# Gerhard Hecht

Gerhard Hecht (March 16, 1923 – February 21, 2005) was a German boxer. Hecht fought for the middleweight championship against Sugar Ray Robinson in 1951. The fight ended when Robinson hit Hecht in the kidney, and Hecht could not continue. The fight was originally ruled a disqualification victory for Hecht, but later changed to a no-contest.

## Professional boxing record

53 Wins (23 knockouts, 30 decisions), 13 Losses (9 knockouts, 4 decisions), 6 Draws, 2 No Contests :
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 13-5-1 | Albert Westphal | TKO | 6 | 21/11/1958 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | Germany BDB Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 22-9-1 | Alain Cherville | KO | 4 | 08/03/1958 | Killesbergpark, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg | |
| Loss | 47-8-3 | Willi Hoepner | PTS | 12 | 20/09/1957 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 30-6-4 | Artenio Calzavara | PTS | 15 | 12/07/1957 | Milan, Lombardy | EBU Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 24-12-4 | Willy Schagen | PTS | 10 | 03/05/1957 | Ostseehalle, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Win | 76-26-1 | Alex Buxton | PTS | 10 | 26/04/1957 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Loss | 31-3-3 | Yolande Pompey | KO | 2 | 25/01/1957 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Loss | 36-6-6 | Heinz Neuhaus | PTS | 12 | 17/11/1956 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany BDB Heavyweight Title. |
| Loss | 20-5-1 | Peter Bates | KO | 5 | 04/05/1956 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Win | 38-3-3 | Charles Colin | RTD | 13 | 26/02/1956 | Saint Nazaire Stadium, Saint-Nazaire, Loire-Atlantique | EBU Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 34-3-6 | Heinz Neuhaus | PTS | 12 | 06/11/1955 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | Germany BDB Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 57-21-7 | Henry Hall | PTS | 10 | 16/09/1955 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | |
| Win | 44-4-1 | Willi Hoepner | KO | 13 | 12/06/1955 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | EBU/Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Titles. |
| Loss | 42-4-1 | Willi Hoepner | TKO | 3 | 11/03/1955 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | EBU/Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Titles. |
| Win | 54-9-1 | Yvon Durelle | UD | 10 | 12/11/1954 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Win | 23-4-1 | Wim Snoek | PTS | 15 | 23/09/1954 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | EBU Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 16-26-1 | Art Henri | PTS | 8 | 27/08/1954 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Win | 33-4-3 | Jacques Hairabedian | PTS | 15 | 09/04/1954 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | EBU Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 14-7-10 | Guenter Balzer | PTS | 8 | 12/03/1954 | Stadthalle, Hannover, Lower Saxony | |
| Loss | 53-7-3 | Johnny Williams | KO | 2 | 22/01/1954 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Draw | 114-14-9 | Karel Sys | PTS | 10 | 02/10/1953 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Win | 27-20-2 | Johnny Barton | PTS | 10 | 07/08/1953 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | |
| Win | 59-13-6 | Fernando Jannilli | PTS | 8 | 05/07/1953 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 51-5-5 | Hans Stretz | KO | 10 | 16/05/1953 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 59-12-4 | Albert Finch | TKO | 9 | 20/03/1953 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 3-16-1 | Gino Menozzi | KO | 3 | 23/01/1953 | Zeltarena, Hamburg | |
| Win | 25-11-4 | Renato Tontini | KO | 6 | 16/01/1953 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 24-3 | Willi Hoepner | PTS | 12 | 21/11/1952 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 22-16-3 | Stephane Olek | PTS | 8 | 07/09/1952 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 20-6-10 | Paul Schirrmann | PTS | 8 | 26/07/1952 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Win | 0-7-1 | Emile DeGreef | PTS | 10 | 04/07/1952 | Sportpalast, Schoeneberg, Berlin | |
