William Joppy boxeador
- combates
- 49
- ganados
- 40
- perdidos
- 7
- empates
- 2
- Estado
- inactive
- División
- middleweight
- Debut
- 1993-02-26
- Altura
- 5′ 9″/175cm
- Alcanza
- 72½″/184cm
- Edad
- -
- Nacimiento
- 1970-09-11
- Muerte
- -
- Nacionalidad
- USA
William Torelle Joppy (born September 11, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2011. and held the WBA middleweight title three times between 1996 and 2003.Joppy won his first of three WBA middleweight titles in June 1996 by stopping defender Shinji Takehara in Japan with a flurry of punches in the ninth round. He then would make a couple defenses of his crown. However, on August 23, 1997, Joppy lost a decision to Julio César Green. Joppy's very next fight, on January 31 of the next year, saw him avenge that loss with a decision win by a wide margin. This fight won Joppy the WBA title for the second time. After recovering from a neck injury, Joppy stopped Green on cuts in the seventh round in a rubber match (Green had been the interim champion while Joppy recovered), and made a few more defenses, including a 3rd-round TKO of a 47-year-old Roberto Durán.Joppy lost the title a second time, however, on May 12, 2001, to Félix Trinidad in the middleweight unification tournament. Joppy was knocked down in rounds one and four before finally being stopped in the fifth. After the WBA title was vacated due to Bernard Hopkins beating Trinidad, Joppy had the chance to fight for it again. He claimed the title from British contender Howard Eastman in a close majority decision where he was knocked down by Eastman in the final few seconds.On December 14, 2003, Joppy lost his title to Bernard Hopkins, losing by a wide points margin on all three judges' cards. A year later, Joppy lost another lopsided unanimous decision against Jermain Taylor.Joppy returned as a Super Middleweight on July 29, 2005 knocking out journeyman Rashaan Blackburn in the third round. Joppy said then that he hoped to have one final title run as a Super Middleweight before retirement. After a string of five victories against lesser opponents, Joppy obtained a title fight against the new IBF champion Lucian Bute on February 29, 2008. Bute won by way of technical knockout in round 10 and Joppy retired after the bout, only to come back two years later.Following a close decision loss to Sebastien Demers in March 2010 Joppy announced his retirement from boxing, although it was not the first time that Joppy has announced that he is leaving the sport. He returned to the ring later that year, fighting Baltimore native Cory Cummings to a draw, and subsequently defeated Cummings by unanimous decision in a 2011 rematch.
Fecha | Oponente | Resultados últimos oponentes | Lugar | Resultado |
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2011-03-12 | Cory Cummings | LWLLWD | Patriot Center - George Mason University, Fairfax | WIN Unanimous decision |
2011-01-08 | Beibut Shumenov | WWWLWW | Sport Palace, Shymkent | LOST KO |
2010-11-06 | Cory Cummings | LLWLLW | Patriot Center - George Mason University, Fairfax | DRAW Majority decision |
2010-03-06 | Sebastien Demers | LWWWWW | Montreal Casino, Montreal | LOST Majority decision |
2008-02-29 | Lucian Bute | WWWWWW | Bell Centre, Montreal | LOST Technical knockout |
2007-11-16 | Etianne Whitaker | LLLLLL | Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet | WIN Technical knockout |
2007-04-27 | Virgil McClendon | LLLLLL | DC Armory, Washington | WIN Corner retirement |
2006-07-08 | Jonathan Corn | LLLLLD | Savvis Center, Saint Louis | WIN KO |
2006-01-07 | Eric Howard | WLLWLL | Madison Square Garden, New York | WIN Technical knockout |
2005-07-29 | Rashaan Abdul Blackburn | LLLWL | The Plex, North Charleston | WIN Technical knockout |
