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Alan Minter Everlast Boxing Glove Autograph
A red Everlast Boxing Glove Signed in Black
Sharpie by former Middleweight Champion of the world Alan
Minter.
Alan Minter
£75.00
Alan Minter (born August 17, 1951) in Crawley, England,
is a former boxer who was Middleweight champion of the world.
Minter won the bronze medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic
Games. Soon after, Minter began his career in London on
Halloween night of the same year by knocking out Maurice
Thomas in six rounds.
Minter won five fights in a row by knockout, and in 1973,
Pat Dwyer became the first boxer to go the distance with
him, over eight rounds in London. Minter won his next five
fights, three by knockout, before tasting defeat for the
first time after the refree stopped the fight in the eighth
round to King George Aido due to bad cuts suffered by Minter.
Two more wins followed before facing Jan Magziarz, who beat
him twice in a row (once in the eighth and once in the sixth)
again due to cuts.
1974 was a mixed year for Minter, beating Tony Byrne by
a decision in eight, losing in two to Ricky Torres (again
on cuts), having a third fight with Magziarz result in a
no contest in four rounds, and closing the year with a win
in eight rounds by decision in his first international fight,
against Shako Mamba in Hamburg, Germany.
1975 was the year that saw Minter shine. He won four fights
in a row, including another bout in Hamburg, and by the
end of the year, he challenged Kevin Finnegan for the British
Middleweight title, winning it by a 15 round decision. In
1976 he won six fights, to make it ten wins in a row. Among
the boxers he beat were Billy Knight by a knockout in two
and Finnegan once again, by decision in 15, both in defense
of his British title, along with former world title challenger
Tony Licata, knocked out in six, and American Olympic Games
Gold medal winner Ray Seales, beaten in five. These wins
gave Minter a ranking among the top ten Middleweight challengers
of the time.
In 1977, he won the European Middleweight title by beating
Germano Valsecchi by a knockout in five in Italy. But in
his next fight his winning streak ended when he lost to
former world title challenger Ronnie Harris by a knockout
in eight. Minter returned to top ten challenger status by
upsetting the former Welterweight and Jr. Middleweight world
champion Emile Griffith with a ten round decision win in
Monte Carlo, but then, he lost his European title to Gratien
Tonna by a knockout in eight at Milan. He closed '77 with
a third 15 round decision win over Finnegan to retain his
British title.
1978 was a sad year for Minter, although he won all three
of his bouts. On February 15, at the Muhammad Ali-Leon Spinks
I undercard in Las Vegas, he won his first bout in the United
States by knocking out Sandy Torres in five. Then, he went
to Italy once again, to regain his European Middleweight
title by knocking out Angelo Jaccopucciy in twelve rounds.
Jacopucciy died a few days after the bout, in another boxing
tragedy. Minter finished his year by avenging his loss to
Tonna with a six round knockout.
In 1979, Minter won all four of his fights, two of them
by knockout, and in 1980, he was finally given the opportunity
all fighters dream of: On March 16 of that year, in Las
Vegas, Nevada, he was given a shot at champion Vito Antuofermo's
world Middleweight title at the Caesars Palace. He won the
title by a 15 round decision, and in a rematch, he retained
the world title by a knockout in eight rounds. Minter's
run as world champion came to an end on September 27 of
that year, when he lost by a knockout in three to Marvin
Hagler at Wembley Arena in London. After the fight was stopped,
Minter's supporters caused a riot, throwing beer cans and
glass into the ring and both boxers had to be ushered away
by the police.
Minter beat fringe contender Ernie Singletary in London,
in 1981, but after losses to future Hagler challengers Mustafa
Hamsho and Tony Sibson, both also in London, he retired
for good.
He left boxing with a record of 39 wins, 9 losses and 1
no contest, with 23 wins by knockout.
