(1953-09-10)10 September 1953 Yagodnoye, Khabarovsk Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died
2 April 2023(2023-04-02) (aged 69)
Height
5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight
202 lb (92 kg)
Sport
Sport
Boxing
Weight class
Heavyweight
Club
Trud Sports Club
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Soviet Boxing Championships
Representing the Trud Sports Club
1974 Izhevsk
Heavyweight
1977 Frunze
Heavyweight
1978 Tbilisi
Heavyweight
1979 Moscow
Heavyweight
Representing the Soviet Union
Córdova Cardín
1973 Santiago
Heavyweight
Igor Yakovlevich Vysotsky (10 September 1953 – 2 April 2023)[1] was a Soviet boxer who competed professionally 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,[2] 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 (never has been knocked down in his career).[3] While apart from 1978 he never stepped up to semi-finals at the national championships, being constantly outpointed by technically skilled opponents, his unorthodox style and mentioned strengths counted, for he always was chosen to compete versus U.S. heavyweights in the USA–USSR match-ups, presenting a considerable level of opposition when it came to trading punches.
^Биография Игоря Высоцкого .vysotsky.web-box.ru
^Rogers, Thomas (23 November 1976). "U.S., Soviet Heavyweights Set for Rematch". The New York Times.
^Russian Boxers Meet Americans By Tim White (AP Sports Writer), Yuma Sun, November 14, 1975, p. 14.
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