Henry Maske

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Henry Maske (Template:IPA, Template:Audio; born 6 January 1964) is a German former professional boxer and one of Germany's most popular sports figures. He held the IBF light heavyweight title from 1993 until 1996.

Amateur career

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Maske (left) and Manfred Wolke in 1983

Maske was born in Treuenbrietzen, Bezirk Potsdam. He was an Olympic Gold medallist 1988 in Seoul (middleweight) for East Germany. His results were:<ref name="SportsRef">Template:Cite Sports-Reference</ref>

Olympic results

Below is the record of Henry Maske, an East German middleweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: Defeated Helman Palije (Malawi) by decision, 5–0
  • Round of 16: Defeated Sello Mojela (Lesotho) by walkover
  • Quarterfinal: Defeated Michele Mastrodonato (Italy) by decision, 5–0
  • Semifinal: Defeated Chris Sande (Kenya) by decision, 5–0
  • Final: Defeated Egerton Marcus (Canada) by decision, 5–0 (won gold medal)

Maske won the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and the silver medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, Nevada. His toughest opponents were Cubans, particularly Angel Espinosa, whom he met three times in 1987–1988, losing all three by a 0–5 unanimous decision, and luckily for him, Maske didn't met Espinosa at Seoul as Cuba boycotted the 1988 Olympics.

Professional career

Template:Main During his career, Maske was a five-time boxing champion of East Germany. After reunification in 1990, he turned professional, and became the IBF world title holder in the light heavyweight category on 20 March 1993.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Maske defended his title ten times between 1993 and 1996.<ref>Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Pretoria. German Sporting Icons; accessed 8 September 2011.</ref>

He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.<ref>Kammerer, Roy. "After decade of retirement, Henry Maske is back", USAToday.com, 31 March 2007; accessed 1 January 2016.</ref> In 2007, he won in a rematch.<ref name="Spiegel">Brichzi, Dirk. "Maske-Erfolg gegen Hill: Seelenfrieden für den Gentleman", Spiegel.de; accessed 1 April 2007. Template:In lang</ref>

Post-boxing life

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Maske (left) and Wladimir Klitschko (right) with German sculptor Carsten Eggers, after the unveiling of the Max Schmeling monument in Hollenstedt on 21 May 2010

As of 2010, Maske owns ten McDonald's franchises in Germany.<ref>Öchsner, Thomas; Uhlmann, Steffen (27 August 2010). "Reden wir über Geld: Henry Maske 'Es war klasse, die Rechnung zu schreiben'", Süddeutsche Zeitung; retrieved 22 December 2011.</ref> Maske works as a boxing commentator for the first German television channel (ARD).

Comeback

After an 11-year retirement, he avenged his only defeat as a professional against Virgil Hill. The fight was held on 31 March 2007, in Munich; Maske won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Professional boxing record

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Template:Abbr Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
32 Template:Yes2Win 31–1 Virgil Hill UD 12 31 Mar 2007 Template:Small
31 Template:No2Loss 30–1 Virgil Hill SD 12 23 Nov 1996 Template:Small Template:Small
30 Template:Yes2Win 30–0 John Scully UD 12 25 May 1996 Template:Small Template:Small
29 Template:Yes2Win 29–0 Duran Williams UD 12 17 Feb 1996 Template:Small Template:Small
28 Template:Yes2Win 28–0 Graciano Rocchigiani UD 12 14 Oct 1995 Template:Small Template:Small
27 Template:Yes2Win 27–0 Graciano Rocchigiani UD 12 27 May 1995 Template:Small Template:Small
26 Template:Yes2Win 26–0 Egerton Marcus UD 12 11 Feb 1995 Template:Small Template:Small
25 Template:Yes2Win 25–0 Iran Barkley RTD 9 (12), Template:Small 8 Oct 1994 Template:Small Template:Small
24 Template:Yes2Win 24–0 Andrea Magi UD 12 4 Jun 1994 Template:Small Template:Small
23 Template:Yes2Win 23–0 Ernesto Magdaleno TKO 9 (12) 26 Mar 1994 Template:Small Template:Small
22 Template:Yes2Win 22–0 David Vedder UD 12 11 Dec 1993 Template:Small Template:Small
21 Template:Yes2Win 21–0 Anthony Hembrick UD 12 18 Sep 1993 Template:Small Template:Small
20 Template:Yes2Win 20–0 Charles Williams UD 12 20 Mar 1993 Template:Small Template:Small
19 Template:Yes2Win 19–0 Frank Minton KO 2 (?) 2 Oct 1992 Template:Small
18 Template:Yes2Win 18–0 Samson Cohen RTD 5 (8), Template:Small 19 Sep 1992 Template:Small
17 Template:Yes2Win 17–0 Lenzie Morgan PTS 10 27 Jun 1992 Template:Small
16 Template:Yes2Win 16–0 Steve McCarthy DQ 9 (10) 4 Apr 1992 Template:Small
15 Template:Yes2Win 15–0 Leslie Stewart KO 7 (10) 6 Mar 1992 Template:Small
14 Template:Yes2Win 14–0 Tom Elton Collins TKO 8 (10), Template:Small 6 Dec 1991 Template:Small
13 Template:Yes2Win 13–0 Darryl Fromm KO 2 (8) 8 Nov 1991 Template:Small
12 Template:Yes2Win 12–0 Mike Peak KO 9 (?) 12 Oct 1991 Template:Small
11 Template:Yes2Win 11–0 Rodrigo Benech UD 8 13 Sep 1991 Template:Small
10 Template:Yes2Win 10–0 Yawe Davis PTS 10 31 May 1991 Template:Small
9 Template:Yes2Win 9–0 Miguel Angel Maldonado PTS 8 28 Feb 1991 Template:Small
8 Template:Yes2Win 8–0 Salim Muhammad PTS 8 25 Jan 1991 Template:Small
7 Template:Yes2Win 7–0 Glazz Campbell PTS 8 7 Dec 1990 Template:Small
6 Template:Yes2Win 6–0 Sean Mannion PTS 8 16 Nov 1990 Template:Small
5 Template:Yes2Win 5–0 Cordwell Hylton TKO 3 (6), Template:Small 31 Oct 1990 Template:Small
4 Template:Yes2Win 4–0 Mike Brothers KO 2 (?) 5 Oct 1990 Template:Small
3 Template:Yes2Win 3–0 Jorge Juan Salgado PTS 6 7 Sep 1990 Template:Small
2 Template:Yes2Win 2–0 Mike Aubrey PTS 6 1 Jun 1990 Template:Small
1 Template:Yes2Win 1–0 Antonio Arvizu KO 1 (6) 9 May 1990 Template:Small

Television viewership

Germany

Date Fight Viewership (Template:Abbr) Source(s)
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Total viewership 105,750,000

Acting

Maske played the lead role in the 2010 biopic Max Schmeling, for which he took several months of acting lessons. However, critique were largely negative on his performance in the film.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

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