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Sven Ottke

2022-01-05T16:15:28Z

51.171.53.193: Jack McAuliffe was born in Cork, Ireland. He retired undefeated as World Champion so this makes him the first European to retire undefeated as World Champion. People seem to forget about him.

{{short description|German boxer}}
{{Infobox martial artist
| name = Sven Ottke
| image = Sven Ottke mit seiner Frau Gaby Ottke 2.JPG
| caption = Ottke with his wife Gaby, 2015
| birth_name =
| other_names = The Phantom
| nationality = German
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|6|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Berlin-Spandau]], [[West Germany]]
| fighting_out_of = [[Karlsruhe]], Germany
| height = 1.78 m
| weight_class = {{plainlist|
*[[Super-middleweight]]
*[[Light-heavyweight]]
}}
| reach = 175 cm
| stance = Orthodox
| trainer = [[Ulli Wegner]]
| years_active = 1985–2004
| box_win = 34
| box_kowin = 6
| box_loss = 0
| am_win = 256
| am_kowin =
| am_subwin =
| am_loss = 47
| am_koloss =
| am_subloss =
| am_draw = 5
| am_nc =
| boxrec = 7203
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{FRG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1989 Moscow]] | [[Middleweight]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Amateur Boxing Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1991 Gothenburg]] | Middleweight}}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1996 Vejle]] | Middleweight}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1993 Bursa]] | Light-heavyweight}}
}}

'''Sven Ottke''' (born 3 June 1967) is a German former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 1997 to 2004. He was a unified [[super-middleweight]] world champion, having held the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] title from 1998 to 2004, and the [[WBA (Super)]] title from 2003 to 2004. With 21 successful title defences, Ottke was the fourth European boxer to [[list of undefeated boxing world champions|retire as an undefeated world champion]], after [[Jack McAuliffe (boxer)|Jack McAuliffe,]] [[Terry Marsh (boxer)|Terry Marsh,]] and [[Michael Loewe (boxer)|Michael Loewe]]; [[Joe Calzaghe]] later became the fifth. Ottke defended the title against 20 boxers, a record in the super-middleweight division shared with Joe Calzaghe. As an [[amateur boxing|amateur]], Ottke won a bronze medal in the [[middleweight]] division at the [[1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships|1989 World Championships]].

==Early life==
Sven Ottke served two apprenticeships as a plasterer and industrial clerk. He became a member of the boxing club ''[[Spandau]]er BC 26 Berlin'' at the age of 14.

==Amateur career==
He rebutted his critics, which had complained that he had started too late, when he became German Champion at the age of 18 at [[Middleweight]]. Ten further titles would follow. He took part in the [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]], [[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]] and [[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] [[Olympic Games]] . He became European Champion in [[1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1991]] and [[1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1996]], and came third in [[1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1993]].

Ottke held amateur wins over [[Antonio Tarver]], [[Chris Byrd]], [[Michael Moorer]], [[Zsolt Erdei]] and [[Juan Carlos Gómez]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Sven_Ottke%27s_Amateur_Record|title=Sven Ottke's Amateur Record - BoxRec}}</ref>
*Amateur Record: 256-47-5
*German Middleweight Champion (FRG) 1985–1989
*German National Middleweight Champion (1990–1991, 1995–1996)
*German National Light Heavyweight Champion (1992–1993)
*Three time Olympian

Ottke finished his amateur career with a record of 256 wins, 47 losses (at least 4 by knockout,) 5 draws. As his professional career, he spent most of his amateur career within Germany. Of a few [[AIBA World Boxing Championships|World Championships]] and [[Boxing at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]], which he participated in, Ottke did not manage to pass the [[quarterfinals]] (apart from the [[1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships|Moscow 1989]], where he was dropped out of the semifinals.)<ref>[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Records/Ottke_Sven.html Sven Ottke Partial Record] - Amateur Boxing Results.</ref>

==Professional career==
After 308 fights as an amateur, of which he won 256, he turned professional in 1997. Less than a year later on 24 October 1998, he won the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[super middleweight]] championship from [[Charles Brewer (boxer)|Charles Brewer]] via a disputed decision victory. After this he made 16 successful defenses of his IBF title against fighters such as Thomas Tate (twice), [[Glen Johnson (boxer)|Glen Johnson]], [[Silvio Branco]], [[James Butler (boxer)|James Butler]], [[Anthony Mundine]], Charles Brewer in a rematch, and a controversial points win against [[Robin Reid (boxer)|Robin Reid]]. He was at the peak of his career when he won the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] title on 13 March 2003 against WBA champion [[Byron Mitchell]], winning by split points decision.

After successfully defending his title 21 times, Ottke stepped down as undefeated world champion on 27 March 2004. Ottke has a record of 34 wins and 0 losses as a professional, of which 6 were by knockout. He was named IBF "Fighter of the Year" in 2003.

Ottke was a durable and attritional fighter, with most of his wins coming by points decisions rather than knockout.

