Franz Diener (boxer)
Franz Diener 
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| Data | |
| Birth Name | Franz Diener |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| nationality |
 German
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| birthday | June 2, 1901 |
| place of birth | Bad Bibra |
| Date of death | April 21, 1969 |
| Place of death | Berlin |
| size | 1.83 m |
| Combat Statistics | |
| Struggles | 34 |
| Victories | 20th |
| Knockout victories | 10 |
| Defeats | 9 |
| draw | 4th |
| No value | 1 |
Franz Diener (born June 2, 1901 in Bibra , † April 21, 1969 in Berlin ) was a German heavyweight boxer trained by Sabri Mahir .
Career
Servant important boxing matches, including the Berlin Sports Palace and in Madison Square Garden , found in the second half of the 20s of the 20th century instead.
He became German heavyweight champion in 1926 by winning points over 15 rounds against Paul Samson-Körner ; this title was withdrawn from him. In 1927 he was able to win the title again in a fight over 15 rounds against Rudi Wagener , which he also won by winning the points. On April 4, 1928, Diener lost the championship title by losing points to Max Schmeling . Diener's nickname "The German Oak" became a colloquial term.
After the sports career
After 1945 the trained butcher lived and worked in his hometown Bad Bibra and built a sausage and meat factory. Diener also ran the local swimming pool restaurant as an innkeeper until 1954.
Diener was arrested and imprisoned in 1951 for alleged "economic crimes" - a state charge that was often used by the authorities during the GDR period because it was seldom refutable. In 1954 he moved to West Berlin.
From 1954, Diener ran the “Tattersall” restaurant there for fifteen years until his death, an artist's bar in Grolmannstrasse, near Savignyplatz , which still exists today and which he renamed “Franz Diener”. His regular guests included celebrities such as Hans Albers , Romy Schneider , Robert Biberti from the Comedian Harmonists and Harald Juhnke .
Franz Diener died in Berlin in 1969 at the age of 67. He was buried in the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Cemetery in Westend . The grave has not been preserved.
Quotes
- Boxing is like love, you have to hit your opponent where it hurts. Franz Diener
Varia
- In his hometown there is the permanent exhibition "Franz Diener - Boxer legend from Bad Bibra" in his honor in the old town hall .
- His house next to his former sausage factory in Bad Bibra still exists today (2017), there is a plaque commemorating him.
literature
- Güney Dal : Tea time at the ring . Piper Verlag, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-492-04116-7
- Clemens Füsers : Punchline . Construction Verlag, Berlin July 2004, ISBN 3-74662061-9
Web links
- Franz Diener in the BoxRec database
- Homepage of the DIENER Tattersall restaurant in Berlin-Charlottenburg , accessed on October 2, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.diener-berlin.de/index.html
- ^ Information board on Diener's former home in Bad Bibra, recorded on October 2, 2017.
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 472.
- ^ Information board on Diener's former home in Bad Bibra, recorded on October 2, 2017
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Servant, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German heavyweight boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 2, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Bibra |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 21, 1969 |
| Place of death | Berlin |