| Henry Maske | |
| Realname: | Henry Maske |
| Nickname: | Gentleman[1] [2] |
| Weight: | Light Heavyweight |
| Height: | [3] |
| Nationality: | German |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Treuenbrietzen, East Germany |
| Style: | Southpaw |
| Total: | 32 |
| Wins: | 31 |
| Ko: | 11 |
| Losses: | 1 |
Henry Maske (in German pronounced as /ˈhɛnʁi ˈmaskə/, ; 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.
Maske was born in Treuenbrietzen, Bezirk Potsdam. He was an Olympic Gold medallist 1988 in Seoul (middleweight) for East Germany. His results were:[4]
Below is the record of Henry Maske, an East German middleweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics:
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.
See main article: Henry Maske vs. Iran Barkley. 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.[5] Maske defended his title ten times between 1993 and 1996.[6]
He retired in 1996 after suffering a split decision loss at the hands of Virgil Hill.[7] In 2007, he won in a rematch.[8]
As of 2010, Maske owns ten McDonald's franchises in Germany.[9] Maske works as a boxing commentator for the first German television channel (ARD).
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.[10]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Virgil Hill | UD | 12 | 31 Mar 2007 | |||
| 31 | Loss | 30–1 | Virgil Hill | SD | 12 | 23 Nov 1996 | |||
| 30 | Win | 30–0 | John Scully | UD | 12 | 25 May 1996 | |||
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Duran Williams | UD | 12 | 17 Feb 1996 | |||
| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Graciano Rocchigiani | UD | 12 | 14 Oct 1995 | |||
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Graciano Rocchigiani | UD | 12 | 27 May 1995 | |||
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Egerton Marcus | UD | 12 | 11 Feb 1995 | |||
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Iran Barkley | RTD | 9 (12), | 8 Oct 1994 | |||
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Andrea Magi | UD | 12 | 4 Jun 1994 | |||
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Ernesto Magdaleno | TKO | 9 (12) | 26 Mar 1994 | |||
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | David Vedder | UD | 12 | 11 Dec 1993 | |||
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Anthony Hembrick | UD | 12 | 18 Sep 1993 | |||
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Charles Williams | UD | 12 | 20 Mar 1993 | |||
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Frank Minton | KO | 2 (?) | 2 Oct 1992 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Samson Cohen | RTD | 5 (8), | 19 Sep 1992 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Lenzie Morgan | PTS | 10 | 27 Jun 1992 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Steve McCarthy | DQ | 9 (10) | 4 Apr 1992 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Leslie Stewart | KO | 7 (10) | 6 Mar 1992 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Tom Elton Collins | TKO | 8 (10), | 6 Dec 1991 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Darryl Fromm | KO | 2 (8) | 8 Nov 1991 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Mike Peak | KO | 9 (?) | 12 Oct 1991 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Rodrigo Benech | UD | 8 | 13 Sep 1991 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Yawe Davis | PTS | 10 | 31 May 1991 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Miguel Angel Maldonado | PTS | 8 | 28 Feb 1991 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Salim Muhammad | PTS | 8 | 25 Jan 1991 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Glazz Campbell | PTS | 8 | 7 Dec 1990 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sean Mannion | PTS | 8 | 16 Nov 1990 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Cordwell Hylton | TKO | 3 (6), | 31 Oct 1990 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mike Brothers | KO | 2 (?) | 5 Oct 1990 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Jorge Juan Salgado | PTS | 6 | 7 Sep 1990 | |||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Mike Aubrey | PTS | 6 | 1 Jun 1990 | |||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Antonio Arvizu | KO | 1 (6) | 9 May 1990 |
| Date | Fight | Viewership | Source(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Maske vs. Charles Williams | [11] | |||
| Henry Maske vs. Egerton Marcus | ||||
| Henry Maske vs. Graciano Rocchigiani I | [12] [13] | |||
| Henry Maske vs. Graciano Rocchigiani II | ||||
| Henry Maske vs. Duran Williams | [14] | |||
| Henry Maske vs. John Scully | ||||
| Henry Maske vs. Virgil Hill I | [15] | |||
| Henry Maske vs. Virgil Hill II | ||||
| Total viewership | 105,750,000 |
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.[16]