Notably, Ottke refused to defend his title outside Germany, and referees and ringside officials were often German. Both the refereeing and some of the points decisions were biased , with many commentators commenting that it was some of the worst refereeing decisions that had seen and alleged corrupt judging being the only reason Ottke keeping his title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/boxing/robbed-reid-is-furious-1159012|title = Robbed Reid is furious|date = 12 August 2004}}</ref>

===Planned comeback===
In May 2008, a comeback was planned against [[Dariusz Michalczewski]] in Germany, but the match never materialized.

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|ko-wins=6
|dec-wins=27
|dq-wins=1
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Armand Krajnc]]
|UD
|12
|27 Mar 2004
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Super) and IBF super-middleweight titles}}
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Robin Reid (boxer)|Robin Reid]]
|UD
|12
|13 Dec 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Super) and IBF super-middleweight titles}}
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Mads Larsen]]
|{{abbr|MD|Majority decision}}
|12
|6 Sep 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Messe Erfurt|Messe]], [[Erfurt]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Super) and IBF super-middleweight titles}}
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[David Starie]]
|UD
|12
|14 Jun 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Super) and IBF super-middleweight titles}}
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Byron Mitchell]]
|SD
|12
|15 Mar 2003
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title; Won [[list of WBA world champions#Super middleweight|WBA (Super) super-middleweight title]]}}
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Rudy Markussen]]
|UD
|12
|16 Nov 2002
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Joe Gatti]]
|TKO
|9 (12), {{small|2:43}}
|24 Aug 2002
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Arena Leipzig]], Leipzig, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Tate (boxer)|Thomas Tate]]
|UD
|12
|1 Jun 2002
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rick Thornberry]]
|UD
|12
|16 Mar 2002
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Anthony Mundine]]
|KO
|10 (12)
|1 Dec 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[James Butler (boxer)|James Butler]]
|UD
|12
|1 Sep 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Ali Ennebati
|TKO
|11 (12), {{small|2:28}}
|29 Jun 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Nuremberg Arena]], [[Nuremberg]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} James Crawford
|KO
|8 (12), {{small|2:52}}
|24 Mar 2001
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Silvio Branco]]
|UD
|12
|16 Dec 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Europahalle, Karlsruhe, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Brewer (boxer)|Charles Brewer]]
|SD
|12
|2 Sep 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tocker Pudwill
|UD
|12
|3 Jun 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Europahalle]], [[Karlsruhe]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JAM}} Lloyd Brian
|UD
|12
|11 Mar 2000
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Glen Johnson (boxer)|Glen Johnson]]
|UD
|12
|27 Nov 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Thomas Tate (boxer)|Thomas Tate]]
|{{abbr|TD|Technical decision}}
|11 (12), {{small|0:25}}
|4 Sep 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Bördelandhalle]], [[Magdeburg]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title; Unanimous TD after Ottke was cut from an accidental head clash}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Gabriel Hernández (boxer)|Gabriel Hernández]]
|UD
|12
|8 May 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Philips Halle]], Düsseldorf, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Nardiello
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|3 (12), {{small|2:30}}
|27 Feb 1999
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-middleweight title}}
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Charles Brewer (boxer)|Charles Brewer]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|12
|24 Oct 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Düsseldorf, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of IBF world champions#Super middleweight|IBF super-middleweight title]]}}
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|NED}} William Krijnen
|UD
|10
|22 Aug 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Leipzig Trade Fair]], Leipzig, Germany}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CRO}} Asmir Vojnović
|UD
|12
|30 May 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Riesa, Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] International light-heavyweight title}}
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stephane Nizard
|UD
|8
|21 Mar 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Allen Smith
|{{abbr|DQ|Disqualification}}
|5
|28 Feb 1998
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Westfalenhallen]], [[Dortmund]], Germany}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} Ali Saidi
|UD
|10
|13 Dec 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Düsseldorf]], Germany}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won German [[light-heavyweight]] title}}
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Babaev
|UD
|8
|18 Oct 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|AUT}} {{small|[[Vienna]], Austria}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|VEN}} Fermin Chirino
|UD
|6
|30 Aug 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Yuri Filipko
|UD
|8
|22 Jun 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Cologne, Germany}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Andy Flute
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|6
|1 Jun 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Riesa]], Germany}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Teymuraz Kekelidze
|PTS
|6
|26 Apr 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Leipzig]], Germany}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|UK}} Jason Hart
|TKO
|2 (6), {{small|1:44}}
|13 Apr 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Cologne]], Germany}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Davis
|{{abbr|PTS|Points decision}}
|6
|22 Mar 1997
|style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Max-Schmeling-Halle]], [[Berlin]], Germany}}
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{DNB portal|124731139|TYP=}}
* {{BoxRec|7203}}
* [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php/Sven_Ottke%27s_Amateur_Record Amateur record]

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Terry Marsh (boxer)

2022-01-05T16:11:18Z

51.171.53.193: Jack McAuliffe was born in Cork, Ireland and was the first European to retire as undefated World Champion. He seems to be forgotten about.

{{short description|English boxer}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
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|caption=Marsh in October 2005
|name=Terry Marsh
|realname='''Terry Marsh'''
|nickname=''"The Fighting Fireman"''
|weight=[[light welterweight]]
|nationality= [[English people|English]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|2|7|df=y}}
|birth_place=[[Stepney]], London, England
|style=[[orthodox stance|orthodox]]
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|wins=26
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'''Terry Marsh''' (born 7 February 1958) is an English former [[professional boxing|professional boxer]] who was an [[List of undefeated boxing world champions|undefeated world champion]] in the [[light welterweight]] division.

