Igor Vysotsky
Soviet boxer (1953–2023)
伊戈爾·維索茨基
- Born
- 10 September 1953, Yagodnoye
- Died
- 2 April 2023
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union, Russia
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Igor Yakovlevich Vysotsky (10 September 1953 – 2 April 2023) was a Soviet amateur boxer who competed from 1973 to 1979, best known for twice defeating the triple Olympic Champion Teófilo Stevenson, being the only boxer out of more than two hundred of Stevenson's opponents to ever knock him out, though he himself never participated in the Olympics. Vysotsky was the Soviet Heavyweight Champion in 1978, ranked the #1 Soviet heavyweight of the late 1970s from the American standpoint, and had an amateur record of 161–24. Representing the Trud Sports Club, Vysotsky was known and widely recognized for his aggressive style, punching power, stamina, and durable chin, having 24 losses in his record he had never experienced any other than standing defeat (with the exception of being dropped by Woody Clark of the USA in a US vs USSR Duals match, Vysotsky was not knocked down in his entire career).
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