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Rudi Lubbers

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Rudi Lubbers
Lubbers in 1965
Born
Rudolfus Josefus Maria Lubbers

(1945-08-17) 17 August 1945 (age 79)
Heerhugowaard, Netherlands
NationalityDutch
Statistics
Weight classHeavyweight
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Boxing record[1]
Total fights36
Wins28
Wins by KO13
Losses8

Rudi Lubbers (born 17 August 1945) is a Dutch retired professional boxer who competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. In 1964 he finished ninth as a light heavyweight and in 1968 fifth as a heavyweight.[2]

Amateur career

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1964 Olympic record

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Below are the results of Rudi Lubbers, as a Light Heavyweight at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

1968 Olympic record

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Below are the results of Rudi Lubbers,[3] as heavyweight at the 1968 Mexico Olympics:

  • First round-bout won against Talaat Dahshan (Egypt) via DQ
  • Second round-bout lost to Joaquin Rocha (Mexico) via points decision

Professional career

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Lubbers turned pro in 1970, and won the Dutch heavyweight title in 1971, which he held until his retirement in 1981. Lubbers competed twice for the European heavyweight title, the first time in 1973, against Joe Bugner and the second time in 1975, versus the Italian Domenico Adinolfi but fell short both times. His most notable fight happened on October 20, 1973, against Muhammad Ali in Jakarta. It was evident during the fight, Lubbers was clearly no match to Ali; Lubbers lasted the full 12 rounds and lost via Decision. Lubbers last fought Gordon Racette on November 27, 1981, when he lost via Technical knockout in the third round and retired soon after.

Personal life

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After retiring Lubbers moved to Portugal, he was arrested in 1986 on charges of drug smuggling. He served a sentence of four years and was released from prison in 1990. Upon his release, he tried to make a living working in carnivals with his wife Ria. In his later years Lubbers became homeless and in 2009 he was living in a run-down caravan with his 20 dogs.[4] As of 2018, Lubbers was living in Bulgaria with Ria and their 16 stray dogs in a malfunctioning van which lacks water, electricity and sanitary facilities.[5]

Professional boxing record

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36 fights 28 wins 8 losses
By knockout 13 4
By decision 13 4
By disqualification 2 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
36 Loss 28–8 Gordon Racette TKO 3 (10), 1:55 27 Nov 1981 Civic Arena, Nanaimo, Canada
35 Win 28–7 Uwe Meinicke KO 1 (8) 23 Nov 1981 Rodahal, Kerkrade, Netherlands
34 Win 27–7 Jean-Pierre Coopman TKO 5 (10) 29 Sep 1980 Energiehal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
33 Win 26–7 Robert Desnouck PTS 8 1 Sep 1980 Energiehal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
32 Win 25–7 Hennie Thoonen DQ 7 (12) 19 May 1980 Ton Menkenhal, Rotterdam, Netherlands Won Dutch heavyweight title
31 Loss 24–7 Ibelo Moano SD 8 28 Apr 1980 Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
30 Win 24–6 Terry O'Connor PTS 8 31 Mar 1980 Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands
29 Loss 23–6 Alfredo Evangelista TKO 3 (8) 8 Oct 1976 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
28 Loss 23–5 Mile Schutte KO 3 (10) 22 May 1976 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa
27 Loss 23–4 Domenico Adinolfi KO 2 (15) 31 Oct 1975 Turin, Piedmont, Italy For European light heavyweight title
26 Win 23–3 Avenamar Peralta DQ 5 (10) 14 Oct 1974 Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands
25 Loss 22–3 Hal Caroll UD 10 23 Sep 1974 Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands
24 Win 22–2 Jean-Pierre Coopman PTS 10 27 Apr 1974 Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
23 Loss 21–2 Muhammad Ali UD 12 20 Oct 1973 Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia
22 Loss 21–1 Joe Bugner UD 15 16 Jan 1973 Royal Albert Hall, London, England For European heavyweight title
21 Win 21–0 Expedit Moutchou PTS 10 13 Mar 1972 Sporthal de Vliegermolen, Voorburg, Netherlands
20 Win 20–0 Piero Del Papa PTS 10 31 Jan 1972 Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands
19 Win 19–0 Macan Keita KO 2 (10) 26 Dec 1971 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
18 Win 18–0 Dave Bailey KO 4 (10) 7 Dec 1971 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
17 Win 17–0 Bas van Duivenbode KO 5 (12) 8 Nov 1971 Sportpaleis Ahoy', Rotterdam, Netherlands Retained Dutch heavyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Henri Ferjule KO 4 (10) 27 May 1971 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Bas van Duivenbode PTS 12 17 May 1971 Theatre Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands Won vacant Dutch heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Manfred Ackers TKO 8 (8) 18 Apr 1971 Uithoorn, North Holland, Netherlands
13 Win 13–0 Mohamed Hassan TKO 6 (8) 2 Apr 1971 Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Detlef Naseband PTS 8 2 Jan 1971 Sportpalast, Berlin, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Lloyd Walford PTS 8 7 Dec 1970 Theatre Carré, Amsterdam, Netherlands
10 Win 10–0 Willy Karall TKO 6 (8) 2 Oct 1970 Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Jean Tshikuna PTS 8 28 Sep 1970 Congresgebouw, The Hague, Netherlands
8 Win 8–0 Detlef Naseband PTS 8 14 Sep 1970 Rivièrahal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
7 Win 7–0 Horst Volpert KO 1 (8) 18 Jul 1970 De Vereeniging, Nijmegen, Netherlands
6 Win 6–0 José Guillois TKO 1 (6) 27 Apr 1970 Rivièrahal, Rotterdam, Netherlands
5 Win 5–0 Henry Kerrauen PTS 6 31 Mar 1970 Congresgebouw, The Hague, Netherlands
4 Win 4–0 Herbert Wick PTS 6 16 Mar 1970 RAI, Amsterdam, Netherlands
3 Win 3–0 Andre Haudrechy TKO 3 (8) 12 Mar 1970 Schouwburg Kunstmin, Dordrecht, Netherlands
2 Win 2–0 Mohamed Sahib TKO 2 (8) 28 Feb 1970 Philips Jubileumhal, Eindhoven, Netherlands
1 Win 1–0 José Guillois PTS 6 24 Feb 1970 Rivièrahal, Rotterdam, Netherlands

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rudi Lubbers.
  1. ^ "Boxing record for". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Rudie Lubbers. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ https://boxrec.com/en/box-am/9390 [bare URL]
  4. ^ https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/4714 [bare URL]
  5. ^ https://www.wionews.com/photos/he-lost-to-muhammad-ali-then-fell-into-poverty-now-hes-back-on-his-feet-195176 [bare URL]


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