Marsh was a three-time [[Amateur Boxing Association of England|ABA]] senior [[amateur boxing|amateur champion]] who went on to become the [[BBBofC|British]], [[European Boxing Union|European]] and [[IBF]] [[light welterweight world champion]] as a professional. He was the second European boxer to retire as an undefeated [[World Champion]], after [[Jack McAuliffe (boxer)|Jack McAuliffe]], a feat later equalled by [[Romanian people|Romanian]] [[Michael Loewe (boxer)|Michael Loewe]], Germany's [[Sven Ottke]] and Welshman [[Joe Calzaghe]].<ref name="Boxrec">{{cite web | author=Boxrec | title=Terry Marsh | work=Boxrec Fighter Page | url=http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=031401&cat=boxer| accessdate=20 October 2008}}</ref>

Marsh was charged with the [[attempted murder]] of his former manager, the [[boxing promoter]], [[Frank Warren (promoter)|Frank Warren]] following Warren's shooting in London in 1989. Marsh spent 10 months on [[Detention of suspects|remand]] before he was released after being acquitted at trial.

Marsh changed his name by [[deed poll]] to "'''None Of The Above X'''" and stood in the [[2010 United Kingdom general election|2010]] and [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]] UK general elections as an [[Independent (politician)|independent]] candidate in protest against there being no option to vote for "[[none of the above]]".<ref name="None of the Above">{{cite news|last=Bland|first=Ben|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8639348.stm|title=Basildon boxer to fight election as 'None Of The Above'|publisher=BBC|date=27 April 2010|accessdate=27 April 2010}}</ref>

==Early life==
Marsh was born in Stepney, East London, where he grew up in a small terraced house with his parents and three brothers. Marsh, who was a junior [[chess]] champion, began boxing as a youth at the St George's Club in Stepney before the family moved to [[Basildon]] in [[Essex]].<ref name="Bloody nights">{{cite web|author=Len Whaley |title=Bloody nights – in the ring and on the street |work=[[Newham Recorder]] |url=http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/sport/story.aspx?brand=REConline&category=SportBoxing&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=sportnewham&itemid=WeED31%20Dec%202008%2013%3A36%3A54%3A907 |date=31 December 2008 |accessdate=5 February 2009 }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Marsh attended Westminster City School between 1969 -1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.owca.org.uk/index.php?url=memorables-page-2 |title=Welcome to the Old Westminster Citizens' Association |publisher=OWCA |date= |accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref>

Before he became a professional boxer, Marsh was a [[Royal Marine]] who served in Cyprus and in [[Crossmaglen]] in [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Philip |first=Robert |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2367974/Marsh-happy-to-roll-with-the-punches.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930075122/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/2367974/Marsh-happy-to-roll-with-the-punches.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2009 |title=Marsh happy to roll with the punches |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=9 November 2005 |accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref> He later became a firefighter with the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, serving on White Watch, Tilbury.

==Amateur career==
As an amateur Marsh was a National schoolboy champion, NABC champion and twice junior ABA champion before going on to win three senior national titles whilst representing the [[Royal Navy|Royal Navy boxing team]]. Marsh's first title came in 1978 in the [[lightweight]] division beating Edmund Gajny in the final. The following year Marsh moved up to the light welterweight division and again reached the final but was this time defeated by Eddie Copeland. In 1980, Marsh again moved up a weight, to welterweight, and again reached the final, defeating Edward Byrne. 1981 saw Marsh's final year as an amateur: this year he remained at welterweight and again reached the final, his fourth in a row. In the 67 kg final, he defeated the future British, Commonwealth and WBO champion [[Chris Pyatt]] to win his third senior title.<ref>{{cite web | author= | title=National ABA title 1970 | work=[[Amateur Boxing Association of England]] |url= http://www.abae.org.uk/Honour/Senior/national/1980/index.asp | accessdate=5 February 2009}}</ref> He also won a multi-nations gold medal representing England in the Philippines in 1981 capping an unbeaten international amateur record.

==Professional career==
[[File:Terry marsh robe.jpg|right|thumb|Robe worn during his defence.]]
He had his first professional fight in October 1981, defeating Andrew DaCosta on points over six rounds, in [[Bloomsbury]], London.

In his thirteenth fight he won the vacant Southern Area Light-Welterweight Title, defeating Vernon Vanriel on points over ten rounds, at [[York Hall]] in [[Bethnal Green]].

In September 1984, he defeated [[Clinton McKenzie]] to take the British Light-Welterweight Title. The fight was at the Britannia Leisure Centre, [[Shoreditch]], and Marsh won on points over twelve rounds.

In October 1985, he fought the Italian, Alessandro Scapecchi for the vacant European Light-Welterweight Title. The bout was held in [[Monte Carlo]] and Marsh won by a knock out in the seventh round.

He successfully defended his European title against Tusikoleta Nkalankete (French) in January 1986, and Francesco Prezioso (Italy) in April 1986.

