Alan Minter
Alan Minter | |||||||||||||||
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Born | Crawley, West Sussex, England | 17 August 1951||||||||||||||
Died | 9 September 2020 | (aged 69)||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
Other names | Boom Boom, Minty | ||||||||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||||
Weight(s) | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Reach | 71 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||
Boxing record | |||||||||||||||
Total fights | 49 | ||||||||||||||
Wins | 39 | ||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 23 | ||||||||||||||
Losses | 9 | ||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alan Sydney Minter (17 August 1951 – 9 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 the son of Syd and Anne Minter. His father was a plasterer.[1]
Amateur career
Because Minter was the 1971 Amateur Boxing Association of England Middleweight Champion, he was selected to box for UK in the Olympics 1972.[2] He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games in the light-middleweight classification, losing in the semifinal to German local, Dieter Kottysch of West Germany by a 3-2 marginal decision which was hotly disputed. [2] Kottysch went on to win the gold medal.[2]
1972 Olympic results
Below is the record of Alan Minter, a British light middleweight boxer who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics:[3]
- 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)[4]
Professional career
Minter began his professional career with 11 straight wins,[5] the first against Maurice Thomas in London on October 31, 1972 (Hallowe'en), winning by knock-out in the 6th round.[6] Minter won his first five fights by knockout until January 16, 1973, when Pat Dwyer went the distance, Minter taking the fight on points.[5] Minter won his next five fights, three by knockout,[5] 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.[5]
1974 was a mixed year for Minter, beating Tony Byrne by a decision in eight,[5] losing in two to Ricky Torres (again on cuts),[5] having a third fight with Magdziarz, resulting in a no contest, [5] closing the year with a win against Shako Mamba in Hamburg, Germany.[5]
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. [6]
In 1976, he won six fights, to extend his streak to ten consecutive wins.[5] Among the boxers he beat were Billy Knight by a knockout [5] and Finnegan once again, by decision in 15,[5] both in defence of his British title,[5] along with former world title challenger Tony Licata, [5] knocked out in six and United States Olympic Games Gold medal winner Sugar Ray Seales,[5] in five rounds. These wins gave Minter a ranking among the top ten Middleweight challengers.[5]
In 1977, he won the European Middleweight title by beating Germano Valsecchi by a knockout in five in Italy.[6] But in his next fight his winning streak ended when he lost to former world title challenger Ronnie Harris by a knockout in eight.[5] 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,[5] but then he lost his European title to Gratien Tonna by a knockout in eight at Milan.[5] He closed '77 with a third 15-round decision win over Finnegan to retain his British title.[5]
1978 was a sad year for Minter, although he won all three of his bouts. On 15 February, at the Muhammad Ali–Leon Spinks I undercard in Las Vegas, Nevada, he won his first bout in the United States by knocking out Sandy Torres in five.[5] Then, he went to Italy once again to regain his European Middleweight title by knocking out Angelo Jacopucci in twelve rounds.[5] Jacopucci died a few days afterwards, due to injuries sustained in the bout.[7] Minter finished his year by avenging his loss to Tonna with a six-round knockout.[5]
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 [6] in which the judges' scorecards varied wildly. A Venezuelan judge had Minter losing the fight, while the British judge had Minter winning 13 of the 15 rounds. In a rematch held in London, Minter retained the world title by a TKO in eight rounds.[5]
On September 27, 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.[8] The fight was controversial owing to a perceived racial remark made during the build-up, which Minter had later tried to qualify, 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.[9]
Minter beat fringe contender Ernie Singletary in London, in 1981,[5] but after losses to future Hagler challengers Mustafa Hamsho in Las Vegas [5] and Tony Sibson in London,[5] he retired for good.[6]
He left boxing with a record of 39 wins, 9 losses and 1 no contest, with 23 wins by knockout.[6][5]
Minter died after a long battle with cancer in September, 2020.[7]
Professional boxing record
49 fights | 39 wins | 9 losses |
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By knockout | 23 | 8 |
By decision | 16 | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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49 | Loss | 39–9 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12), 1:59 | 15 Sep 1981 | ![]() |
For European middleweight title |
48 | Loss | 39–8 (1) | ![]() |
SD | 10 | 6 Jun 1981 | ![]() |
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47 | Win | 39–7 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 17 Mar 1981 | ![]() |
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46 | Loss | 38–7 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (15), 1:45 | 27 Sep 1980 | ![]() |
Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
45 | Win | 38–6 (1) | ![]() |
RTD | 8 (15) | 28 Jun 1980 | ![]() |
Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
44 | Win | 37–6 (1) | ![]() |
SD | 15 | 16 Mar 1980 | ![]() |
Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titles |
43 | Win | 36–6 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 23 Oct 1979 | ![]() |
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42 | Win | 35–6 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:05 | 26 Jun 1979 | ![]() |
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41 | Win | 34–6 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:40 | 1 May 1979 | ![]() |
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40 | Win | 33–6 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 6 Feb 1979 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 32–6 (1) | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (15) | 7 Nov 1978 | ![]() |