| Win | 16-5-1 | Herbert Kleinwachter | PTS | 10 | 11/05/1952 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 6-2 | Victor d'Haes | PTS | 10 | 04/04/1952 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | |
| Win | 58-9-10 | Hans Strelecki | PTS | 8 | 09/03/1952 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 7-3-1 | Giuliano Pancani | PTS | 8 | 23/02/1952 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Loss | 19-2 | Willi Hoepner | PTS | 12 | 02/11/1951 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Titles. |
| Win | 3-2 | Rik Van Kuyck | KO | 1 | 10/09/1951 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | |
| No Contest | 127-1-2 | Sugar Ray Robinson | NC | 2 | 24/06/1951 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 30-2 | Albert Yvel | TKO | 4 | 29/04/1951 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 38-20-2 | Sammy Wilde | PTS | 6 | 16/03/1951 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 0-5-1 | Eli Elandon | PTS | 8 | 24/02/1951 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 13-2-1 | Herbert Kleinwachter | KO | 6 | 09/02/1951 | Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg | |
| Win | 53-25-12 | Don Lee | PTS | 8 | 19/01/1951 | Messehalle 6 Messegelaende, Westend, Berlin | |
| No Contest | 3-1 | Jean Serres | NC | 6 | 09/12/1950 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 4-1-1 | Rene Hauenstein | TKO | 2 | 08/10/1950 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 0-1 | Marcel Begeot | TKO | 6 | 20/08/1950 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Draw | 12-1 | Herbert Kleinwachter | PTS | 12 | 14/05/1950 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | Germany BDB Light Heavyweight Title. |
| Draw | 28-0-4 | Hans Stretz | PTS | 12 | 01/04/1950 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | Germany BDB Middleweight Title. |
| Win | 23-8-10 | Willi Fanzlau | PTS | 6 | 25/02/1950 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Draw | 30-3-11 | Heinz Sanger | PTS | 6 | 04/02/1950 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 6-19-5 | Hans Kupsch | PTS | 6 | 19/11/1949 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 10-16-6 | Hermann Vermeulen | PTS | 6 | 17/09/1949 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 6-9-18 | Willy Schier | PTS | 8 | 03/09/1949 | Mungersdorfer Stadion, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Draw | 34-12-13 | Hans Baumann | PTS | 6 | 14/08/1949 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 32-2-2 | Carl Schmidt | KO | 3 | 05/08/1949 | Planten un Blomen, Hamburg | |
| Draw | 31-2-1 | Carl Schmidt | PTS | 8 | 03/07/1949 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 7-2-1 | Heinz Titze | KO | 4 | 08/05/1949 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 8-5-6 | Hans Motzelt | PTS | 8 | 29/04/1949 | Zelt des Zirkus Blumenfeld, Berlin | |
| Win | 17-10-15 | Richard Zabel | KO | 2 | 09/04/1949 | Funkturm Berlin, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 5-1-2 | Siegfried Kleimenhagen | TKO | 5 | 05/03/1949 | Ausstellungshalle, Berlin | |
| Win | 10-4-1 | Rudolf Oremek | PTS | 6 | 19/02/1949 | Ausstellungshalle, Berlin | |
| Win | 20-3-5 | Erich Puhlmann | KO | 2 | 05/02/1949 | Austellungshalle, Berlin | |
| Loss | 16-0-2 | Hans Stretz | KO | 2 | 26/12/1948 | Messehalle, Leipzig, Saxony | |
| Win | 5-5-4 | Erich Campe | PTS | 6 | 17/10/1948 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 2-7-5 | Heinz Rohde | KO | 2 | 02/10/1948 | Waldstadion Friedrichshafen, Berlin | |
| Win | 2-5-3 | Werner Dietrich | KO | 1 | 01/09/1948 | Messehalle, Leipzig, Saxony | |
| Win | 4-1-4 | Franz Schmidt | KO | 6 | 01/08/1948 | Waldbühne, Westend, Berlin | |
| Loss | 3-0 | Guenter Balzer | KO | 1 | 20/06/1948 | Olympiastadium, Westend, Berlin | |
| Win | 12-9-5 | Willi Domagala | KO | 2 | 13/06/1948 | Messehalle, Leipzig, Saxony | |
| Loss | 4-1 | Rudolf Oremek | KO | 2 | 08/05/1948 | Eisstadion, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 2-1-2 | Karl Hohne | KO | 2 | 14/03/1948 | Friedrichstadt Palast, Mitte, Berlin | |
| Win | 10-4-1 | Willi Franke | KO | 1 | 28/12/1947 | Thueringenhalle, Erfurt, Thuringia | |
| Win | -- | Horst Raspe | TKO | 4 | 14/12/1947 | Gesellschaftshaus, Sonneberg, Thuringia | |
| Win | 0-1-2 | Harry Kohler | PTS | 4 | 12/09/1947 | Reichshallen Garten, Erfurt, Thuringia | |