On 4 March 1987, he fought the American, [[Joe Manley]] for the [[International Boxing Federation]] (IBF) World Light-Welterweight title. The fight was at his home town of Basildon, and Marsh won on a technical knockout in the tenth round.

On 1 July 1987, he defended his IBF title against Japanese fighter, [[Akio Kameda]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]], [[Kensington]]. Insisting it would be his last fight Marsh won, by a technical knockout in the seventh round.

He then retired as undefeated IBF world champion. In September 1987 he announced that he had [[epilepsy]].<ref>ITN News at Ten, 14 September 1987</ref>

He took up [[chessboxing]] at the age 56 winning the [[World Chessboxing Association]] welterweight title against [[Dymer Agasaryan]] from Armenia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://londonchessboxing.com/june-13th-2015-scala-london-grandmaster-bash-report/ |title=GrandMaster Bash Report |work=Londonchessboxing.com |date=18 June 2015 |accessdate=24 November 2018}}</ref>

==The shooting of Frank Warren==
On 30 November 1989, Warren was to attend one of his [[boxing promotion]]s at [[The Broadway (theatre)|The Broadway]] theatre in [[Barking, London|Barking]] which featured [[Colin McMillan]]. As he arrived at the venue he was approached by a masked gunman who appeared from the crowd and shot him twice in the chest with [[.22 bullet]]s from a [[Luger pistol]] at close range. The gunman fled and Warren was taken to hospital. Warren lost half a lung and was in great pain after the shooting.<ref name="Tyson">{{cite news | author=Lynn Barber | title=''Mike Tyson did not hit me…'' | work=[[The Observer]] |url= http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,,391032,00.html|date=5 November 2000 | accessdate=5 February 2009 | location=London}}</ref>

The business style of Warren had made him enemies, and following his shooting there were a number of suspects. The ongoing [[libel]] case between Marsh and Warren led police to believe Marsh had a strong personal motive to undertake the attack due to the bad blood between the pair.<ref name="Libertarian">{{cite web | author= | title=''The Framing of Michael Stone for the Chillenden Murders'' | work=[[Libertarian Alliance]] |url= http://www.libertarian.co.uk/lapubs/legan/legan039.htm|year=2003 | accessdate=5 February 2009}}</ref>

During a search of Marsh's home police found ammunition in his possession, but this was explained by Marsh's previous career as a Marine and it did not match the bullets used in the attack. Two months after the shooting and despite the lack of forensic evidence, any confession or identification Marsh was charged with the attempted murder of Frank Warren and was remanded in custody.<ref name="Libertarian"/>

During the trial a prison confession was used against Marsh.{{citation needed|date=November 2018}} Marsh did not appear in the witness box to give evidence. He was subsequently [[acquitted]].

The outstanding libel case was subsequently contested by the two protagonists and the jury found in favour of Marsh.<ref>{{cite web|author=Rachel Borrill |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/warren-loses-libel-action-over-interview-1560618.html |title=Warren loses libel action over interview |publisher=The Independent |date=1992-10-31 |accessdate=2020-05-15}}</ref>

==Personal==

Marsh retired in December 1987 after he was diagnosed as having [[epilepsy]]. In the late 1980s, the Terry Marsh Leisure Centre in [[Pitsea]], [[Essex]] was named in his honour. However, subsequent squabbles between local councillors have seen this renamed the Eversley Leisure Centre, although the plaque bearing his image remains.

Since then, Marsh has attempted to enter politics, first for the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. However, when Labour announced they would have a female-only short-list for Basildon, he stood for the [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] at the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 General Election]], but was forced to withdraw from the contest, as he was charged with fraud and deception for allegedly having fraudulently claimed two student grants after going back to the then London Guildhall University at the end of his boxing career. He was later cleared of the offence.<ref name="council KO'd">{{cite web | author= | title=London council KO'd Terry Marsh | work=[[Echo Newspapers]] |url= http://archive.echo-news.co.uk/1999/5/4/221566.html |date=4 May 1999 | accessdate=5 February 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> In 2009, he set up a new political party, NOTA, which stands for "None of the Above".<ref>{{cite news|title=Former boxer's party in by-election|url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED07%20Jul%202009%2015%3A52%3A44%3A493|work=Evening News 24|date=7 July 2009|accessdate=8 July 2009}}</ref>

He had an acting role in the 1989 film ''[[Tank Malling]]'', and has since written and published his autobiography, ''Undefeated''.

Following his retirement from boxing Marsh became a [[stockbroker]].{{citation needed|date=November 2018}}

==Political campaigning==
Marsh stood in [[2010 United Kingdom general election|the 2010 general election]] in the seat of [[South Basildon and East Thurrock (UK Parliament constituency)|South Basildon and East Thurrock]] as an [[independent politician|independent candidate]]. He changed his name by deed poll to "None Of The Above X" as a protest against there being no facility to select "[[none of the above]]" as an option on the [[ballot paper]]. Under UK law, a political party cannot call itself "None of the Above", but this restriction does not apply to candidate names. His chosen surname of "X" meant that he was likely to be the last entry on the ballot paper. He said that if he won he would not take his seat. He received 125 votes, placing last out of six candidates. In the same election a candidate who changed his name to "None of the Above Zero" stood in [[Filton and Bradley Stoke (UK Parliament constituency)|Filton and Bradley Stoke]]. Marsh stood again as "None Of The Above X" in [[2015 United Kingdom general election|2015]], this time receiving 253 votes and placing sixth of seven candidates.

