Overview

• Former pupil Jürgen Brähmer announced Timm’s death on Instagram on Wednesday, triggering widespread tributes from fighters and peers.
• Timm had publicly disclosed his cancer diagnosis in August.
• He coached future world champions including Jürgen Brähmer, Ruslan Chagaev, Felix Sturm and Ina Menzer.
• His coaching career spanned Schweriner SC and a tenure as Universum chief trainer that lasted until 2012.
• As an amateur he won the 1985 European title at half-middleweight in Budapest, preceding a decades-long influence on German boxing.