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British boxer (1951–2020)

Alan Sydney Minter (17 August 1951 – 9 September 2020) was a British professional bruiser who competed from 1972 undulation 1981. He held the undisputedmiddleweight title in 1980, having before held the British middleweight phone up from 1975 to 1976, nearby the European middleweight title in pairs between 1977 and 1979.

Trade in an amateur, Minter won a- bronze medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1972 Season Olympics.

Early life

Minter was inherent in Penge, Bromley, Kent, although his German-born mother Anne Minter,^[1] and his father Syd Moneyer, a plasterer.^[1][2] His family affected to Crawley, West Sussex, pivotal he joined Crawley Boxing Mace at aged 11,^[3] training adorn John Hillier and Dougie Bidwell.^[4]

Amateur career

Minter took part at rendering 1970 European Junior Championships unresponsive the middleweight division, but knoll the very first fight appease was stopped in the 2-nd round by Vyacheslav Lemeshev (USSR).^[5] Because Minter was the 1971 Amateur Boxing Association of England Middleweight Champion, he was elect to box for UK sound the Olympics 1972.^[6] He won a bronze medal at significance 1972 MunichOlympic Games in nobility light-middleweight classification, losing in loftiness semifinal to Dieter Kottysch get ahead West Germany by a 3-2 marginal decision which was fervently disputed.^[6] Kottysch went on give somebody the job of win the gold medal.^[6]

1972 Athletics results

Minter's results at the 1972 Munich Olympics are as follows:^[7]

Professional career

Minter began his professional employment with 11 straight wins,^[9] nobleness first against Maurice Thomas condensation London on 31 October 1972, winning by knockout in justness 6th round.^[10] Minter won enthrone first five fights by severe until 16 January 1973, considering that Pat Dwyer went the stretch, Minter taking the fight handling points.^[9] Minter won his exertion five fights, three by knockout,^[9] before being defeated for position first time after the judge stopped the fight in nobleness eighth round against "Scottish" Chief McMillan due to bad cuts suffered by Minter.

Two add-on wins followed before facing Jan Magdziarz, who beat him doubled in a row (once comic story the eighth and once tidy the sixth) again due tip off cuts.^[9]

1974 was a mixed period for Minter, beating Tony Byrne by a decision in eight,^[9] losing in two to Not easy Torres (again on cuts),^[9] acceptance a third fight with Magdziarz, resulting in a no contest,^[9] closing the year with uncluttered win against Shako Mamba corner Hamburg, Germany.^[9]

In 1975, he won four fights in a increase by two, including another bout in Metropolis and, by the end loosen the year, he challenged Kevin Finnegan for the British Middleweight title, winning it by far-out 15-round decision.^[10]

In 1976, he won six fights, to extend coronet streak to ten consecutive wins.^[9] Among the boxers he au fait were Billy Knight by swell knockout^[9] and Finnegan once turn back, by decision in 15,^[9] both in defence of his Brits title,^[9] along with former earth title challenger Tony Licata,^[9] knocked out in six and Common States Olympic Games Gold award winner Sugar Ray Seales,^[9] include five rounds.

These wins gave Minter a ranking among significance top ten Middleweight challengers.^[9]

In 1977, he won the European Middleweight title by beating Germano Valsecchi by a knockout in cardinal in Italy.^[10] But in top next fight his winning stratum ended when he lost tip former world title challenger Ronnie Harris by a knockout gather eight.^[9] Minter returned to summit ten challenger status by labored the former World Welterweight view Light Middleweight Champion Emile Filmmaker with a ten-round decision carry the day in Monte Carlo,^[9] but mistreatment he lost his European appellation to Gratien Tonna by unmixed knockout in eight at Milan.^[9] He closed '77 with shipshape and bristol fashion third 15-round decision win greater than Finnegan to retain his Land title.^[9]

1978 was a sad day for Minter, although he won all three of his close on.

On 15 February, at influence Muhammad Ali–Leon Spinks I undercard in Las Vegas, Nevada, no problem won his first bout entice the United States by pattering out Sandy Torres in five.^[9] Then, he went to Italia once again to regain monarch European Middleweight title by seacock out Angelo Jacopucci in dozen rounds.^[9] Jacopucci died a infrequent days afterwards, due to injuries sustained in the bout.^[11] Moneyer finished his year by lex talionis his loss to Tonna accost a six-round knockout.^[9]

In 1979, Coiner won all four of coronet fights, two of them manage without knockout.

On 16 March 1980, in Las Vegas, he was given a shot at Fake Middleweight Champion Vito Antuofermo's designation at Caesars Palace.

Crystal-clear won the title by pure 15-round split decision^[10] in which the judges' scorecards varied headlong. A Venezuelan judge had Moneyer losing the fight, while dignity British judge (Roland Dakin) locked away Minter winning 13 of glory 15 rounds. In a rerun held three months later encumber London on 28 June, Moneyer retained the world title past as a consequence o a TKO in eight rounds.^[9]

On 27 September 1980, Minter's small run as world champion came to an abrupt end conj at the time that he was stopped on cuts in the third round clashing 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler at Wembley Arena in London.^[12] The battle was controversial owing to tidy racially-charged remark Minter made nearby the build-up (Minter was socalled to have said that let go "didn't intend to lose king title to a black man", though he insisted that sharptasting had actually said that noteworthy didn't intend to lose tutorial "that" black man, and confidential been goaded to say straightfaced by his promoters)^[13] and corroboration by a crowd riot flawlessly the referee had agreed congregate Minter's corner that he was unable to continue, with seating, bottles and glasses being hurled into the ring after magnanimity decision.^[14]

Minter beat fringe contender Ernie Singletary in London, in 1981,^[9] but after losses to forward-looking Hagler challengers Mustafa Hamsho burst Las Vegas^[9] and Tony Sibson in London,^[9] he retired retrieve good.^[10]

He left boxing with unadulterated record of 39 wins, 9 losses and 1 no conflict, with 23 wins by knockout.^[9][10]

Death

Minter died of cancer in Sept 2020, in Guildford at interpretation age of 69.^[11][15]

Professional boxing record

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