Bodo Eckmann

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Bodo Eckmann (* 1952 / 1953 ) is a German boxing official , doctor and music manager .

Life

Eckmann, who was a talented athletics all-rounder in the 1970s and completed his doctoral thesis at the University of Hamburg in 1982 on the subject of "Statistical investigations on the occurrence of the various germ cells in the seminiferous tubules in oligozoospermia patients", became a resident doctor in Hamburg in an endoscopy practice active. As a student, Eckmann looked after artists from the entertainment business as a fitness trainer and helped organize tours for Udo Lindenberg , Otto Waalkes  and ABBA  . For the Swedish music group he worked as a tour leader during the last gigs in Germany. In addition, Eckmann was James Last's manager and personal physician for many years .

Like his wife Silke, he was a ring doctor at boxing events. In 1997, thanks to the support of the two most influential German boxing promoters Klaus-Peter Kohl and Wilfried Sauerland, he took up the post of President of the Association of German Professional Boxers (BDB) as the successor to Alois Teuber . The association had caused negative headlines in the previous weeks and months, so Eckmann gave as one of his goals: "We have to get out of the headlines". In 2001, the Hamburger Abendblatt referred to him as “the most silent official in German sport”, since Eckmann usually performed his office unnoticed by the public and insisted that it was not about him but about the boxers. He was credited with having “put the formerly divided and minor scandals into order”. According to the Hamburger Abendblatt newspaper, Eckmann "consistently refused any kind of personal advantage and reduced public appearances to a minimum".

During Eckmann's term of office, the Sauerland Event boxing team resigned at the beginning of 2004, among other things because of allegations against BDB Vice President Hans Högner, who is said to have made racist and anti-Semitic statements. Sauerland accused Eckmann of “lack of distancing” from Högner. According to his own statement, Eckmann confronted Högner with the allegations, who then stated in writing that he had not made them. "However, it is completely absurd to accuse the BDB or myself of xenophobia," emphasized Eckmann in January 2004. With the exit from the Sauerland, the association led by Eckmann had to forego around 30 percent of its annual income. He was referred to as a confidante of Klaus-Peter Kohl, the founder of the Hamburg boxing stable Universum , whose doctor he was once and who also proposed him as president of the BDB. In July 2009, promoter Ahmet Öner accused Eckmann of being "controlled by the universe". Eckmann rejected the accusation of being a slave to Kohl's boxing stable: "Universum [has] always obeyed the rules, that's why we always got along well," emphasized Eckmann in February 2010. When he was elected in 1997, he had his Independence emphasizes: “Regardless of which camp the interlocutors come from, that is secondary. In any case, I have no personal interests and am ready for any discussion ”. Eckmann remained BDB President until April 2010. “I know I don't just have friends. It was always about the matter for me, ”he concluded after his term of office. Under Eckmann's leadership, the BDB has changed "from a small lobby group to an efficient sports association," commented the Hamburger Abendblatt.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b "The Tysons don't grow on trees". April 23, 2010, accessed September 25, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Bodo Eckmann: Statistical studies on the occurrence of the various germ cells in the seminiferous tubules in oligozoospermia patients. In: Campus Catalog University of Hamburg. 1982, Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Endoscopy at the Glockengiesserwall | Gastroscopy and proctology. Retrieved September 25, 2019 (German).
  4. ^ Westdeutsche Zeitung: Farewell to James Last in the Hamburg Michel. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
  5. ^ Hamburger Abendblatt- Hamburg: Frau Doktor and the Giants. December 11, 1999, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  6. ↑ a b c d Hamburger Abendblatt- Hamburg: Boxing: BDB President Bodo Eckmann resigns - will Nartz succeed? February 19, 2010, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  7. ↑ Bodo Eckmann | Boxing - All news, tickets, dates and results from boxing. Retrieved September 25, 2019 (German).
  8. ^ : On Saturday BDB President Teuber is overthrown / Hamburger as successor: Mud battle for the boxing throne. November 15, 1997, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  9. ↑ a b c WORLD: The ring is free for Bodo Eckmann . November 16, 1997 ( welt.de [accessed September 25, 2019]).
  10. ↑ a b Hamburger Abendblatt- Hamburg: The silent jack-of-all-trades. January 25, 2001, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  11. ↑ CLAUDIO CATUOGNO: Sturm im Ringgeviert . In: The daily newspaper: taz . February 11, 2004, ISSN  0931-9085 , p. 13 ( taz.de [accessed September 25, 2019]).
  12. ↑ Sauerland leaves BDB. January 12, 2004, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  13. ↑ Björn Jensen: "Giving up is out of the question for me". January 26, 2004, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  14. ↑ Gert Glaner: Boxing: Sauerland-Stall withdraws from the German boxing association. January 14, 2004, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  15. ^ Arne Leyenberg: Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer: Who pays, creates . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed September 25, 2019]).
  16. ↑ Box promoter in intensive care unit / person who caused the accident drunk? : Tiger manager Kohl in an artificial coma. March 25, 1997, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  17. ^ Hamburger Abendblatt- Hamburg: Arena boss Öner threatens to withdraw his BDB license. July 7, 2008, accessed on September 25, 2019 (German).
  18. ↑ a b Boxing President Eckmann resigns. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Eckmann, Bodo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German boxing official, doctor and music manager
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century