Ottke would not have dreamed of fighting Joe when he was still heavy handed. even Tileman would have struggled to find a way of ruling a KO illegal.
If the fight was anywhere but Germany, this would be a pointless exercise, Ottke would have no chance period.
In Germany, after the Reid fight, you know what to expect.
I've always said no boxer should be called a coward, as it takes balls just to step into the ring, But Ottke is the closest thing to it.
Politically protected, an East German hero that kept their minds off of the raw deal the East Germans got post unification..he was never going to loose unless he was Ko'd
Ottke wins this 113-112 113-112 120-105
Calzaghe gets 3 points deducted for slapping,low blows, ****ing ottke in the ass, showboating or just for punching accurate
Given that the East Germans (Ottke was from the East) would do anything to win, it would be worrying to fight over there.
Marita Koch (ironically named as she was probably packing one) still holds the World Record for 400m (that's getting on for 30 years, better class of drug cheat the old eastern block)
Saying that the West Germans have had their moments, in the World Cup their soccer goalkeeper Harald Schumacher blantantly knocked out a French striker with an elbow strike and didn't get booked. It must be something to do with the name as Michael Schummacher has run more cars off the track than everyone in NASCAR put together.
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