In other [[UK elections]] Marsh has symbolically voted for none of the above by leaving the [[polling station]] carrying his uncast ballot paper.<ref name="echo2017"/> At the [[2017 Essex County Council election]] in [[Basildon]] the presiding officer attempted to prevent this and Marsh kneed him in the groin, later saying a punch would have been excessive given his boxing experience.<ref name="echo2017"/> A charge of [[electoral fraud]] against Marsh was dropped, but he was convicted and fined for [[assault#England and Wales|assault]] when his defence of [[reasonable force]] was rejected.<ref name="echo2017">{{cite web|url=https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/16314620.terry-marsh-loses-court-appeal-over-assault-conviction/ |title=Terry Marsh loses court appeal over assault conviction | Echo |publisher=Echo-news.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2020-05-15}}</ref>

== Amateur achievements ==
*1973 Junior ABA champion
*1974 Junior ABA champion
*1974 National schoolboy champion
*1976 NABC champion
*1978 ABA Lightweight champion
*1980 ABA Welterweight champion
*1981 ABA Welterweight champion
*1981 Multi-Nations Gold Medalist - Manila

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
* {{boxrec|id=31401|name=Terry Marsh}}

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Jack McAuliffe (boxer)

2022-01-05T16:07:56Z

51.171.53.193: He was born in Cork, Ireland. So he is therefore the first European to retire undefeated as World Champion. He seems to be forgotten about when talking about first European to retire undefeated.

{{short description|American boxer}}
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'''Jack McAuliffe''' (March 24, 1866 – November 5, 1937) was an [[Irish-American]] boxer who fought mostly out of [[Williamsburg, Brooklyn]]. Nicknamed "'''The Napoleon of the Ring'''," McAuliffe is one of only fifteen [[List of undefeated boxing world champions|world boxing champions to retire without a loss]].<ref name="Cyber Boxing Zone">[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/mcaul.htm McAuliffe at Cyber Boxing Zone]</ref> He was the first boxer to hold the World Lightweight championship from 1886 to 1893. He was the first European boxer to retire as an undefeated [[World Champion]], a feat later equalled by Englishman [[Terry Marsh (boxer)|Terry Marsh]], [[Romanian people|Romanian]] [[Michael Loewe (boxer)|Michael Loewe]], Germany's [[Sven Ottke]] and Welshman [[Joe Calzaghe]]. He was inducted into [[Ring Magazine hall of fame|''The Ring'' Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1954 and the [[International Boxing Hall of Fame]] in 1995.<ref name="Cyber Boxing Zone"/>

==Early life==
{{Stack|[[File:Jack McAuliffe, Pugilist, from World's Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes MET DP827427.jpg|thumb|right|1887 color lithograph of Jack McAuliffe, made for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes]]}}
McAuliffe's parents were Cornelius McAuliffe and Jane Bailey, who were living at 5 Christ Church Lane, [[Cork (city)|Cork, Ireland]], at the time of Jack's birth. McAuliffe emigrated to the [[United States]] in 1871, where he spent his early years in [[Bangor, Maine]].

===Amateur and professional career===
He made his first appearance as an amateur boxer in 1883. He turned professional soon after, fighting [[Jem Carney]] 78 rounds to a draw at [[Revere Beach]], [[Massachusetts]]. He fought Billy Dacey for the lightweight championship and a $5,000 purse in 1888, and knocked him out in eleven rounds.<ref>Brooklyn Daily Eagle, August 26, 1894, p. 3</ref> He was known as a strong two-handed fighter with "cat-like" reflexes. In 1897 he successfully defended his title against Billy Myer in a highly publicized match at the [[Olympic Club, New Orleans]] .

===Personal life===

McAuliffe was married twice, both times to stage actresses. His first wife was Katie Hart, who played in farce comedies. After her death, McAuliffe married Catherine Rowe in 1894, whose stage name was Pearl Inman, of the song and dance team The Inman Sisters. Between marriages he dated a third actress, Sadie McDonald. McAuliffe and Rowe moved back to [[Bangor, Maine]], in 1894, where he undertook preliminary training for a fight later that year at the Seaside Athletic Club on Coney Island.<ref>"Jack McAuliffe Married", Brooklyn Daily Eagle, July 30, 1894, p. 1</ref>

===Death and retirement from the ring===
McAuliffe retired in 1897. According to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, he had 36 professional fights. McAuliffe was undefeated with 30 bouts, 22 by knockout. He had five draws, one no decision. He successfully defended his world lightweight title against six different boxers.<ref name=ibhof-book2>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/TheBoxingRegisterInternationalBoxingHallOfFameOfficialRecordBook|work=The Boxing Register: International Boxing Hall Of Fame Official Record Book |publisher=[[International Boxing Hall Of Fame]] |title=Jack McAuliffe, p. 200|format=pdf |accessdate=26 May 2019}}</ref>

