Jürgen Blin

Jürgen Blin (born 24 April 1943) is a retired mid-20th century German boxer, who was the Heavyweight Champion of Germany, and European Heavyweight Champion in 1972, and internationally represented the state of West Germany.

Early life

Blin was born on the Baltic Sea island of Fehmarn on 24 April 1943 during World War II, and is a native of the North German city of Hamburg. While living in Hamburg he was a butcher before his boxing career.

Boxing career

Blin's record in the ring was 30–12–6 with eight knockouts.[1] He was greatly admired by German boxing fans for his toughness and stamina in the ring. He was briefly Heavyweight Champion of Germany after defeating Gerhard Zech for the title (he had two draws with him previously).

His first professional bout came against Klaus Krüger in October 1964. Blin won this bout, as well as the next five bouts against domestic opponents, and lost his first professional bout in June 1965 to Ray Patterson in Jordal Amfi.[1]

Blin lost a decision to Joe Bugner in May 1971 when fighting for the European Heavyweight title. Blin later won the title in June 1972, his greatest triumph in the ring, when he beat Jose Urtain (who had beaten Blin for the same title in June 1970). However, in October 1972, Blin once again faced Bugner who retained the title by knocking the German out in the eighth round.[1]

On 26 December 1971 he fought the American boxer Muhammad Ali at Hallenstadion Arena, in Zürich, Switzerland, Blin being knocked out 2 minutes and 12 seconds into the seventh round.[1]

Later years

Blin co-author with Stephen Brunt a book entitled Facing Ali (2002), about his 1971 contest with the United States champion boxer.

Professional boxing record

30 Wins (8 knockouts, 22 decisions), 12 Losses (4 knockouts, 8 decisions), 6 Draws [2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24-1 Ron Lyle TKO 2 04/10/1973 Denver, Colorado Referee stopped the bout at 1:01 of the second round.
Win 0-9 Danny Machado TKO 7 03/02/1973 Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Loss 39-4-1 Joe Bugner KO 8 10/10/1972 Royal Albert Hall, Kensington, London EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 39-4-2 Jose Manuel Urtain PTS 15 09/06/1972 Madrid EBU Heavyweight Title. 73-68, 72-70, 71-67.
Win 21-13-1 Charles E. Chase KO 5 05/05/1972 Hamburg
Loss 33-1 Muhammad Ali KO 7 26 December 1971 Hallenstadion, Zürich Blin knocked out at 2:12 of the seventh round.
Win 18-20-4 George "Scrap Iron" Johnson TKO 2 01/10/1971 Hamburg
Loss 32-2-1 Joe Bugner SD 15 11/05/1971 Empire Pool, Wembley, London EBU Heavyweight Title. 69-70, 70-67, 71-73.
Win 24-14-3 Manuel "Pulgarcito" Ramos PTS 10 02/04/1971 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 21-22 Roberto Davila PTS 10 26 February 1971 Hamburg
Win 7-7-2 Vasco Faustino PTS 8 05/02/1971 Frankfurt, Hesse
Win 13-16-3 Charley Polite PTS 10 02/01/1971 Wiesbaden, Hesse
Win 7-6 Sylvester Dullaire KO 8 17 November 1970 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 10-7-3 Billy Joiner PTS 10 09/10/1970 Hamburg
Loss 30-0 Jose Manuel Urtain PTS 15 22 June 1970 Barcelona, Catalonia EBU Heavyweight Title.
Win 23-8-4 Ray Patterson PTS 10 13 February 1970 Ernst Merck Halle, Mitte, Berlin
Win 30-9-6 Wilhelm Von Homburg PTS 10 12/12/1969 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 33-9-3 Gerhard Zech PTS 10 21 November 1969 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Win 17-17-3 David E. Bailey PTS 10 12/09/1969 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Win 41-13-5 Giulio Rinaldi PTS 10 29 May 1969 Grugahalle, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Draw 3-2-1 Macan Keita PTS 8 29 November 1968 Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
Loss 20-3-2 Peter Weiland PTS 10 01/11/1968 Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein Germany BDB Heavyweight Title.
Loss 32-6-5 Piero Tomasoni DQ 2 29 September 1968 Brescia, Lombardy EBU Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
Win 33-7-3 Gerhard Zech PTS 12 11/05/1968 Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin Germany BDB Heavyweight Title.
Win 15-12-3 Lloyd Walford PTS 8 08/03/1968 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 22-11-3 Renato Moraes PTS 10 17 February 1968 Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
Win 18-3 Giuseppe Ros PTS 8 15 December 1967 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss 33-3-3 Piero Del Papa PTS 10 11/11/1967 Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
Draw 19-11-3 Jose Menno PTS 8 08/09/1967 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 16-11-3 Ivan Prebeg KO 5 28 April 1967 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Draw 32-6-2 Gerhard Zech PTS 12 24 February 1967 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany BDB Heavyweight Title.
Draw 32-6-1 Gerhard Zech PTS 12 18 November 1966 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia Germany BDB Heavyweight Title.
Loss 6-0-2 Giulio Saraudi PTS 8 23 September 1966 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Lazio
Draw 40-9-3 Giulio Rinaldi PTS 10 02/09/1966 Mungersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 18-15-6 Ossi Buettner KO 8 15 June 1966 Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
Win 6-5-1 Roland Graetz PTS 6 14 May 1966 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 10-27-2 Andre Wyns PTS 6 15 April 1966 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Draw 1-0 Raimo Nisula PTS 8 18 March 1966 Masshallen, Gothenburg
Loss 8-8-2 Joseph Juvillier PTS 8 02/12/1965 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Loss 46-25-6 Wim Snoek RTD 6 16 October 1965 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 10-10-4 Willem Bomber PTS 6 10/09/1965 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Loss 10-2 Ray Patterson PTS 6 21 June 1965 Jordal Amfi, Oslo
Win 7-10-2 Valere Mahau PTS 4 09/04/1965 Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
Win 0-1 Manfred Schlesinger PTS 6 27 March 1965 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 3-1 Danilo Zoratti KO 3 30 January 1965 Stadthalle Bremen, Bremen
Win 1-6-1 Friedrich Mayr KO 1 16 January 1965 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win 1-7 Manfred Ackers PTS 4 05/12/1964 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Win -- Klaus Krueger PTS 4 16 October 1964 Sporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia

References

  1. Jurgen Blin record at boxrec.com
  2. "BoxRec". boxrec.com.
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