Pierre Fourie pugile
- combattimenti
- 60
- vinto
- 52
- perduto
- 7
- pareggiare
- 1
- Stato
- inactive
- Divisione
- light heavyweight
- Debutto
- 1966-05-02
- Altezza
- 6′ 1½″/187cm
- Arrivare a
- -
- Età
- 36
- Nato
- 1943-06-26
- Morte
- 1980-06-21
- Nazionalità
- South Africa
Pierre Jacy Fourie was a South African boxer. He was the undefeated middle and light heavyweight South African champion and held both titles at the same time. He retired from the ring in 1977. He died on 21 June 1980, a few days before his 37th birthday in a motor vehicle accident at Cecil Payne Park in Roodepoort South Africa.He was the first white boxer in Apartheid South Africa to fight against a non-white opponent, American Bob Foster on 21 August 1973 in South Africa.Trained by Allan Toweel, Pierre joined the professional boxing ranks on 2 May 1966. He won his very first fight with a knockout in the first round. The partnership between Fourie and Toweel, one of the most successful in the history of South African boxing, continued throughout the eleven years of Fourie's career as a boxer. In his 60 professional fights, Fourie distinguished himself as a hard but clean and scientific boxer rather than a rough fighter.He beat Johnny Wood twice and Willie Ludick to retain his South African middleweight title and was undefeated. He moved into the light heavyweight division. He fought Sarel Aucamp twice to retain his South African light heavyweight title and was undefeated. He fought Bob Foster for the WBC light heavyweight title and WBA World light heavyweight title twice and Victor Galíndez for the WBA World light heavyweight title twice. He lost these on points. His last fight was contentious and many believed he had won. Ironically, Galindez also died in a motor vehicle crash, only 4 months after Fourie.He gained 52 victories, Fourie was beaten on points: by Foster on 21 August 1973 in Albuquerque (USA) and on 1 December 1973 in the Rand Stadium; by Galíndez on 5 April 1975 at Ellis Park (Johannesburg) and on 13 September 1975 in the Rand Stadium. The second fight between Fourie and Foster on 1 December 1973 was the first between a white and black boxer in South Africa and constituted a breakthrough for the removal of racial discrimination in professional boxing and other sports. At the time the attendance figure of 37,4704 spectators, the gate money of approximately R500,000, and the guaranteed purse of $200,000 to Foster, were world records for the light heavyweight division.In his last fight in March 1977, he fought Gerrie Coetzee for the South African heavyweight title and lost.
Data | Avversario | Ultimi risultati degli avversari | Luogo | Risultato |
---|---|---|---|---|
1977-03-19 | Gerrie Coetzee | WWWWWW | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg | LOST KO |
1976-12-13 | Rafael Gutierrez | DLLLLL | West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban | WIN Points |
1976-05-22 | Avenamar Peralta | WWLWDD | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1976-03-15 | Leo Kakolewicz | LWWWWW | West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban | WIN Points |
1975-11-29 | Richie Kates | WWWWWW | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg | LOST Points |
1975-09-13 | Victor Galindez | WWWWWW | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg | LOST Split-decision |
1975-06-30 | Conny Velensek | LDLWLL | West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban | WIN Points |
1975-04-07 | Victor Galindez | WWWWWW | Ellis Park Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg | LOST Unanimous decision |
1974-11-30 | Baby Boy Rolle | DLLLLW | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1974-08-17 | Tom Bogs | WWWWLW | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1974-05-25 | Rudiger Schmidtke | WLLWDL | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Corner retirement |
1974-03-02 | Mike Quarry | DLLWWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Unanimous decision |
1973-12-01 | Bob Foster | WWWWLW | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg | LOST Unanimous decision |
1973-10-13 | Rudiger Schmidtke | WWWWWL | Milner Park Showgrounds, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1973-08-21 | Bob Foster | WWWWWL | University Arena, Albuquerque | LOST Unanimous decision |
1973-05-12 | Conny Velensek | LLWLWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1973-03-26 | Karl Zurheide | LLWWWL | Goodwood Showgrounds, Cape Town | WIN Points |
1972-12-12 | Sarel Aucamp | WWWWLL | Goodwood Showgrounds, Cape Town | WIN Corner retirement |
1972-10-27 | Domenico Adinolfi | WWWLWW | Dick Fourie Stadium, Vereeniging | WIN Points |
1972-10-14 | Larry Buck | DWLWWL | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1972-09-02 | Sarel Aucamp | WWWWWW | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1972-07-15 | Mark Tessman | WWLWWL | Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1972-06-26 | Luigi Aprile | WWLLLL | West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban | WIN KO |
1972-03-20 | Amado Vasquez | LWWWLL | Hartleyvale Stadium, Cape Town | WIN Points |
1972-02-19 | Don Fullmer | DLLLWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-12-09 | Karl Zurheide | WLWLDW | Hall of Industries, Goodwood, Cape Town | WIN Points |
1971-11-13 | Roger Rouse | WWLLLL | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-10-18 | Mario Almanzo | WWLWWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-08-07 | Fraser Scott | WLWLWL | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-06-12 | Mario Almanzo | LLWWWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-05-08 | Pat Dwyer | WWLWWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-04-05 | Tommy Gray | WLWLLL | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-02-20 | Aldo Battistutta | WWWLLW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-01-30 | Les McAteer | LWWLLW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1971-01-12 | Hans Dieter Schwartz | WWLWWW | Hartleyvale Stadium, Cape Town | WIN Points |
1970-11-14 | Carmelo Bossi | WLWLWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1970-09-12 | Domenico Tiberia | WWWDWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1970-07-11 | Harry Scott | WWLWLL | Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1970-05-23 | Mario Lamagna | WWLDWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1970-04-30 | Johnny Kramer | LLLLLL | Goodwood Hall, Cape Town | WIN Points |
1970-03-14 | Frank Young | WWWWWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1970-02-14 | Willie Ludick | WWWWLL | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN KO |
1969-11-15 | Johnny Wood | LWWWWL | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Technical knockout |
1969-08-02 | Johnny Wood | LLWWWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1969-04-19 | Coert Fourie | WWWWWW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1969-03-15 | Dick Duffy | WWLWLL | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | LOST Points |
1968-11-02 | Willie Ludick | WWLLLW | Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN KO |
1968-07-23 | Peter Sharpe | LWWWLL | City Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1968-05-20 | Assane Fakyh | LLLLLL | Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1968-04-08 | Michel Petit | WWLLLL | City Hall, Cape Town | WIN Points |
1968-02-05 | Don McMillan | LDWDWL | Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg | DRAW Points |
1967-11-06 | Liam Mullen | WLWWWL | Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1967-08-28 | Blackie Zwarts | WLWWWD | City Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Technical knockout |
1967-07-29 | Boet de Bruyn | WLWLWD | Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1967-04-17 | Pat Breedt | WWWDLW | City Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Technical knockout |
1966-11-07 | Boet de Bruyn | WDLLLW | City Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Technical knockout |
1966-08-06 | Boet de Bruyn | WLLWDL | Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1966-05-30 | Ticky Azor | LLLLLL | Olympia Ice Rink, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1966-05-16 | Pat Breedt | WWWWD | City Hall, Johannesburg | WIN Points |
1966-05-02 | Sarel Visser | debut | City Hall, Johannesburg | WIN KO |