Werner Mundt
Werner Mundt (born February 25, 1939 in Dortmund , † March 18, 2005 ) was a German boxer and the brother of Willy Quatuor . He was German master among amateurs and professionals.
Career
Mundt started boxing in 1953 at the age of 14 because there was something to eat after training, and at that time hunger was still omnipresent in Germany. Thus began his amateur career with the pugilists 27 in Dortmund. He also worked as a window cleaner in a building cleaning company together with his brother Willy Quatuor.
In his amateur career, Werner Mundt completed 128 fights, a. a. International fights against Wales, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Italy etc. A highlight was winning the German championship in 1961 against Dieter, he was also twice runner-up and from 1960 to 1963 he won the Westphalian championship four times and was district champion three times, and he represented the German colors eight times in international battles. Often Werner Mundt u. a. Sparring partner with Gustav "Bubi" Scholz .
Since he had not been taken into account for the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo, he moved from amateur camp to professional camp on August 26, 1963. His manager was Bruno Müller, probably the most famous manager of his time in Germany.
On January 30, 1965, he became the first German to win the super welterweight championship in the fight against Wilhelm Niederau . In the European ranking from the point of view of Hans Benini, as of June 1965, he took 5th place and remained in the top 10 in Europe until 1971. On September 10, 1966, he fought against Luigi Patruno in the Frankfurt Waldstadion in the match for the legendary world championship match between Karl Mildenberger and Muhammad Ali , formerly Cassius Clay . He often played training camps with Karl Mildenberger. This was followed by the challenge fight for the European Championship on July 1, 1966 against Bo Högberg , which he lost by knockout in round 9. Bo Högberg was then allowed to challenge Sandro Mazzinghi on September 11, 1966 . Werner Mundt's last fight took place on December 6, 1973 in Copenhagen against Poul Knudsen.
He had a total of 43 professional fights, of which he won 30, lost 11 and reached a draw in two.
After his active career, he initially trained the next generation for years. From 1978 to 1988 he worked as a referee, where he led fights (national and international) such. b. "The beautiful Rene" Rene Weller - Alvarez or Jassmann - Schulz, Charly Graf etc.
Werner Mundt was a gold needle holder of the BDB (Bund Deutscher Berufsboxer).
In his private life, Werner Mundt first worked as an industrial clerk and later for decades in the building regulations office of the city of Dortmund.
Others
Werner Mundt is the brother of Willy Quatuor , the latter bearing the maiden name of his mother and his brother, who is two years younger, the name of his father who died in the war.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bo Hogberg vs. Werner Mundt on BoxRec
Web links
- Werner-Mundt-Boxmeister.de
- Werner Mundt in the BoxRec database
- Werner Mundt in the BoxRec Encyclopaedia
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mundt, Werner |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 18, 2005 |
| Place of death | Dortmund |