Axel Schulz
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Schulz in 2007
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| Nickname(s) |
Der sanfte Riese ("The Gentle Giant") |
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| Rated at | Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 193 cm (76 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
9 November 1968 Bad Saarow, Oder-Spree, Brandenburg, East Germany |
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| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Axel Schulz (born 9 November 1968) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1999, and in 2006. He challenged three times for both the IBF and European heavyweight titles, losing close decisions in most of them. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 1989 World Championships and silver at the 1989 European Championships, both in the heavyweight division.
Schulz first fought for a world championship in 1995, when he challenged George Foreman for his IBF title. Schulz lost a very close majority decision, but was immediately granted a second opportunity at the title in the same year. With Foreman having vacated the title after refusing a rematch, Schulz faced Francois Botha but this time lost via split decision. However, Botha later failed a drug test, which led to Schulz receiving a third chance at the title. In 1996 he fought Michael Moorer for the vacant IBF title, losing again via split decision.
From 1982 Schulz boxed for the army sports club Vorwärts in Frankfurt (Oder), later becoming the East German youth champion. At the junior European championships in Denmark in 1986, Schulz won the light-heavyweight title, and in 1988, under the tutelage of Manfred Wolke, he became East German heavyweight champion. In 1989 he won the Chemiepokal in Halle (Saale), the silver medal at European Championships in Athens, and a bronze medal in the world championships in Moscow, where he lost to Félix Savón. Record: 78 wins, 20 losses.
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