He died on November 5, 1937, at his home on Austin Street in [[Forest Hills, Queens]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jack M'Auliffe, 71, Ex-Ring Champion – Retired Undefeated in 1896 After Holding Lightweight Crown for 12 Years|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1937/11/05/archives/jack-mauliffe-71-exring-champion-retired-undefeated-in-1896-after.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 5, 1937|access-date=June 18, 2009|quote=Jack McAuliffe, who retired in 1896 as the undefeated professional lightweight-boxing champion of the world after holding the title for twelve years, died yesterday at his home, 73-20 Austin Street, Forest Hills.}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
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|dec-wins=7
|dq-wins=1
|ko-losses=0
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|nws=1
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All [[newspaper decision]]s are officially regarded as “no decision” bouts and are not counted in the win/loss/draw column.
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!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|38
|{{draw}}Draw
|27–0–10 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Tommy Ryan
|PTS
|10
|Sep 30, 1897
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|American S.C., Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Not to be confused with [[Tommy Ryan]]}}
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–0–9 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Jim Carroll
|PTS
|10
|Nov 20, 1896
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Woodward's Pavilion, San Francisco, California, U.S.}}
|
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0–9 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Sam Rogers
|KO
|3 (4)
|May 8, 1896
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.}}
|
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0–9 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Harry Pigeon
|KO
|7 (6)
|Apr 8, 1896
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Opera House, Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Fight scheduled for six rounds, but they fought another}}
|-
|34
|{{draw}}Draw
|24–0–9 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Owen Ziegler
|PTS
|3 (?)
|Nov 19, 1894
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Atlantic A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0–8 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Young Griffo]]
|PTS
|10
|Aug 27, 1894
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Seaside A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0–8 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Jim Ryan
|PTS
|6
|Jan 16, 1894
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Grand Opera House, San Francisco, California, U.S.}}
|
|-
|31
|style="background:#DDD"|Win
|22–0–8 {{small|(1)}}
|style="text-align:left;"| Horace Leeds
|NWS
|4
|Apr 1, 1893
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Academy of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|30
|{{draw}}Draw
|22–0–8
|style="text-align:left;"| Billy Myer
|PTS
|6
|Dec 10, 1892
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|2nd Regiment Armory, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.}}
|
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0–7
|style="text-align:left;"| Billy Myer
|KO
|15 (?)
|Sep 5, 1892
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Olympic Club, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained world lightweight title}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0–7
|style="text-align:left;"| Bill Frazier
|KO
|3 (6)
|Jun 2, 1892
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Manhattan A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0–7
|style="text-align:left;"| Austin Gibbons
|TKO
|6 (?)
|Sep 11, 1891
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Granite Association Clubroom, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained world lightweight title}}
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0–7
|style="text-align:left;"| Jim Carroll
|KO
|47 (?)
|Mar 21, 1890
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|California A.C., San Francisco, California, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained world lightweight title}}
|-
|25
|{{draw}}Draw
|18–0–7
|style="text-align:left;"| Mike Daly
|PTS
|15
|Dec 5, 1889
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Cribb Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
|
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0–6
|style="text-align:left;"| Paddy Smith
|TKO
|1 (4)
|Feb 28, 1889
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Casino Rink, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0–6
|style="text-align:left;"| Billy Boltz
|KO
|1 (?)
|Feb 28, 1889
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Elgin, Illinois, U.S.}}
|
|-
|22
|{{draw}}Draw
|16–0–6
|style="text-align:left;"| Billy Myer
|PTS
|64 (?)
|Feb 13, 1889
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Burche's Opera House, North Judson, Indiana, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained world lightweight title}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0–5
|style="text-align:left;"| Young Jacob Hyams
|KO
|9 (10)
|Dec 26, 1888
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Palace Hall, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0–5
|style="text-align:left;"| Sam Collyer
|KO
|2 (6)
|Dec 17, 1888
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Palace Rink, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0–5
|style="text-align:left;"| Bill Dacey
|KO
|11 (?)
|Oct 10, 1888
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|a barn, Dover, New Jersey, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained world lightweight title}}
|-
|18
|{{draw}}Draw
|13–0–5
|style="text-align:left;"| Patsy Kerrigan
|PTS
|10
|Sep 26, 1888
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Way Street Gymnasium, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
|
|-
|17
|{{draw}}Draw
|13–0–4
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jem Carney]]
|PTS
|74 (?)
|Nov 16, 1887
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Revere, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained world lightweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{draw}}Draw
|13–0–3
|style="text-align:left;"| Jimmy Mitchell
|PTS
|4
|Mar 4, 1887
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Theatre Comique, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|15
|{{draw}}Draw
|13–0–2
|style="text-align:left;"| Bill Frazier
|PTS
|4
|Mar 2, 1887
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Theatre Comique, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|14
|{{draw}}Draw
|13–0–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Walter Campbell
|PTS
|4
|Feb 28, 1887
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Theatre Comique, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Harry Gilmore
|KO
|28 (?)
|Jan 14, 1887
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained world lightweight title Fought in a barn}}
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Bill Frazier
|KO
|21 (?)
|Oct 29, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Fair Play Club, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained American lightweight title Won inaugural [[List of world lightweight boxing champions|world lightweight title]]}}
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Charles Bull McCarthy
|PTS
|4 (?)
|Jul 24, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Clark's Theatre, Philadelphia, U.S.}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Bully Carroll
|KO
|1 (?)
|Jul 21, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Clarks Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Charles Bull McCarthy
|PTS
|4
|Jul 19, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Clarks Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Joe Heiser
|PTS
|4
|Apr 20, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Turn Hall, New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Andy Drumm
|TKO
|3 (?)
|Apr 1, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jack Hopper
|TKO
|17 (?)
|Feb 27, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Cedarhurst Country Club, Cedarhurst, U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant American lightweight title}}
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Charles Bull McCarthy
|PTS
|4
|Jan 24, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jack Hopper
|TKO
|6 (6)
|Jan 13, 1886
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|New York A.C., New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Buck McKenna
|KO
|2 (?)
|Dec 7, 1885
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Billy Young
|DQ
|4 (6)
|Nov 19, 1885
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Theatre Comique, Washington, D.C., U.S.}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Joe Milletechia
|TKO
|2 (?)
|Jul 25, 1885
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Jersey City, U.S.}}
|
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of lightweight boxing champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{boxrec|id=031483}}
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/mcaul.htm McAuliffe's Record at Cyber Boxing Zone]
*[http://www.ibhof.com/pages/about/inductees/oldtimer/mcauliffe.html McAuliffe at IBHOF]

