Karl Mildenberger ~ 'I Had The Formula To Beat Cassius Clay'

[Bill Paxtom]

Friday ~ July 11, 1969

Kaiserslautern, West Germany

~ Karl Mildenberger Retires ~

Former World Title Challenger - Karl Mildenberger retires. Mildenberger {Age; 31 years, 7 months} decided
on hanging up the gloves, after contemplating the decision over the past 2-months, while in training in
Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Karl had been planning on a 'comeback bout' for late-July, but decided against it after not feeling comfortable
in the Ring during his recent sparring-sessions.

Karl Mildenberger >
"Physically, I'm fine. But mentally, I feel that I wasn't giving 100%. I was just going through the motions
during my sparring-sessions. I believe that I have lost the 'desire' to fight, and the motivation is just not there.
That tells me that it is time to 'hang-up' the gloves."
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The southpaw German compiled a record of > 53-6-3 in '62-Bouts' spanning over 11 years
since turning professional on October 15, 1958.

'Milde' will go down as the fighter who gave Cassius Clay his toughest bout.

Many gave said that Karl Mildenberger devised 'The Formula' on how to defeat Cassius Clay.