Viktor Georgievich Rybakov

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Viktor Georgijewitsch Rybakow ( Russian Виктор Георгиевич Рыбаков ; born May 26, 1956 in Magadan ) is a former Soviet boxer . He won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in 1976 and 1980 and was a three-time European amateur champion in bantam, feather and lightweight.

Career

Viktor Rybakov grew up in a children's home near Magadan because his parents did not look after him . As a child, he played the usual sports like soccer , basketball and ice hockey . He started boxing at the age of 15 and was formed by his trainer Gennady Ryschkow to become the junior champion of the Far East. He belonged to the sports organization "Trud".

In 1974 he became Soviet junior champion (U 20) in flyweight (class up to 51 kg body weight) and was nominated for the European junior championship in Kiev . In Kiev he won over Csaba Csordas from Hungary by technical knockout in the 2nd round, Nita Roba from Romania on points and Zoran Stefanowics from Yugoslavia by knockout in the 1st round. In the final he defeated Ilya Ganuschew from Bulgaria on points and was thus junior European champion in flyweight.

In 1975 Viktor Rybakov started for the first time in the championship of the USSR . He started there in bantamweight (up to 54 kg body weight) and won his first Soviet championship title with a point victory over Felix Pak. At the European Senior Championship in Katowice , Viktor Rybakov was also in excellent shape. He defeated the French defending champion Aldo Cosentino in the round of 16 by knockout in the first round and then beat Kemal Sonunur from Turkey and Milan Piskac from Czechoslovakia safely on points. In the final battle he had to fight hard to defeat Zatscho Andrejkowski from Bulgaria just 3: 2 judges' votes on points.

In 1976 Viktor Rybakov won his second Soviet bantamweight championship title by winning points over David Torosjan, with which he had won the right to start at the Olympic Games that year in Montreal . In Montreal he won over Alfred Siame from Zambia , Hitoshi Ishagaki from Japan and Stefan Förster from the GDR on points, with the victory over Förster with a 3-2 judge's vote being extremely narrow. In the semifinals he then met the US boy Charles Mooney , to whom he was defeated by 1: 4 judges' votes. With that he had won a bronze medal .

From 1977 Viktor Rybakow started in featherweight (class up to 57 kg body weight). He won at the Soviet championship this year by winning the final battle over Anatoly Volkov also in this new weight class the championship title. At the European Championships this year in Halle / Saale , he first won two victories over Bratislav Ristić from Yugoslavia and Francis Tripp from France , before losing to Richard Nowakowski from the GDR in the semifinals with 1: 4 judges' votes and had to be satisfied with the European Championship bronze medal .

Viktor Rybakov, who in the meantime belonged to the Red Army and was stationed in Moscow , where Artyom Lavrov had become his trainer, also started in the 13th Championship of the Warsaw Pact armies in Havana in 1977 , where he finished the feat in the featherweight finals defeating Cuban top boxer Angel Herrera on points.

In 1978 Viktor Rybakov was again Soviet featherweight champion. He defeated it in the final battle Viktor Demyanenko . In the same year the 2nd world championship of amateur boxers took place in Belgrade . Viktor Rybakow was also at the start and defeated Weerschaft Saturngrun from Thailand by breaking off in the 2nd round and Zatscho Andrejkowski by knocking out in the 1st round. In the quarter-finals, he met the Yugoslav Bratislava Ristić, who was growing beyond himself with the support of the audience, and was defeated on points. He was therefore without a medal at this world championship.

In 1979 Viktor Rybakov was also the Soviet featherweight champion and went to the start at the European Championships in Cologne in May of this year . In featherweight he won it in the round of 16 over Michael Holmes from Ireland and in the quarter-finals over Rudi Fink from the GDR on points. In the semifinals he won over the Poland Kazimirz Przybylski by breaking off in the 3rd round and in the final he knocked out Zatscho Andrejkowski in the 1st round, as in the 1978 World Cup. He won the European title for the second time. After the European Championship, the 1st World Cup took place in New York . The number of participants was limited. Viktor Rybakov won there in the semifinals over Luis Garcia from Venezuela on points and was defeated in the final against Bernard Taylor from the USA on points.

