Peter Hussing
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Peter Hussing was a West German
heavyweight boxing
champion. Although one of the favorites in European Championship in Katowice
in 1975, he was heavily KO-ed by Andrzej Biegalski
from Poland
, who later became the champion. Four years later, Hussing became the European Champion in Cologne
1979. He also represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the hands of Aziz Salihu
from Yugoslavia
Nowadays, Hussing is listed on multiple vegetarian websites as a vegetarian heavyweight; however, this information is nearly impossible to verify. It is also unclear if he was a vegetarian at his peak boxing career years.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
heavyweight boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
champion. Although one of the favorites in European Championship in Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
in 1975, he was heavily KO-ed by Andrzej Biegalski
Andrzej Biegalski
Andrzej Biegalski was a Polish heavyweight amateur boxing champion. He reached quarterfinals in World Championships in Havana, 1974....
from Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, who later became the champion. Four years later, Hussing became the European Champion in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
1979. He also represented West Germany at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, where he was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the hands of Aziz Salihu
Aziz Salihu
Aziz Salihu is a retired heavyweight boxer of Albanian descent. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and won the bronze medal in the super heavyweight division , after a loss in the semifinals at the hands of Tyrell Biggs of the United States...
from Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
Nowadays, Hussing is listed on multiple vegetarian websites as a vegetarian heavyweight; however, this information is nearly impossible to verify. It is also unclear if he was a vegetarian at his peak boxing career years.