Boxkampf Gerhard Hecht gegen Willi Schagen im Schwergewicht (Kiel 78

Gerhard Hecht (March 16, 1923 – February 21, 2005) was a German boxer. Hecht fought for the

middleweight Middleweight is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the middleweight division is contested above and up to . Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have be ...

championship against

Sugar Ray Robinson Walker Smith Jr. (May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989), better known as Sugar Ray Robinson, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. He is often regarded ...

in 1951. The fight ended when Robinson hit Hecht in the kidney, and Hecht could not continue. The fight was originally ruled a disqualification victory for Hecht but later changed to a no-contest.

Professional boxing record

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, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Alain Cherville , KO , 4 , 08/03/1958 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Willi Hoepner , PTS , 12 , 20/09/1957 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Artenio Calzavara , PTS , 15 , 12/07/1957 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willy Schagen , PTS , 10 , 03/05/1957 , align=left,

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Alex Buxton Alex Laurell Buxton (10 May 1926 – May 2004) was an English boxer who was British light-heavyweight champion between 1954 and 1955. Career Born in Watford, Alex Buxton's father Claude was from Antigua and his mother Edith from Bushey.

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, Schoeneberg,

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Yolande Pompey Yolande Pompey (April 22, 1929 – 1979) was a boxer from Trinidad & Tobago. He beat his fellow countryman "Gentle" Daniel in 1950 and 1951. He lost to Bobby Dawson (Leo Birnbaum) in 1954. He lost a fight to Archie Moore in a light heavyweight ...

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Heinz Neuhaus Heinz Neuhaus (14 April 1926 – 6 April 1998) was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of Germany and Europe in the 1950s. Career Born in Iserlohn, Neuhaus made his professional debut on 29 May 1949 with a points win over Herbert Thiele ...

, PTS , 12 , 17/11/1956 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Peter Bates , KO , 5 , 04/05/1956 , align=left,

, Schoeneberg,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Charles Colin , RTD , 13 , 26/02/1956 , align=left, Saint Nazaire Stadium,

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, PTS , 12 , 06/11/1955 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Henry Hall , PTS , 10 , 16/09/1955 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willi Hoepner , KO , 13 , 12/06/1955 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Willi Hoepner , TKO , 3 , 11/03/1955 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left,

Yvon Durelle Yvon Durelle (October 14, 1929 – January 6, 2007), was a Canadian champion boxer. He was of Acadian descent. Early life From a family of fourteen children, Yvon Durelle grew up in Baie-Ste-Anne, a small Acadian fishing village on Miramich ...

, UD , 10 , 12/11/1954 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Wim Snoek , PTS , 15 , 23/09/1954 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Art Henri , PTS , 8 , 27/08/1954 , align=left,

, Schoeneberg,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Jacques Hairabedian , PTS , 15 , 09/04/1954 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Guenter Balzer , PTS , 8 , 12/03/1954 , align=left, Stadthalle,

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, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Johnny Williams , KO , 2 , 22/01/1954 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Johnny Barton , PTS , 10 , 07/08/1953 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Fernando Jannilli , PTS , 8 , 05/07/1953 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Hans Stretz , KO , 10 , 16/05/1953 , align=left,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Gino Menozzi , KO , 3 , 23/01/1953 , align=left, Zeltarena,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Renato Tontini , KO , 6 , 16/01/1953 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willi Hoepner , PTS , 12 , 21/11/1952 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Stephane Olek , PTS , 8 , 07/09/1952 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Paul Schirrmann , PTS , 8 , 26/07/1952 , align=left,

, Schoeneberg,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Emile DeGreef , PTS , 10 , 04/07/1952 , align=left,

, Schoeneberg,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Herbert Kleinwachter , PTS , 10 , 11/05/1952 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Victor d'Haes , PTS , 10 , 04/04/1952 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Hans Strelecki , PTS , 8 , 09/03/1952 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Giuliano Pancani , PTS , 8 , 23/02/1952 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Willi Hoepner , PTS , 12 , 02/11/1951 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Rik Van Kuyck , KO , 1 , 10/09/1951 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , No Contest , , align=left,

, NC , 2 , 24/06/1951 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Albert Yvel , TKO , 4 , 29/04/1951 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Sammy Wilde , PTS , 6 , 16/03/1951 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Eli Elandon , PTS , 8 , 24/02/1951 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Herbert Kleinwachter , KO , 6 , 09/02/1951 , align=left, Ernst Merck Halle,

Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Don Lee , PTS , 8 , 19/01/1951 , align=left, Messehalle 6 Messegelaende,

, align=left, , - , No Contest , , align=left, Jean Serres , NC , 6 , 09/12/1950 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Rene Hauenstein , TKO , 2 , 08/10/1950 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Marcel Begeot , TKO , 6 , 20/08/1950 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Draw , , align=left, Herbert Kleinwachter , PTS , 12 , 14/05/1950 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Draw , , align=left, Hans Stretz , PTS , 12 , 01/04/1950 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willi Fanzlau , PTS , 6 , 25/02/1950 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Draw , , align=left, Heinz Sanger , PTS , 6 , 04/02/1950 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Hans Kupsch , PTS , 6 , 19/11/1949 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Hermann Vermeulen , PTS , 6 , 17/09/1949 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willy Schier , PTS , 8 , 03/09/1949 , align=left, Mungersdorfer Stadion,

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, align=left, , - , Draw , , align=left, Hans Baumann , PTS , 6 , 14/08/1949 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Carl Schmidt , KO , 3 , 05/08/1949 , align=left,

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Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , utc_offset1_DST = +2 , postal ...

, align=left, , - , Draw , , align=left, Carl Schmidt , PTS , 8 , 03/07/1949 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Heinz Titze , KO , 4 , 08/05/1949 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Hans Motzelt , PTS , 8 , 29/04/1949 , align=left, Zelt des Zirkus Blumenfeld,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Richard Zabel , KO , 2 , 09/04/1949 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Siegfried Kleimenhagen , TKO , 5 , 05/03/1949 , align=left, Ausstellungshalle,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Rudolf Oremek , PTS , 6 , 19/02/1949 , align=left, Ausstellungshalle,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Erich Puhlmann , KO , 2 , 05/02/1949 , align=left, Austellungshalle,

, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Hans Stretz , KO , 2 , 26/12/1948 , align=left, Messehalle,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Erich Campe , PTS , 6 , 17/10/1948 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Heinz Rohde , KO , 2 , 02/10/1948 , align=left, Waldstadion Friedrichshafen,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Werner Dietrich , KO , 1 , 01/09/1948 , align=left, Messehalle,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Franz Schmidt , KO , 6 , 01/08/1948 , align=left,

, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Guenter Balzer , KO , 1 , 20/06/1948 , align=left, Olympiastadium,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willi Domagala , KO , 2 , 13/06/1948 , align=left, Messehalle,

, align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Rudolf Oremek , KO , 2 , 08/05/1948 , align=left, Eisstadion,

, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Karl Hohne , KO , 2 , 14/03/1948 , align=left, Friedrichstadt Palast,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Willi Franke , KO , 1 , 28/12/1947 , align=left, Thueringenhalle,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Horst Raspe , TKO , 4 , 14/12/1947 , align=left, Gesellschaftshaus,

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, align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Harry Kohler , PTS , 4 , 12/09/1947 , align=left, Reichshallen Garten,

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References

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