Alex Miteff

Name: Alex Miteff
Birth Name: Pablo Alexis Antonio Miteff
Hometown: New York, New York, USA
Birthplace: Maria Teresa, Santa Fe, Argentina
Died: 2016-06-02 (Age:81)
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 185cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Managers: Howie Albert, Gil Clancy, Harry Stickevers

Career Review

• From 140 contests, Miteff won 126, boxed eleven draw fights. In five years Miteff took eight titles in three classes; middlewieght, light-heavyweght and heavyweight.
• Promising heavyweight prospect in the early 1960s.
• Noted for his body attacks.
• Had a small part in the movie, Requiem for a Heavyweight, starring Anthony Quinn and Jackie Gleason.
• Suffered a brutal beating at the hands of a young Cassius Clay.
• Made a comeback in the late 1960s and was knockedout by Jerry Quarry.
• Died in New York City (Mt.Sinai hospital) June, 2, 2016 from Parkinson’s disease.