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RIP Steffen Tangstad
Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 06:46
by hhaehre
Former two time European heavyweight champion and challenger to Michael Spinks' IBF title has dies at 65. Tangstad, who had been suffering from numerous health problems in later years, passed away peacefully according to his family.
Re: RIP Steffen Tangstad
Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 10:01
by bennie
Very sad news. I once met Steffen at a boxing show in Berlin in 2003 and he was very approachable. I buttered him up by saying he had licked Buster Douglas. "Drew," he said, which he did, a nice, honest man who could fight a bit.
Re: RIP Steffen Tangstad
Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 13:04
by elmersalsa
RIP, champ!
Re: RIP Steffen Tangstad
Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 13:07
by Caractacus
Michael Spinks had said that it was one of his more tougher fights.
Re: RIP Steffen Tangstad
Posted: 27 Jun 2024, 13:18
by scorpio83
Tangstad's best result was drawing with future World Heavyweight Champion James "Buster" Douglas and beating Joe Bugner. Anyways, RIP Champ
Re: RIP Steffen Tangstad
Posted: 28 Jun 2024, 09:40
by Flump
RIP, remember him well, decent fighter.
Re: RIP Steffen Tangstad
Posted: 29 Jun 2024, 10:36
by hhaehre
scorpio83 wrote: ↑27 Jun 2024, 13:18
Tangstad's best result was drawing with future World Heavyweight Champion James "Buster" Douglas and beating Joe Bugner. Anyways, RIP Champ
The biggest names on his resyme were Douglas, Bugner and Spinks, but his best fight was his Euro title win against Lucien Rodriguez. He looked good that night.
Tangstad was a good fighter and by all accounts a good and decent man.