Karl Mildenberger

Karl Mildenberger (born 23 November 1937, in Kaiserslautern) is a retired German heavyweight boxer. He was the European Heavyweight Champion from 1964 to 1968 (retained the Title 6 times). Mildenberger fought Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight Title in September 1966. Mildenberger, a left-hander, frustrated the champ for most of the fight, but ultimately lost by TKO when the referee stopped the fight at 1:28 of the twelfth round following a flurry of punches by Ali.

Karl Mildenberger lost his first fight for the European Heavyweight title when he was knocked out by Dick Richardson, the Welsh boxer, in one round in April 1962. Karl rebounded with wins over Joe Erskine, Archie McBride, Joe Bygraves and a knockout win over Billy Daniels.

Mildenberger then got a draw with highly ranked Zora Folley in April 1964. Later that year Mildenberger scored a first round knockout over Sante Amonte to capture the European Heavyweight title.

He defeated Eddie Machen over ten rounds in 1966. In April 1966 Mildenberger had a five round exhibition in Sweden with former world champion Ingemar Johansson.

In 1967, Mildenberger participated in a tournament staged by the World Boxing Association to determine the new heavyweight champion after Ali was stripped of the title for refusing induction into the draft. In the first round of the tournament,getting off the deck he lost to Oscar Bonavena by a clear twelve round decision in what was proclaimed the Ring Magazine upset of the year.

Mildenberger was not the same afterwards, and was knocked out by contender Leotis Martin in seven rounds (April 1968). Subsequently in September 1968 Mildenberger lost the European Heavyweigh title to Henry Cooper on an eight round disqualification.

Mildenberger was the first southpaw to fight for the Heavyweight World Title.

Professional boxing record

53 Wins (19 knockouts, 34 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 1 decisions, 1 DQ), 3 Draws
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	36-13-1	Henry Cooper	DQ	8	18/09/1968	Empire Pool, Wembley, London	EBU Heavyweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	24-3	Leotis Martin	KO	7	05/04/1968	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	33-6-3	Gerhard Zech	PTS	15	30/12/1967	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin	EBU Heavyweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	30-3	Oscar Bonavena	UD	12	16/09/1967	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Hesse	WBA World Heavyweight Title Eliminator Semi-Final. 47-56, 53-57, 53-58.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	40-9-1	Amos Lincoln	TKO	6	06/05/1967	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	20-5-2	Billy Walker	TKO	8	21/03/1967	Empire Pool, Wembley, London	EBU Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:43 of the eighth round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	28-5-4	Piero Tomasoni	PTS	15	01/02/1967	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse	EBU Heavyweight Title.
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	25-0	Muhammad Ali	TKO	12	10/09/1966	Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Hesse	World Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:30 of the 12th round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-9-3	Ivan Prebeg	PTS	15	15/06/1966	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse	EBU Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	47-6-3	Eddie Machen	PTS	10	03/02/1966	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31-4-1	Gerhard Zech	PTS	15	26/11/1965	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse	EBU Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-13-3	David E. Bailey	PTS	10	10/09/1965	Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	25-3-3	Piero Tomasoni	PTS	15	14/05/1965	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse	EBU Heavyweight Title.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-12-2	Kirk Barrow	KO	5	09/04/1965	Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-6-1	Jefferson Davis	PTS	10	22/01/1965	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-29	Ollie Wilson	TKO	4	04/12/1964	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
Draw	18-3-1	Amos Johnson	PTS	10	20/11/1964	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	51-5-3	Santo Amonti	KO	1	17/10/1964	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin	EBU Heavyweight Title.
Draw	67-7-3	Zora Folley	PTS	10	17/04/1964	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	30-15-1	Archie McBride	PTS	10	25/01/1964	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	18-4	Billy "The Barber" Daniels	KO	3	29/11/1963	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	43-6-1	Joe Erskine	PTS	10	13/10/1963	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-17-4	Wayne Bethea	PTS	10	06/07/1963	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-10-2	Von Clay	PTS	10	10/05/1963	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-16-7	Ulli Ritter	PTS	10	20/04/1963	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
Draw	30-15	Archie McBride	PTS	10	26/01/1963	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	40-19-1	Joe Bygraves	PTS	3	30/11/1962	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-11	Alonzo Johnson	PTS	10	17/11/1962	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	11-6-3	John Robert Henry	PTS	8	06/10/1962	Messesporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	21-20-6	Federico Friso	PTS	10	01/09/1962	Messesporthalle, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	30-12-2	Dick Richardson	KO	1	24/02/1962	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia	EBU Heavyweight Title. Karl knocked out at 2:35 of the first round.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-6-1	Pete Rademacher	PTS	10	20/01/1962	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	38-22-8	Howard "Honeyboy" King	PTS	10	24/11/1961	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-15-2	Wayne Bethea	PTS	10	03/11/1961	Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	22-15-1	Young Jack Johnson	PTS	10	29/09/1961	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	30-26-6	José González Sales	KO	2	10/09/1961	Eisstadion, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-10-2	Walter Haufft	TKO	2	03/06/1961	Eisstadion, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	36-21-4	Frankie Daniels	PTS	10	28/04/1961	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	10-1-2	Thoerner Ahsman	TKO	4	17/03/1961	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	27-5-2	Hal Carter	TKO	8	20/01/1961	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	65-9-3	Franco Cavicchi	PTS	10	07/12/1960	Bologna, Emilia Romagna
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	31-25-6	Hans Friedrich	TKO	3	26/11/1960	Festhalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Hesse
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	3-0	Robert Archie Moore	PTS	8	29/10/1960	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	26-16-2	Alain Cherville	TKO	4	01/10/1960	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	78-35-3	Alex Buxton	PTS	8	06/05/1960	Ernst Merck Halle, Mitte, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	14-11-2	Francois Kania	KO	3	22/04/1960	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	15-9-2	Sammy Langford	TKO	3	08/04/1960	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	13-9-3	Ron Redrup	TKO	7	13/02/1960	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35-20-5	Jimmy "The Spoiler" Slade	PTS	8	30/12/1959	Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32-18-5	Wim Snoek	PTS	8	12/12/1959	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss	10-4-1	Helmut Ball	KO	7	07/11/1959	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg	Germany Light Heavyweight Title Eliminator.
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	35-13-2	Arthur Howard	PTS	8	04/07/1959	Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg, Berlin
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	32-16-5	Wim Snoek	PTS	8	06/06/1959	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	24-15-5	Jacques Bro	KO	5	09/05/1959	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	17-11	Pedro Klijssen	PTS	8	24/04/1959	Grugahalle, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	23-13-1	Alain Cherville	PTS	8	14/03/1959	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	2-8-1	Louis DeBolster	KO	3	14/02/1959	Landwirtschaftshalle, Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	9-15-2	Andre Wyns	PTS	8	13/12/1958	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	4-1	Jose Mariano Moracia Ibanes	PTS	8	05/12/1958	Bayernhalle, Munich, Bavaria
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	12-4	Andre Oueille	TKO	5	15/11/1958	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	6-22-1	Guenter Huber	PTS	4	09/11/1958	Schwarzwaldhalle, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win	--	Manfred Striemer	KO	1	15/10/1958	Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg

External links

• Professional boxing record for Karl Mildenberger from BoxRec