Horst Brinkmeier

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Horst Brinkmeier (born March 17, 1943 in Stockerau ) is a former German boxer , five-time German welterweight champion and fitness trainer.

Career as a boxer

Brinkmeier was born the son of a German and an Austrian and grew up in Recklinghausen , where he learned the basics of boxing at the "Boxring 28". He later trained in Stuttgart , was Austrian amateur champion several times and, although a German citizen, a member of the Austrian national team. At the beginning of the 1960s he returned to Germany and started with the Bundeswehr boxing relay in Wetzlar . In 1964 he won the bronze medal in the light welterweight division at the World Military Championships in Tunis . In 1967 he became a professional boxer and had Peter Müller bring him to Cologne . After the death of Jupp Elze , he rose to the main fighter in Jean Löring's boxing relay . In addition to Müller and Elze, he was considered a favorite of the Cologne audience. His small body size and his fearlessness earned him the nickname "battle mouse". He himself later described his fighting style as follows:

“I was always uncomfortable for my opponents. I never went back, always to the side and that's why I stood next to my opponents, even if they were a head taller, that was always uncomfortable for them, they couldn't turn so fast because I also got them from the Page. "

In 1972 Brinkmeier took a break from boxing after an eye injury and worked for a while as a bouncer in Cologne's night scene. In 1974 he returned to the ring. Between 1970 and 1976 he was five times German welterweight champion. He won his last professional fight in 1980 with a technical knockout against Rainer Gutekunst. In total, he completed 112 amateur and 41 professional boxing matches, none of which he lost to a knockout .

gym

In 1974 Brinkmeier opened the "Horst Brinkmeier Sports Studio" in downtown Cologne, where numerous celebrities trained. The studio went bankrupt in 2002 after 28 years. He then worked as a laborer in the construction industry, later as a fitness trainer for tennis players and recreational boxers. About his time in construction, he said:

“I was happy to do that. Because I always thought about training [...] I really enjoyed working. I ate very well, slept well and then also earned my money [...] In any case, it was a great time. I have to say. Also in terms of camaraderie. That gave me a lot. "

Others

Brinkmeier has been married to his wife Inge since 1974, who was German bodybuilding champion in 1982 , and they have a son. In the "Promibox" fight between Stefan Raab and Regina Halmich in 2001, he worked as a referee.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Westside Stories - People from NRW: Horst Brinkmeier and the fighting mouse with the right hoe  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , WDR 5, November 30, 2011, script of the broadcast as PDF file online  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.wdr5.de  @1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.blau-weiss-koeln.de  
  2. ↑ a b Thomas Voburka: From local hero to existential fighter ( Memento of the original from December 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , StadtRevue, 4/2002 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.stadtrevue.de
  3. ↑ Ups and downs of a "fighting mouse" , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, March 18, 2003
  4. ↑ B. from the Wiesche: This fight will be tough , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, January 17, 2002.
personal data
SURNAME Brinkmeier, Horst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German boxer
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockerau , Austria