Retained European middleweight title |
38 | Win | 31–6 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 12 (15) | 19 Jul 1978 | ![]() |
Won vacant European middleweight title |
37 | Win | 30–6 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 5 (10), 1:57 | 15 Feb 1978 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 29–6 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | 8 Nov 1977 | ![]() |
Won vacant British middleweight title |
35 | Loss | 28–6 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (15), 1:10 | 21 Sep 1977 | ![]() |
Lost European middleweight title |
34 | Win | 28–5 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 30 Jul 1977 | ![]() |
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33 | Loss | 27–5 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10), 3:00 | 12 Apr 1977 | ![]() |
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32 | Win | 27–4 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 5 (15) | 4 Feb 1977 | ![]() |
Won European middleweight title |
31 | Win | 26–4 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:14 | 7 Dec 1976 | ![]() |
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30 | Win | 25–4 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10), 1:30 | 9 Nov 1976 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 24–4 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | 14 Sep 1976 | ![]() |
Retained British middleweight title |
28 | Win | 23–4 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10) | 24 May 1976 | ![]() |
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27 | Win | 22–4 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (15), 3:00 | 27 Apr 1976 | ![]() |
Retained British middleweight title |
26 | Win | 21–4 (1) | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (10), 1:05 | 20 Jan 1976 | ![]() |
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25 | Win | 20–4 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 15 | 4 Nov 1975 | ![]() |
Won vacant British middleweight title |
24 | Win | 19–4 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 6 (10) | 30 May 1975 | ![]() |
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23 | Win | 18–4 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 25 Mar 1975 | ![]() |
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22 | Win | 17–4 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 10 Feb 1975 | ![]() |
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21 | Win | 16–4 (1) | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 2:25 | 20 Jan 1975 | ![]() |
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20 | Win | 15–4 (1) | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 30 Nov 1974 | ![]() |
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19 | NC | 14–4 (1) | ![]() |
NC | 4 (10) | 29 Oct 1974 | ![]() |
NC after both boxers were disqualified for inactivity |
18 | Loss | 14–4 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10) | 21 May 1974 | ![]() |
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17 | Win | 14–3 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 26 Mar 1974 | ![]() |
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16 | Loss | 13–3 | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (8) | 11 Dec 1973 | ![]() |
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15 | Loss | 13–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (8) | 30 Oct 1973 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 13–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8) | 2 Oct 1973 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 10 Sep 1973 | ![]() |
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12 | Loss | 11–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (8), 0:45 | 5 Jun 1973 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8) | 9 May 1973 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 27 Mar 1973 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 13 Mar 1973 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8), 1:55 | 20 Feb 1973 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8) | 30 Jan 1973 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 16 Jan 1973 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 5 (8) | 8 Jan 1973 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (8) | 11 Dec 1972 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (8) | 5 Dec 1972 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6) | 14 Nov 1972 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (6) | 31 Oct 1972 | ![]() |
See also
- List of middleweight boxing champions
- List of WBA world champions
- List of WBC world champions
- List of British middleweight boxing champions
References
- ^ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alan-minter-obituary-f6cr9cpjd
- ^ a b c "Alan Minter Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Light-Middleweight (≤71 kilograms), Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Boxing; British Olympians who challenged and conquered the world". ilfordrecorder.co.uk. 6 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Alan Minter ID# 11467". boxrec.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Boxing Speakers - Alan Minter". primeperformersagency.co.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Alan Minter: British boxing legend dies at 69". BBC News. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Alan Minter, British boxing great who became world champion, dies aged 69". The Guardian. 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Boxing Speakers - Alan Minter". thefightcity.com. 27 September 2019.
External links
- Boxing record for Alan Minter from BoxRec (registration required)
- Alan Minter profile at Cyber Boxing Zone
- 1951 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Crawley
- English male boxers
- Olympic boxers of Great Britain
- Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- World middleweight boxing champions
- Southpaw boxers
- England Boxing champions
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Light-middleweight boxers
- The Ring champions
- European Boxing Union champions
- World Boxing Association champions
- World Boxing Council champions
- British Boxing Board of Control champions