The_budweiser Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Alan Minter (born 17 August 1951) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1972 to 1981. He held the undisputed middleweight title in 1980, having previously held the British middleweight from 1975 to 1976, and the European middleweight title twice between 1977 and 1979. As an amateur, Minter won a bronze medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Minter Aged 69 Rest in peace Alan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 A tough and skilled fighter who was a world champion when it meant something. He would have had fewer losses on his record had it not been for the tender skin around his eyes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoztheMadman Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Very sad, my thoughts are with his family. He was a true world class talent who had a good career but maybe could have achieved even more if he wasn't so prone to cutting. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selij Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Yea RIP Alan - first boxer I ever collected fights of - and I'm still at it now - so I spose he got me into this obsession. Sad, sad day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_budweiser Posted September 12, 2020 Author Share Posted September 12, 2020 The boxing world is in mourning after the news broke that former world champion Alan Minter died at the age of 69 following a long battle with Cancer. https://www.ringnews24.com/2020/09/12/alan-minter-tributes-paid-to-british-boxing-legend-after-death-aged-69/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Was one of the first boxers i can say was a favourite of mine as a kid always watched sportsnight on BBC with dad and minter always made it a better nights viewing RIP to proper Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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