Alan Minter

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Alan Sydney Minter (17 August 1951Template: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 Syd and Anne Minter. His father was a plasterer,[1][2] and his mother was of German birth.[1] 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 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.[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 racially-charged remark Minter made during the build-up (Minter was alleged to have said that he "didn't intend to lose his title to a black man", though he insisted that he had actually said that he didn't intend to lose to "that" black man, and had been goaded to say so by his promoters)[13] 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.[14]

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][15]

Professional boxing record

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No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
49 Loss 39–9 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tony Sibson TKO 3 (12), 1:59Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15 Sep 1981 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". For European middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
48 Loss 39–8 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mustafa Hamsho SD 10 6 Jun 1981 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
47 Win 39–7 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ernie Singletary PTS 10 17 Mar 1981 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
46 Loss 38–7 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Marvin Hagler TKO 3 (15), 1:45Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 27 Sep 1980 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
45 Win 38–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vito Antuofermo RTD 8 (15) 28 Jun 1980 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
44 Win 37–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vito Antuofermo SD 15 16 Mar 1980 Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won WBA, WBC, and The Ring middleweight titlesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
43 Win 36–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Doug Demmings PTS 10 23 Oct 1979 Wembley Conference Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
42 Win 35–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Monty Betham TKO 2 (10), 1:05Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 26 Jun 1979 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
41 Win 34–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Renato Garcia TKO 9 (10), 2:40Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 1 May 1979 Wembley Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
40 Win 33–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Rudy Robles PTS 10 6 Feb 1979 Wembley Conference Centre, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
39 Win 32–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gratien Tonna RTD 6 (15) 7 Nov 1978 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained European middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
38 Win 31–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Angelo Jacopucci KO 12 (15) 19 Jul 1978 Municipal Stadium, Bellaria, ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant European middleweight title
Jacopucci died of injuries sustained in this bout.[16]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
37 Win 30–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sandy Torres KO 5 (10), 1:57Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 15 Feb 1978 Las Vegas Hilton, Winchester, Nevada, USScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
36 Win 29–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kevin Finnegan PTS 15 8 Nov 1977 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant British middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
35 Loss 28–6 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Gratien Tonna TKO 8 (15), 1:10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 21 Sep 1977 Palasport di San Siro, Milan, ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Lost European middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
34 Win 28–5 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Emile Griffith PTS 10 30 Jul 1977 Stade Louis II, Monte Carlo, MonacoScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
33 Loss 27–5 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ronnie Harris TKO 8 (10), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 12 Apr 1977 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
32 Win 27–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Germano Valsecchi KO 5 (15) 4 Feb 1977 Palasport di San Siro, Milan, ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won European middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
31 Win 26–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Sugar Ray Seales TKO 5 (10), 2:14Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 7 Dec 1976 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
30 Win 25–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tony Licata TKO 6 (10), 1:30Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 9 Nov 1976 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29 Win 24–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kevin Finnegan PTS 15 14 Sep 1976 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained British middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
28 Win 23–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Frank Reiche TKO 8 (10) 24 May 1976 Olympiahalle, Munich, West GermanyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
27 Win 22–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Billy Knight TKO 2 (15), 3:00Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 27 Apr 1976 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Retained British middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
26 Win 21–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Trevor Francis TKO 8 (10), 1:05Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 20 Jan 1976 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
25 Win 20–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Kevin Finnegan PTS 15 4 Nov 1975 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Won vacant British middleweight titleScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
24 Win 19–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Peter Wulf KO 6 (10) 30 May 1975 Hamburg, West GermanyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
23 Win 18–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Larry Paul PTS 10 25 Mar 1975 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
22 Win 17–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tony Allen PTS 8 10 Feb 1975 Hilton on Park Lane, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
21 Win 16–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Henry Cooper KO 1 (8), 2:25Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 20 Jan 1975 Hilton on Park Lane, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
20 Win 15–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Shako Mamba PTS 8 30 Nov 1974 Munich, West GermanyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
19 NC 14–4 (1)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jan Magdziarz NC 4 (10) 29 Oct 1974 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". NC after both boxers were disqualified for inactivityScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
18 Loss 14–4 Ricky Ortiz TKO 2 (10) 21 May 1974 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
17 Win 14–3 Tony Byrne PTS 8 26 Mar 1974 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
16 Loss 13–3 Jan Magdziarz RTD 6 (8) 11 Dec 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
15 Loss 13–2 Jan Magdziarz TKO 3 (8) 30 Oct 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
14 Win 13–1 Ernie Burns TKO 5 (8) 2 Oct 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13 Win 12–1 Octavio Romero PTS 8 10 Sep 1973 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
12 Loss 11–1 Don McMillan TKO 8 (8), 0:45Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 5 Jun 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
11 Win 11–0 George Aidoo TKO 5 (8) 9 May 1973 York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
10 Win 10–0 Frank Young PTS 8 27 Mar 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9 Win 9–0 Harry Scott PTS 8 13 Mar 1973 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
8 Win 8–0 Gabe Bowens TKO 7 (8), 1:55Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 20 Feb 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
7 Win 7–0 Pat Brogan TKO 7 (8) 30 Jan 1973 York Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
6 Win 6–0 Pat Dwyer PTS 8 16 Jan 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5 Win 5–0 Mike McCluskie KO 5 (8) 8 Jan 1973 Piccadilly Hotel, Manchester, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
4 Win 4–0 Ronnie Hough TKO 5 (8) 11 Dec 1972 Hilton on Park Lane, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
3 Win 3–0 Anton Schnedl TKO 7 (8) 5 Dec 1972 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2 Win 2–0 John Lowe TKO 3 (6) 14 Nov 1972 Empire Pool, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
1 Win 1–0 Maurice Thomas TKO 6 (6) 31 Oct 1972 Royal Albert Hall, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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Titles in boxing

Major world titles

The Ring magazine titles

Regional/International titles

Undisputed titles

See also

References

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