 Шаблон:Small Marvin Hagler TKO 3 (15), Шаблон:Small 27 Sep 1980 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
45 Шаблон:Yes2Win 38–6 Шаблон:Small Vito Antuofermo RTD 8 (15) 28 Jun 1980 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
44 Шаблон:Yes2Win 37–6 Шаблон:Small Vito Antuofermo Шаблон:Abbr 15 16 Mar 1980 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
43 Шаблон:Yes2Win 36–6 Шаблон:Small Doug Demmings PTS 10 23 Oct 1979 Шаблон:Small
42 Шаблон:Yes2Win 35–6 Шаблон:Small Monty Betham TKO 2 (10), Шаблон:Small 26 Jun 1979 Шаблон:Small
41 Шаблон:Yes2Win 34–6 Шаблон:Small Renato Garcia TKO 9 (10), Шаблон:Small 1 May 1979 Шаблон:Small
40 Шаблон:Yes2Win 33–6 Шаблон:Small Rudy Robles PTS 10 6 Feb 1979 Шаблон:Small
39 Шаблон:Yes2Win 32–6 Шаблон:Small Gratien Tonna RTD 6 (15) 7 Nov 1978 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
38 Шаблон:Yes2Win 31–6 Шаблон:Small Angelo Jacopucci KO 12 (15) 19 Jul 1978 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
37 Шаблон:Yes2Win 30–6 Шаблон:Small Sandy Torres KO 5 (10), Шаблон:Small 15 Feb 1978 Шаблон:Small
36 Шаблон:Yes2Win 29–6 Шаблон:Small Kevin Finnegan PTS 15 8 Nov 1977 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
35 Шаблон:No2Loss 28–6 Шаблон:Small Gratien Tonna TKO 8 (15), Шаблон:Small 21 Sep 1977 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
34 Шаблон:Yes2Win 28–5 Шаблон:Small Emile Griffith PTS 10 30 Jul 1977 Шаблон:Small
33 Шаблон:No2Loss 27–5 Шаблон:Small Ronnie Harris TKO 8 (10), Шаблон:Small 12 Apr 1977 Шаблон:Small
32 Шаблон:Yes2Win 27–4 Шаблон:Small Germano Valsecchi KO 5 (15) 4 Feb 1977 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
31 Шаблон:Yes2Win 26–4 Шаблон:Small Sugar Ray Seales TKO 5 (10), Шаблон:Small 7 Dec 1976 Шаблон:Small
30 Шаблон:Yes2Win 25–4 Шаблон:Small Tony Licata TKO 6 (10), Шаблон:Small 9 Nov 1976 Шаблон:Small
29 Шаблон:Yes2Win 24–4 Шаблон:Small Kevin Finnegan PTS 15 14 Sep 1976 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
28 Шаблон:Yes2Win 23–4 Шаблон:Small Frank Reiche TKO 8 (10) 24 May 1976 Шаблон:Small
27 Шаблон:Yes2Win 22–4 Шаблон:Small Billy Knight TKO 2 (15), Шаблон:Small 27 Apr 1976 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
26 Шаблон:Yes2Win 21–4 Шаблон:Small Trevor Francis TKO 8 (10), Шаблон:Small 20 Jan 1976 Шаблон:Small
25 Шаблон:Yes2Win 20–4 Шаблон:Small Kevin Finnegan PTS 15 4 Nov 1975 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
24 Шаблон:Yes2Win 19–4 Шаблон:Small Peter Wulf KO 6 (10) 30 May 1975 Шаблон:Small
23 Шаблон:Yes2Win 18–4 Шаблон:Small Larry Paul PTS 10 25 Mar 1975 Шаблон:Small
22 Шаблон:Yes2Win 17–4 Шаблон:Small Tony Allen PTS 8 10 Feb 1975 Шаблон:Small
21 Шаблон:Yes2Win 16–4 Шаблон:Small Henry Cooper KO 1 (8), Шаблон:Small 20 Jan 1975 Шаблон:Small
20 Шаблон:Yes2Win 15–4 Шаблон:Small Shako Mamba PTS 8 30 Nov 1974 Шаблон:Small
19 Шаблон:Abbr 14–4 Шаблон:Small Jan Magdziarz NC 4 (10) 29 Oct 1974 Шаблон:Small Шаблон:Small
18 Шаблон:No2Loss 14–4 Ricky Ortiz TKO 2 (10) 21 May 1974 Шаблон:Small
17 Шаблон:Yes2Win 14–3 Tony Byrne PTS 8 26 Mar 1974 Шаблон:Small
16 Шаблон:No2Loss 13–3 Jan Magdziarz Шаблон:Abbr 6 (8) 11 Dec 1973 Шаблон:Small
15 Шаблон:No2Loss 13–2 Jan Magdziarz TKO 3 (8) 30 Oct 1973 Шаблон:Small
14 Шаблон:Yes2Win 13–1 Ernie Burns TKO 5 (8) 2 Oct 1973 Шаблон:Small
13 Шаблон:Yes2Win 12–1 Octavio Romero PTS 8 10 Sep 1973 Шаблон:Small
12 Шаблон:No2Loss 11–1 Don McMillan TKO 8 (8), Шаблон:Small 5 Jun 1973 Шаблон:Small
11 Шаблон:Yes2Win 11–0 George Aidoo TKO 5 (8) 9 May 1973 Шаблон:Small
10 Шаблон:Yes2Win 10–0 Frank Young PTS 8 27 Mar 1973 Шаблон:Small
9 Шаблон:Yes2Win 9–0 Harry Scott PTS 8 13 Mar 1973 Шаблон:Small
8 Шаблон:Yes2Win 8–0 Gabe Bowens TKO 7 (8), Шаблон:Small 20 Feb 1973 Шаблон:Small
7 Шаблон:Yes2Win 7–0 Pat Brogan TKO 7 (8) 30 Jan 1973 Шаблон:Small
6 Шаблон:Yes2Win 6–0 Pat Dwyer Шаблон:Abbr 8 16 Jan 1973 Шаблон:Small
5 Шаблон:Yes2Win 5–0 Mike McCluskie Шаблон:Abbr 5 (8) 8 Jan 1973 Шаблон:Small
4 Шаблон:Yes2Win 4–0 Ronnie Hough TKO 5 (8) 11 Dec 1972 Шаблон:Small
3 Шаблон:Yes2Win 3–0 Anton Schnedl TKO 7 (8) 5 Dec 1972 Шаблон:Small
2 Шаблон:Yes2Win 2–0 John Lowe TKO 3 (6) 14 Nov 1972 Шаблон:Small
1 Шаблон:Yes2Win 1–0 Maurice Thomas Шаблон:Abbr 6 (6) 31 Oct 1972 Шаблон:Small

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