William Joppy

Template:Short description Template:BLP sources Template:Infobox boxer 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.

Professional career

Turning pro in 1993, Joppy built up a record of 21–0–1 (17 KO) before getting his first shot a world title.

WBA middleweight champion

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Joppy won his first of two WBA middleweight titles in June 1996 by stopping defending champion 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.<ref>Duran suffers loss; Hopkins triumphs, Deseret News article, 1998-08-29, Retrieved on 2024-06-02</ref>

Losing his title against Trinidad

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Joppy lost the title a second time, however, on May 12, 2001, to Félix Trinidad in the middleweight unification tournament.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Joppy was knocked down in rounds one and four before finally being stopped in the fifth. He would credit Trinidad's power after the fight saying "I've never been hit like that before."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Post title

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} After Bernard Hopkins beat Trinidad, Joppy had the chance to fight for the new WBA (Regular) belt. 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 was stripped of his title following a challenge to undisputed champion 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.

Retirement

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.

Professional boxing record

Template:Abbr	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
49	Template:Yes2Win	Template:Nowrap	Cory Cummings	UD	10	Mar 12, 2011	Template:Small
48	Template:No2Loss	39–7–2	Beibut Shumenov	KO	6 (12), Template:Small	Jan 8, 2011	Template:Small	Template:Small
47	Template:DrawDraw	39–6–2	Cory Cummings	MD	10	Nov 6, 2010	Template:Small
46	Template:No2Loss	39–6–1	Sébastien Demers	MD	10	Mar 6, 2010	Template:Small
45	Template:No2Loss	39–5–1	Lucian Bute	TKO	10 (12), Template:Small	Feb 29, 2008	Template:Small	Template:Small
44	Template:Yes2Win	39–4–1	Etianne Whitaker	TKO	1, Template:Small	Nov 16, 2007	Template:Small
43	Template:Yes2Win	38–4–1	Virgil McClendon	Template:Abbr	1 (10), Template:Small	Apr 27, 2007	Template:Small
42	Template:Yes2Win	37–4–1	Jonathan Corn	KO	5 (10), Template:Small	Jul 8, 2006	Template:Small
41	Template:Yes2Win	36–4–1	Eric Howard	TKO	5 (8), Template:Small	Jan 7, 2006	Template:Small
40	Template:Yes2Win	35–4–1	Rashaan Blackburn	TKO	3 (8), Template:Small	Jul 29, 2005	Template:Small
39	Template:No2Loss	34–4–1	Jermain Taylor	UD	12	Dec 4, 2004	Template:Small	Template:Small
38	Template:No2Loss	34–3–1	Bernard Hopkins	UD	12	Dec 13, 2003	Template:Small	Template:Small
37	Template:Yes2Win	34–2–1	Naotaka Hozumi	TKO	10 (12), Template:Small	Oct 10, 2002	Template:Small	Template:Small
36	Template:Yes2Win	33–2–1	Howard Eastman	Template:Abbr	12	Nov 17, 2001	Template:Small	Template:Small
35	Template:No2Loss	32–2–1	Félix Trinidad	TKO	5 (12), Template:Small	May 12, 2001	Template:Small	Template:Small
34	Template:Yes2Win	32–1–1	Jonathan Reid	TKO	4 (12), Template:Small	Dec 2, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
33	Template:Yes2Win	31–1–1	Hacine Cherifi	UD	12	Sep 16, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
32	Template:Yes2Win	30–1–1	Rito Ruvalcaba	TKO	1 (12), Template:Small	May 20, 2000	Template:Small	Template:Small
31	Template:Yes2Win	29–1–1	Fernando Zuniga	UD	10	Mar 3, 2000	Template:Small
30	Template:Yes2Win	28–1–1	Julio César Green	TKO	7 (12), Template:Small	Sep 24, 1999	Template:Small	Template:Small
29	Template:Yes2Win	27–1–1	Napoleon Pitt	TKO	1 (10), Template:Small	Jul 24, 1999	Template:Small
28	Template:Yes2Win	26–1–1	Roberto Durán	TKO	3 (12), Template:Small	Aug 28, 1998	Template:Small	Template:Small
27	Template:Yes2Win	25–1–1	Julio César Green	UD	12	Jan 31, 1998	Template:Small	Template:Small
26	Template:No2Loss	24–1–1	Julio César Green	UD	12	Aug 23, 1997	Template:Small	Template:Small
25	Template:Yes2Win	24–0–1	Peter Venancio	UD	12	May 10, 1997	Template:Small	Template:Small
24	Template:Yes2Win	23–0–1	Ray McElroy	TKO	7 (12), Template:Small	Oct 19, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
23	Template:Yes2Win	22–0–1	Shinji Takehara	TKO	9 (12), Template:Small	Jun 24, 1996	Template:Small	Template:Small
22	Template:Yes2Win	21–0–1	Dave Boone	TKO	2 (10), Template:Small	Feb 10, 1996	Template:Small
21	Template:Yes2Win	20–0–1	Israel Figueroa	KO	1	Dec 7, 1995	Template:Small
20	Template:DrawDraw	19–0–1	Rodney Toney	Template:Abbr	12	Sep 16, 1995	Template:Small	Template:Small
19	Template:Yes2Win	19–0	Joaquin Velasquez	PTS	10	Apr 29, 1995	Template:Small
18	Template:Yes2Win	18–0	Tony McCrimmion	KO	3 (10), Template:Small	Mar 1, 1995	Template:Small
17	Template:Yes2Win	17–0	Tony Cartel	KO	2	Sep 20, 1994	Template:Small
16	Template:Yes2Win	16–0	Richard Evans	PTS	8	Aug 13, 1994	Template:Small
15	Template:Yes2Win	15–0	Miguel Angel Hernandez	KO	3 (6), Template:Small	Jul 30, 1994	Template:Small
14	Template:Yes2Win	14–0	Carlos Christie	Template:Abbr	6	Jun 15, 1994	Template:Small
13	Template:Yes2Win	13–0	Carl Sullivan	TKO	4	May 13, 1994	Template:Small
12	Template:Yes2Win	12–0	Muhammad Shabazz	TKO	5	Apr 14, 1994	Template:Small
11	Template:Yes2Win	11–0	Kenneth Parker	KO	2	Apr 8, 1994	Template:Small
10	Template:Yes2Win	10–0	Tony McCrimmion	TKO	2	Feb 27, 1994	Template:Small
9	Template:Yes2Win	9–0	Robert Harris	KO	1	Feb 17, 1994	Template:Small
8	Template:Yes2Win	8–0	Willie Taylor	TKO	3	Jan 7, 1994	Template:Small
7	Template:Yes2Win	7–0	Tyrone Haywood	KO	2	Oct 21, 1993	Template:Small
6	Template:Yes2Win	6–0	Ivory Teague	KO	2	Sep 25, 1993	Template:Small
5	Template:Yes2Win	5–0	George Taylor	KO	3	Aug 13, 1993	Template:Small
4	Template:Yes2Win	4–0	Tim Tisdale	Template:Abbr	1	Jun 18, 1993	Template:Small
3	Template:Yes2Win	3–0	Shane Martin	TKO	3 (4), Template:Small	May 12, 1993	Template:Small
2	Template:Yes2Win	2–0	Ken Ruffin	Template:Abbr	1	Apr 30, 1993	Template:Small
1	Template:Yes2Win	1–0	Dwayne Tennet	Template:Abbr	4	Feb 26, 1993	Template:Small	Template:Small

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