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Mihai Leu

2022-01-05T15:54:54Z

51.171.53.193: Jack McAuliffe was born in Cork, Ireland and he retired undefeated. He is the first European to retire undefeated. The pages on Wikipedia all seem to forget about him

{{short description|Romanian boxer}}
{{Infobox boxer
| image= Mihai Leu.png|
| name = Mihai Leu
| caption = Leu in 2014
| realname = Mihai Leu
| nickname =Michael Loewe Lion
| weight = [[Welterweight]]
| height = 5 ft 7+1/2 in
| reach =
| nationality = [[Romanians|Romanian]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|2|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hunedoara]], [[Hunedoara County]], [[Romania]]
| style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total = 28
| wins = 28
| KO = 10
| losses = 0
| draws = 0
|website={{URL|mihaileu.ro}}}}

'''Mihai Leu''' also known as '''Michael Loewe''' (born 13 February 1969, in [[Hunedoara]])<ref name="boxrec.com">{{cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/004130|title=BoxRec|website=boxrec.com}}</ref> is a Romanian former professional [[boxing|boxer]] who fought out of [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]. He is a former [[WBO]] [[Welterweight]] Champion.

Leu retired after one title defense, against [[Michael Carruth]], becoming the third [[Europe]]an boxer to retire as an [[List of undefeated boxing world champions|undefeated world champion]], after [[Jack McAuliffe (boxer)|Jack McAuliffe]] and [[Terry Marsh (boxer)|Terry Marsh]]. Due to an injury, he was forced to abandon boxing but unwilling to give up the world of sports, he turned to be a [[rallying|rally driver]]. He later became a national rally champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=https://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/scrima/loredana-dinu-a-fost-copilot-de-teste-pentru-mihai-leu-pe-un-ferrari-458-challenge-foto-17221641&prev=search|title=Google Translate|website=translate.google.com|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref>

==Amateur highlights==
He started boxing in 1977 at the Hunedoara Constructorul club. In 1981 he moved to the Hunedoara Metalul from where in 1982 he moved on to [[Dinamo Bucharest]]. During his time with Dinamo, he won the national championship four consecutive years: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986. In 1986, he moved to [[CSA Steaua București|Steaua Bucharest]] and also became part of the national team.

In 1987, he became World Junior Champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps1987.html|title=worldjuniorchamps1987|website=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl}}</ref>

In total he fought 200 amateur matches, out of which he won 190.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/mihai-leu-fost-coleg-cu-cosmin-contra-2387691&prev=search|title=Google Translate|website=translate.google.com|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref>

==Professional career==
In 1991, he became a professional boxer in Germany (using the name Michael Loewe) and had 28 wins of 28 matches in welterweight, winning the following titles:

* 1993 - Germany Intercontinental Title (which he gave up without fighting)
* 1995 - [[WBO]] Intercontinental Title (which he gave up without fighting)
* 1997 - [[WBO]] [[Welterweight]] champion (which he gave up due to medical reasons)

