- Allan Toweel
Allan Toweel (May 13, 1931 – November 28, 1995), was a former
Welterweight (under 147lbs/ 66,68kgs)boxer fromSouth Africa . He became one of the finest trainer-managers in the history of SA boxing.Personal
His father Michael Joseph Toweel, better known as Pappa Mike was instrumental in introducing the basics of boxing to him and his brothers. Allan was the Brother of fellow boxers
Willie Toweel , Jimmy, Fraser, andVic Toweel ; and uncle of Paul Toweel. Born inBenoni , South Africa, he attended Benoni West Primary, Benoni Convent and Benoni High School.Amateur Career
As an amateur he won 126 out of 134 bouts. In 1946, he won East Rand,
Transvaal and SA junior titles.Professional Career
Fighting at welterweight, he won seven of eight professional bouts, with one ending in a draw. Troubled with
asthma problems he turned down an offer from trainer Willie Ketchum, to go to America and unfortunately could not challenge Pat Patrick for the SA welterweight title.Career as a Trainer
Under his fathers guidance, he helped to train brothers Vic (who went on to win the World
Bantamweight Championship, beating the greatManuel Ortiz (boxer) who was recognised as one of the greatest bantamweight champions of all time) and Willie, who scored a draw for the world bantamweight crown againstRobert Cohen (boxer) , winning the British Empirelightweight title and achieving national titles in four weight divisions: feather, bantam, light and welterweight. Allan also trained Dennis Adams for his fight against Frankie Jones in October 1957 in Scotland, when the South African won the British Empire flyweight title in what was considered a major upset.Some of the top fighters he trained were Mike Schutte, Kosie Smith, Pierre Fourie, Patrick Toweel, Bushy Bester , Kokkie Olivier, andPierre Coetzer . For a while he also trained the South AfricanGerrie Coetzee (formerHeavyweight Champion in 1983).He passed away at the age of 64 on November 28, 1995. Allan will always be remembered as one of South Africa's best boxing trainers.External Links
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* [http://www.sportspotter.com/info.php?SportID=27&Tab=Boxers&T=Info&ID=245962&Cat=Players&CatID=1 sportspotter.com]References
* [http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxing-article/3253/company-legend/ thesweetscience.com]
* [http://www.supersport.co.za/boxing/columns.aspx?id=5660&headline supersport.co.za]
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