Henry Maske

Henry Maske

Henry Maske and Manfred Wolke (right)
Statistics
Real name Henry Maske
Nickname(s) Gentleman[1][2][3]
Rated at Light Heavyweight
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Nationality German
Born (1964-01-06) 6 January 1964
Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg, East Germany (now Germany)
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 32
Wins 31
Wins by KO 11
Losses 1
Henry Maske
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
1989 Moscow Light Heavyweight
1986 Reno Middleweight
European Amateur Championships
1985 Budapest Middleweight
1987 Turin Middleweight
1989 Athens Middleweight

Henry Maske (born 6 January 1964, in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg) is a German former professional boxer, and one of Germany's most popular sports figures.

Amateur career

Maske was an Olympic Gold Medalist 1988 in Seoul (middleweight) for East Germany. His results were:

Maske won the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nevada.

Pro career

During his career, Maske was a five-time boxing champion of East Germany. After reunification in 1990, he turned professional, and became the IBF world title holder in the light heavyweight category on 20 March 1993. Maske defended his title ten times between 1993-96.[4]

He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.[5] In 2007, he won in a rematch.[3]

Post-boxing life

Maske and Wladimir Klitschko with German sculptor Carsten Eggers, after the unveiling of the Max Schmeling monument in Hollenstedt on May 21, 2010.

As of 2010, Maske owns ten McDonald's franchises in Germany.[6] Maske works as a boxing commentator for the first German television channel (ARD).

Comeback

After an 11-year retirement, he avenged his only defeat as a professional against Virgil Hill. The fight was held on 31 March 2007, in Munich; Maske won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.

Professional boxing record

31 Wins (11 KOs), 1 Loss
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 31-1 United States Virgil Hill UD 12 31/03/2007 Germany Munich, Bayern, Germany
Loss 30-1 United States Virgil Hill SD 12 23/11/1996 Germany Munich, Bayern, Germany Lost IBF light heavyweight title.
For WBA, & vacant Lineal light heavyweight title.
Win 30-0 United States John Scully UD 12 25/05/1996 Germany Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 29-0 Jamaica Duran Williams UD 12 17/02/1996 Germany Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 28-0 Germany Graciano Rocchigiani UD 12 14/10/1995 Germany Munich, Bayern, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 27-0 Germany Graciano Rocchigiani UD 12 27/05/1995 Germany Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 26-0 Canada Egerton Marcus UD 12 11/02/1995 Germany Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 25-0 United States Iran Barkley RTD 9 08/10/1994 Germany Halle, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 24-0 Italy Andrea Magi UD 12 04/06/1994 Germany Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 23-0 United States Ernesto Magdaleno TKO 9 26/03/1994 Germany Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 22-0 United States David Vedder UD 12 11/12/1993 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 21-0 United States Anthony Hembrick UD 12 18/09/1993 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Retained IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 20-0 United States Charles Williams UD 12 20/03/1993 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Won IBF light heavyweight title.
Win 19-0 United States Frank Minton KO 2 02/10/1992 Germany Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Win 18-0 United States Samson Cohen KO 6 19/09/1992 Germany Kassel, Hessen, Germany
Win 17-0 United States Lenzie Morgan PTS 10 27/06/1992 Germany Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win 16-0 United Kingdom Steve McCarthy DQ 9 04/04/1992 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win 15-0 Trinidad and Tobago Leslie Stewart KO 7 06/03/1992 Germany Berlin, Germany
Win 14-0 United Kingdom Tom Elton Collins TKO 8 06/12/1991 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win 13-0 United States Darryl Fromm KO 2 08/11/1991 France Paris, France
Win 12-0 United States Mike Peak KO 9 12/10/1991 Germany Halle, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win 11-0 Uruguay Rodrigo Benech UD 8 13/09/1991 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win 10-0 Italy Yawe Davis PTS 10 31/05/1991 Germany Berlin, Germany
Win 9-0 Argentina Miguel Angel Maldonado PTS 8 28/02/1991 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win 8-0 United States Salim Muhammad PTS 8 25/01/1991 United States Hollywood, Florida, United States
Win 7-0 United Kingdom Glazz Campbell PTS 8 07/12/1990 Germany Berlin, Germany
Win 6-0 Republic of Ireland Sean Mannion PTS 8 16/11/1990 Germany Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
Win 5-0 United Kingdom Cordwell Hylton KO 3 31/10/1990 United Kingdom Wembley, London, United Kingdom
Win 4-0 United States Mike Brothers KO 2 05/10/1990 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win 3-0 Argentina Jorge Juan Salgado PTS 6 07/09/1990 Germany Berlin, Germany
Win 2-0 United Kingdom Mike Aubrey PTS 6 01/06/1990 Germany Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Win 1-0 Antonio Arvizu KO 1 09/05/1990 United Kingdom Wembley, London, United Kingdom Professional debut.

Acting

Maske played the lead role in the 2010 biopic Max Schmeling, for which he took several months of acting lessons. However, critique were largely negative on his performance in the film.

References

  1. "Think twice about returning to the ring after a long layoff". ESPN.com.
  2. "Boxing Info: Virgil Hill Vs Henry Maske". saddoboxing.com.
  3. 1 2 Brichzi, Dirk. "Maske-Erfolg gegen Hill: Seelenfrieden für den Gentleman", Spiegel.de; accessed 1 April 2007. (German)
  4. Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria. German Sporting Icons; accessed 8 September 2011.
  5. Kammerer, Roy. "After decade of retirement, Henry Maske is back", USAToday.com, 31 March 2007; accessed 1 January 2016.
  6. Öchsner, Thomas; Uhlmann, Steffen (27 August 2010). "Reden wir über Geld: Henry Maske 'Es war klasse, die Rechnung zu schreiben'", Süddeutsche Zeitung; retrieved 22 December 2011.
Awards
Preceded by
Germany Dieter Baumann
German Sportsman of the Year
1993
Succeeded by
Germany Markus Wasmeier
Achievements
Preceded by
United States Charles Williams
IBF Light Heavyweight Champion
1993-03-20 1996-11-23
Succeeded by
United States Virgil Hill
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/15/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.