With the victory at the Soviet featherweight championship in 1980, Viktor Rybakov qualified again for the Olympic Games that year, which took place in Moscow . But Viktor Rybakov did not win the Olympic gold in Moscow either. Although he defeated Daniel Londas from France , Peter Hanlon from Great Britain and Zatscho Andrejkowski on points, he had to defeat Rudi Fink, whom he had defeated the previous year, with 1: 4 judges' votes in the semifinals and therefore received a bronze medal again .

In 1981 Viktor Rybakov was absent from the Soviet championship. But he was still used at the European Championships in Tampere . He started there in the lightweight (up to 60 kg body weight) and also convinced in this weight class. He had to fight five heavy fights within ten days. First, he won over Manfred Findeig from Austria on points. With the same result, he also beat Rene Weller from Pforzheim . In the quarterfinals he defeated Yordan Leskow from Bulgaria on points and in the semifinals he defeated Vesa Wiik from Finland by breaking off in the 2nd round. In the final, he then managed a clear win over the Italian Carlo Russolillo . It was his third European title in the third weight class (1975 bantamweight, 1979 featherweight, 1981 lightweight).

Viktor Rybakov also started at the 2nd World Cup, which was held in Montreal in 1981 . He defeated Hyun Yoo Lee, Korea and Luis Garcia from Venezuela and met again in the final against Angel Herrera, who this time turned the tables and won on points. Viktor Rybakov took 2nd place. This was his last start in an international championship, which was only followed by a start in the Soviet championship in 1982, in which he won the Soviet championship title for the seventh time.

Viktor Rybakov resigned at the end of 1982. He had completed training as a trainer and soon afterwards went as a trainer to the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany (GSTD), where he was stationed in Schwerin . In 1985 he was sentenced to six years in prison for violating foreign exchange and commercial law, but was released in 1988. In 1990 he went to the United States, but soon returned to Russia . Today he is Vice President of the Russian Boxing Federation.

International battles by Viktor Rybakov

  • 1976 in Moscow , USSR against USA , point defeat against Bernard Taylor,
  • 1977 in Las Vegas , USA against USSR, point defeat against Eiichi Jumawan,
  • 1977 in Shreveport , USA against USSR, winner by breaking off in the 2nd round over Larry Tatman,
  • 1977 in Milwaukee , USA against USSR, points winner over R. Curry,
  • 1978 in Moscow, USSR against USA, points winner over Darryl Fuller,
  • 1979 in Las Vegas, USA against USSR, points winner over Melvin Paul,
  • 1979 in Troy , USA against USSR, points winner over Bernard Taylor,
  • 1980 in Moscow, USSR against USA, winner by breaking off in the 2nd round over Lionel Johnson,
  • 1981 in Las Vegas, USA against USSR, point defeat against Clifford Gray,
  • 1981 in Sherif Port , USA against USSR, points winner over Joe Johnson

USSR championships with Viktor Rybakov

  • 1975, Ba, 1. Viktor Rybakow, 2. Felix Pak, 3. Alexander Avdejew a. David Torosjan,
  • 1976, Ba, 1. Viktor Rybakow, 2. David Torosjan, 3. Bulat Asanbajew a. Felix Pak,
  • 1977, Fe, 1. Viktor Rybakow, 2. Anatoli Volkov, 3. Gennadi Sakulin u. Vyacheslav Kolikov,
  • 1978, Fe, 1. Viktor Rybakow, 2. Viktor Demjanenko , 3. Viktor Navros a. Vyacheslav Kolikov,
  • 1979, Fe, 1. Viktor Rybakow, 2. Viktor Navros, 3. Alexander Vorobiev a. Ashot Avtishyan,
  • 1980, Fe, 1. Viktor Rybakow, 2. Ilja Bykow, 3. Vyacheslav Kolikow a. Sergei Zaslonov,
  • 1982, Le, 2nd Viktor Rybakov

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personal data
SURNAME Rybakov, Viktor Georgievich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Рыбаков, Виктор Георгиевич
BRIEF DESCRIPTION soviet boxer
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Magadan