Eckhard Dagge boxer

Eckhard Dagge boxer
bouts
32
won
26
lost
5
draw
1
Status
inactive
Division
super welterweight
Debut
1973-03-02
Height
5′ 11½″/182cm
Reach
-
Age
58
Born
1948-02-27
Death
2006-04-04
Nationality
Germany

Eckhard Dagge (February 27, 1948 in Probsteierhagen, Germany – April 4, 2006 in Hamburg), was a professional boxer in the super welterweight (154 lb) division.Eckhard Dagge was Germany's second world champion, after Max Schmeling, holding the World Boxing Council Light Middleweight title from 1976 to 1977. Dagge also held German National and European titles, during his ten-year career.Dagge was born in Probsteierhagen, Germany, near Kiel in 1946. He learned to fight in the bars and taverns of Hamburg. He would later embark on an amateur career, in which he won 66 out of 80 bouts, before falling short of making the 1972 Olympic Team.Dagge would win the German Middleweight title, in his 6th bout. Dagge would follow up with wins over notable, but faded fighters Denny Moyer and Manuel González. In 1974, Dagge challenged Jose Manuel Duran for the European Light Middleweight title, losing by 11th-round TKO. He came back the next year however, and stopped Duran in the 9th round, to win the title. He would defend this title once, before he lost it by decision to Vito Antuofermo.Dagge earned a title shot against WBC Light Middleweight champion Elisha Obed on June 17, 1976. Dagge pulled off a stunning upset of Obed, winning by 10th-round TKO, to win the title in Berlin. Dagge was scheduled to defend his title against Sugar Ray Seales. However Seales pulled out a of the fight and former champion Emile Griffith stepped in as a replacement. The result was Dagge winning a controversial majority decision. He followed this up with a draw over England's Maurice Hope, a future world champion. Dagge then faced Australia-based Italian Rocky Mattioli on August 6, 1977, and was knocked out in the 5th round. Dagge would win six more bouts over lesser opposition until he was stopped by Brian Anderson in 1981.Dagge had a reputation as a wild man during his career and afterwards, as he struggled with alcoholism. Dagge worked with Universum after his pro career ended, training Dariusz Michalczewski, Michael Loewe, and Mario Schiesser. However, he was fired from his job as a manager in 1994, due to absenteeism and his problems with alcoholism. Dagge died on April 4, 2006 in Hamburg, Germany, after a battle with cancer.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
1981-11-06 Brian Anderson WWDWWW Kiel LOST
Technical knockout
1981-09-25 Bruce Strauss WLWWLW Cologne WIN
Points
1981-04-10 George Walker LWLWLD Kiel WIN
Points
1981-02-13 Esperno Postl LLLLLW Kiel WIN
Technical knockout
1978-05-06 Larry Davis WLLLLL Frankfurt WIN
Points
1978-04-07 Rennie Pinder LLWWLL WIN
KO
1977-12-10 Jimmy Savage LLWLDL WIN
KO
1977-08-06 Rocky Mattioli WWWWWW Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg LOST
KO
1977-03-15 Maurice Hope WWWWWW Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg DRAW
Points
1976-09-18 Emile Griffith LWLWLD Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg WIN
Majority decision
1976-06-18 Elisha Obed WWWWWW Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg WIN
Technical knockout
1976-04-02 Marcel Giordanella WWLLWL Kiel WIN
KO
1976-01-16 Vito Antuofermo WWWWWW Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg LOST
Split-decision
1975-11-04 Franz Csandl WLWWWW Stadthalle, Vienna WIN
Technical knockout
1975-06-24 Jose Duran WWWWWL Deutschlandhalle WIN
Technical knockout
1975-03-18 Carlos Marks WWLWWW LOST
Points
1974-11-30 Pascal Zito LLWWLL Munich WIN
Points
1974-11-05 Jules Bellaiche DWLWDW WIN
Points
1974-09-03 Jose Duran WWWWWW Deutschlandhalle LOST
Technical knockout
1974-06-20 Billy Backus LWLWLW WIN
Technical knockout
1974-05-14 Manuel Gonzalez LWLLLL Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg WIN
Points
1974-02-20 Denny Moyer WLWLLL Deutschlandhalle, Charlottenburg WIN
Points
1973-11-09 Francis Vermandere DWLDWL WIN
KO
1973-10-26 Jose Maria Madrazo LLLLDL WIN
Points
1973-09-28 Matt Donovan LLLWLW WIN
KO
1973-08-31 Shako Mamba LW Luebeck WIN
Points
1973-06-03 Klaus-Peter Tombers WWLLWW WIN
Technical knockout
1973-05-11 Antonio Rimasti LDLLLL Wiesbaden WIN
KO
1973-04-27 Anton Schnedl LLLLWW WIN
Technical knockout
1973-03-30 Waldi Clere debut Oldenburg WIN
KO
1973-03-08 Ferzi Isir debut Luebeck WIN
Technical knockout
1973-03-02 Hans Heukeshoven LWLDLL WIN
KO