2004-12-04 | Jermain Taylor | WWWWWW | Barton Coliseum, Little Rock | LOST Unanimous decision |
2003-12-13 | Bernard Hopkins | WWWWWW | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City | LOST Unanimous decision |
2002-10-10 | Naotaka Hozumi | WWWWWW | Kokugikan | WIN Technical knockout |
2001-11-17 | Howard Eastman | WWWWWW | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas | WIN Majority decision |
2001-05-12 | Felix Trinidad | WWWWWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Technical knockout |
2000-12-02 | Jonathan Reid | WWWWWW | Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
2000-09-16 | Hacine Cherifi | WLWWWW | MGM Grand, Las Vegas | WIN Unanimous decision |
2000-05-20 | Rito Ruvalcaba | WWWWWW | Grand Casino, Tunica | WIN Technical knockout |
2000-03-03 | Fernando Zuniga | WLWWWW | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas | WIN Unanimous decision |
1999-09-24 | Julio Cesar Green | WWLWWW | MCI Center, Washington | WIN Technical knockout |
1999-07-24 | Napoleon Pitt | WWLLLL | Flamingo Hilton, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
1998-08-28 | Roberto Duran | WWLWWW | Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
1998-01-31 | Julio Cesar Green | WWLWWW | Ice Palace, Tampa | WIN Unanimous decision |
1997-08-23 | Julio Cesar Green | WWWLWW | Madison Square Garden, New York | LOST Unanimous decision |
1997-05-10 | Peter Venancio | WLWWWW | Convention Center, Coconut Grove | WIN Unanimous decision |
1996-10-19 | Ray McElroy | WWLWWW | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro | WIN Technical knockout |
1996-06-24 | Shinji Takehara | WWWWWW | Arena, Yokohama | WIN Technical knockout |
1996-02-10 | Dave Boone | WWLWWL | MGM Grand, Las Vegas | WIN Technical knockout |
1995-12-07 | Israel Figueroa | LLLLLL | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro | WIN KO |
1995-09-16 | Rodney Toney | WWWLWW | Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas | DRAW Majority decision |
1995-04-29 | Joaquin Velasquez | LLLWLL | US Air Arena, Landover | WIN Unanimous decision |
1995-03-01 | Tony McCrimmion | LWLWLW | Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale | WIN KO |
1994-09-20 | Tony Cartel | LL | Washington | WIN KO |
1994-08-13 | Richard Evans | LWWWWW | Convention Hall, Atlantic City | WIN Points |
1994-07-30 | Miguel Angel Hernandez | WLWLLW | Silver Nugget, North Las Vegas | WIN KO |
1994-06-15 | Carlos Christie | LLLLLL | Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark | WIN Points |
1994-05-13 | Carl Sullivan | WLLLLL | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro | WIN Technical knockout |
1994-04-14 | Muhammad Shabazz | LLLLLL | Richmond | WIN Technical knockout |
1994-04-08 | Kenneth Parker | LLLDLL | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro | WIN KO |
1994-02-27 | Tony McCrimmion | WLLWLW | Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City | WIN Technical knockout |
1994-02-17 | Robert Harris | LLLLL | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro | WIN KO |
1994-01-07 | Willie Taylor | LLWLWL | Show Place Arena, Upper Marlboro | WIN Technical knockout |
1993-10-21 | Tyrone Haywood | LLLLDL | Washington | WIN KO |
1993-09-25 | Ivory Teague | LLLLLL | Prince George's Community College, Largo | WIN KO |
1993-08-13 | George Taylor | LLLWLL | Prince George's Community College, Largo | WIN KO |
1993-06-18 | Tim Tisdale | debut | Total Sports Pavilion, Woodbridge | WIN KO |
1993-05-12 | Shane Martin | debut | Baltimore Arena, Baltimore | WIN Technical knockout |
1993-04-30 | Ken Ruffin | debut | Total Sports Pavilion, Woodbridge | WIN Technical knockout |
1993-02-26 | Dwayne Tennet | W | Convention Center, Camp Hill | WIN Unanimous decision |