He came from the island of Fehmarn, fought against the largest and punched the European heavyweight EM thr1. Jürgen Blin was one of the best professional boxers in Germany in the 1970s. On Saturday evening, the Hamburger died at the age of 79 from the consequences of kidney suffering in the hospital in Reinbek. This was confirmed by Blin's son Jörg the SID. The Hamburger Abendblatt had previously reported.
Blin's fight against Muhammad Ali is unforgettable on Christmas Day 1971, which he in the Hallenstadion of Zurich by K.O. In the seventh round lost, the first knock-out of his career. In addition to Karl Mildenberger, Blin was the only German who competed against Ali. Half a year later he was through a point victory over the Spaniard Jose Manuel Urtain European champion. Of his 48 professional fights, Blin won 30.
Last December, for the 50th anniversary of his fight against Ali, Blin remembered the seven round in the ring with the repeated world champion from the USA. "Ali was the greatest because he was a person, not only in the ring," he told the Hamburger Abendblatt.
The master butcher deserved 180,000 marks with the fight and was proud: "Most did not last seven rounds with Ali," said Blin.
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He inherited his boxing talent: grandson Joscha Blin tries to step into his grandfather's footsteps. The 24-year-old gave his professional debut in December 2021.
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