Tom Bogs was born on 21 November 1944 in
Copenhagen. His father,
Poul Bogs, was the 1947–1950 Danish champion in
shot put, and his younger sister
Maibritt Bogs held the national title in the
discus throw. He competed at the
1964 Summer Olympics in the
light-middleweight division. He reached the quarter-finals, where he lost to
Nojim Maiyegun of Nigeria. Bogs turned professional shortly after the games and was active during the 1960s and 1970s, building up an unbeaten record of 53 wins and one draw. He suffered his first defeat against the former world
welterweight and middleweight champion
Emile Griffith in a non-title fight in June 1970. Bogs won the
European light-heavyweight title in 1968 when he stopped German champion
Lothar Stengel in the first round of the bout. "Folkets helt" (the people's hero) successfully defended the title against
Piero Del Papa before moving down to the middleweight division for a title match against European champion Carlos Duran. Bogs defeated Duran and went on to successfully defend his middleweight title three times before losing a rematch to Duran in 1970.
1964 Olympic results Bogs' results as a light-middleweight boxer at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics: •
Round of 32: bye •
Round of 16: defeated
Chen Bai-Sun, referee stopped contest •
Quarterfinal: lost to
Nojim Maiyegun, referee stopped contest . His father Poul stands on the other side ==References==