== Professional record==
{{s-start}}
|-
|align="center" colspan=8|'''28 Wins''' (10 knockouts, 18 decisions), '''0 Losses''', '''0 Draws''' <ref name="boxrec.com"/>
|-
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res.
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location
|align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|28-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Michael Carruth]]
| MD || 12
|1997-09-20 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Tivoli Eissporthalle, [[Aachen]]
|align=left| Retained [[WBO]] [[Welterweight]] Title.
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|27-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Panama}} [[Santiago Samaniego]]
| UD || 12
|1997-02-22 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left| Won vacant [[WBO]] [[Welterweight]] Title.
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|26-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Eric Jakubowski
| TKO || 5 {{small|(10)}}
|1996-11-16 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|25-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Jorge Ramirez
| PTS || 8
|1996-10-19 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Zoo-Gesellschaftshaus, [[Frankfurt]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|24-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Dwayne Swift
| KO || 4 {{small|(10)}}
|1996-06-08 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Deutz Sporthalle, [[Cologne]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|23-0
| align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Freddy Demeulenaere
| PTS || 8
|1996-05-04 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sport und Erholungszentrum, [[Berlin]]
|align=left|
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|22-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Jose Brand
| PTS || 8
|1996-04-13 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|21-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Miguel Angel Pena]]
| PTS || 8
|1995-06-10 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Europahalle]], [[Karlsruhe]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|20-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Craig Houk
| TKO || 11 {{small|(12)}}
|1995-04-01 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Saaltheater Geulen, [[Aachen]]
|align=left|Won vacant [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] Inter-Continental [[Welterweight]] Title.
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|19-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Butters
| UD || 8
|1995-01-28 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Berlin]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|18-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Harold Bennett
| PTS || 8
|1994-12-17 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|17-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Stefan Schramm
| PTS || 10
|1994-12-03 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Atelier Bruno Bruni, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|Won vacant [[Germany|German]] International [[Welterweight]] Title.
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|16-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Benjamin Felix
| TKO || 2
|1994-11-13 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Universum Gym, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|15-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Ratalsky
| TKO || 4
|1994-10-22 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Hansehalle, [[Lübeck]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|14-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Attila Veres
| PTS || 8
|1994-09-03 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Wiener Neustadt]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|13-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Gejza Stipak
| TKO || 4
|1994-04-10 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Universum Gym, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|12-0
| align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} Pave Turic
| KO || 2
|1994-03-19 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]
|align=left|
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|11-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Daga
| PTS || 8
|1994-02-19 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sportshalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|10-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Hector Omar Luque
| PTS || 6
|1994-02-05 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Deutschlandhalle]], [[Berlin]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|9-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Nestor Jesus Gil
| PTS || 8
|1993-10-15 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Berlin]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|8-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} Marino Monteyne
| PTS || 6
|1993-10-02 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Barbarossa Halle, [[Kaiserslautern]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|7-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Farid Bennecer
| KO || 4
|1993-09-11 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Tivoli Eissporthalle, [[Aachen]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|6-0
| align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Miroslav Strbak
| KO || 4
|1993-06-26 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|5-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Oscar Washington]]
| PTS || 6 {{small|(6)}}
|1993-05-22 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Tivoli Eissporthalle, [[Aachen]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|4-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Miroslav Strbak
| PTS || 6
|1993-04-03 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|3-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Wayne Green
| PTS || 4
|1993-02-13 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Sporthalle, [[Hamburg]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|2-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Jan Mazgut
| KO || 2
|1991-12-13 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Minden]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|1-0
|align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Gejza Stipak
| PTS || 6
|1991-09-16 || align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Legien Center, [[Berlin]]
|align=left|
|-align=center
{{s-end}}

==Rally career==
In 1998 he started his new career at the wheel of a [[Ford Ka]] and after only three years, he managed to become Romania's rally vice-champion. He had already participated in rallying before, having made his debut in 1994, at the [[Banat]] Rally, in a [[Volkswagen Golf GTI]].

Five years later, in 2003, he became Romania's [[Romanian Rally Championship|national champion]] driving a [[Hyundai Accent WRC]], with [[co-driver]] Ciprian Solomon. After failing to win another race after his championship winning year, Mihai Leu gave up competitive rallying in 2008, only to return in 2010, as team-manager of [[Jack Daniel]]'s Rally Team, in the Romanian National Rally Championship (CNR).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ewrc-results.com/profile/10938-mihai-leu/|title=Mihai Leu - rally profile eWRC-results.com|last=eWRC-results.com|website=eWRC-results.com|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He is the son of Nicolae Leu, a well-known Romanian rally driver of the `70s–`80s. His brother, Victor, also made his debut in car racing in 1999, as his [[co-driver]].

He is married and has a son Marco, born in 1993, who is a winter sportsman.

He is involved in politics along with the [[Partidul Conservator]], despite failing to secure a place in the [[European Parliament]], in the 2007 national elections. He works part-time as assistant at the [[Tibiscus University]] in [[Timișoara]].

In 2014, he had colon cancer and received surgery in Bucharest and treatment in Vienna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=https://www.gandul.info/sport-miscare/in-ring-cu-cancerul-fostul-campion-de-box-mihai-leu-m-a-ajutat-un-mesaj-al-nadiei-comaneci-14619041&prev=search|title=Google Translate|website=translate.google.com|access-date=2019-04-02}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.mihaileu.ro/ Mihai Leu's Official Site]
* {{boxrec|id=004130}}

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{{Succession box|
before=[[Jose Luis Lopez (boxer)|Jose Luis Lopez]]|
title=[[WBO Welterweight Champion]]|
after=Ahmed Kotiev|
years=2 Feb 1997 - 1997 '''Vacated'''|
}}
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