William Joppy

William Joppy
Statistics
Real name William Torelle Joppy
Rated at Light heavyweight
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Reach 184 cm (72 in)
Nationality United States U.S.
Born (1970-09-11) September 11, 1970
Lincoln Park, Maryland, U.S.
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 49
Wins 40
Wins by KO 30
Losses 7
Draws 2
No contests 0

William Torelle Joppy (born September 11, 1970) is an American middleweight boxer. Joppy held the WBA middleweight title on three occasions. He first became the WBA champion 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 controversial 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.

Unsuccessful unification

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.

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.[1] 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.

He currently serves as a boxing coach at Champion Boxing & Fitness in Rockville, MD (www.championboxingfitness.com)

Professional boxing record

40 Wins (30 knockouts), 7 Losses (3 knockouts), 2 Draws[2]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round
Time
Date Location Notes
Win40–7–2United States Cory Cummings UD 10 2011–03–12 United States Patriot Center,
Fairfax, Virginia
Loss39–7–2Kazakhstan Beibut Shumenov KO 6 (12)
0:15
2011–01–08 Kazakhstan Sport Palace,
Shymkent, South Kazakhstan
For WBA and IBA
Light heavyweight titles.
Draw39–6–2United States Cory Cummings MD 10 2010–11–06 United States Patriot Center,
Fairfax, Virginia
Loss39–6–1Canada Sébastien Demers MD 10 2010–03–06 Canada Casino de Montréal,
Montreal, Quebec
Loss39–5–1Romania Lucian Bute TKO 10 (12)
1:08
2008–02–29 Canada Bell Centre,
Montreal, Quebec
For IBF Super middleweight title.
Win39–4–1United States Etianne Whitaker TKO 1 (?)
1:58
2007–11–16 Saint Lucia Beausejour Cricket Grounds,
Gros Islet
Win38–4–1United States Virgil McClendon RTD 1 (10)
3:00
2007–04–27 United States D.C. Armory, Washington, D.C.
Win37–4–1United States Jonathan Corn KO 5 (10)
2:18
2006–07–08 United States Savvis Center,
St. Louis, Missouri
Win36–4–1United States Eric Howard TKO 5 (8)
2:12
2006–01–07 United States Madison Square Garden,
New York City, New York
Win35–4–1United States Rashaan Blackburn TKO 3 (8)
2:08
2005–07–29 United States The Plex,
North Charleston, South Carolina
Loss34–4–1United States Jermain Taylor UD 12 2004–12–04 United States Barton Coliseum,
Little Rock, Arkansas
For WBC Continental Americas
Middleweight title.
Loss34–3–1United States Bernard Hopkins UD 12 2003–12–13 United States Atlantic City Convention Hall,
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Lost WBA (Regular)
Middleweight title.
For Super WBA, WBC, IBF and
The Ring Middleweight titles.
Win34–2–1Japan Naotaka Hozumi TKO 10 (12)
2:48
2002–10–10 Japan Ryōgoku Kokugikan,
Tokyo
Retained WBA (Regular)
Middleweight title.
Win33–2–1Guyana Howard Eastman MD 12 2001–11–17 United States Mandalay Bay,
Paradise, Nevada
Won vacant WBA (Regular)
Middleweight title.
Loss32–2–1Puerto Rico Félix Trinidad TKO 5 (12)
2:25
2001–05–12 United States Madison Square Garden,
New York City, New York
Lost WBA Middleweight title.
Win32–1–1United States Jonathan Reid TKO 4 (12)
2:43
2000–12–02 United States Mandalay Bay,
Paradise, Nevada
Retained WBA Middleweight title.
Win31–1–1France Hacine Cherifi UD 12 2000–09–16 United States MGM Grand Las Vegas,
Paradise, Nevada
Retained WBA Middleweight title.
Win30–1–1Mexico Rito Ruvalcaba TKO 1 (12)
1:53
2000–05–20 United States Grand Casino Tunica,
Tunica Resorts, Mississippi
Retained WBA Middleweight title.
Win29–1–1Ecuador Fernando Zuñiga UD 10 2000–03–03 United States Caesars Palace,
Paradise, Nevada
Non-title fight.
Win28–1–1Dominican Republic Julio César Green TKO 7 (12)
1:52
1999–09–24 United States MCI Center,
Washington, D.C.
Retained WBA Middleweight title.
Win27–1–1United States Napoleon Pitt TKO 1 (10)
2:38
1999–07–24 United States Flamingo Hilton,
Paradise, Nevada
Non-title fight.
Win26–1–1Panama Roberto Durán TKO 3 (12)
2:54
1998–08–28 United States Las Vegas Hilton,
Paradise, Nevada
Retained WBA Middleweight title.
Win25–1–1Dominican Republic Julio César Green UD 12 1998–01–31 United States Ice Palace,
Tampa, Florida
Won WBA Middleweight title.
Loss24–1–1Dominican Republic Julio César Green UD 12 1997–08–23 United States Madison Square Garden,
New York City, New York
Lost WBA Middleweight title.
Win24–0–1Brazil Peter Venancio UD 12 1997–05–10 United States Coconut Grove Convention Center,
Miami, Florida
Retained WBA Middleweight title.
Win23–0–1United States Ray McElroy TKO 7 (12)
1:41
1996–10–19 United States The Show Place Arena,
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Retained WBA Middleweight title.
Win22–0–1Japan Shinji Takehara TKO 9 (12)
2:29
1996–06–24 Japan Yokohama Arena,
Yokohama, Kanagawa
Won WBA Middleweight title.
Win21–0–1United States Dave Boone TKO 2 (10)
1:42
1996–02–10 United States MGM Grand Las Vegas,
Paradise, Nevada
Win20–0–1United States Israel Figueroa KO 1 (?) 1995–12–07 United States The Show Place Arena,
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Draw19–0–1United States Rodney Toney PTS 12 1995–09–16 United States The Mirage,
Paradise, Nevada
For NABF Middleweight title.
Win19–0Dominican Republic Joaquin Velasquez PTS 10 1995–04–29 United States US Air Arena,
Landover, Maryland
Win18–0United States Tony McCrimmion KO 3 (10)
2:02
1995–03–01 United States Memorial Auditorium,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Win17–0United States Tony Cartel KO 2 (?) 1994–09–20 United States Washington, D.C.
Win16–0United States Richard Evans PTS 8 1994–08–13 United States Atlantic City Convention Hall,
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win15–0Mexico Miguel Angel Hernandez KO 3 (?) 1994–07–30 United States North Las Vegas, Nevada
Win14–0England Carlos Christie PTS 6 1994–06–15 England Elephant and Castle Center,
London, Greater London
Win13–0United States Carl Sullivan TKO 4 (?) 1994–05–13 United States Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Win12–0United States Muhammad Shabazz TKO 5 (?) 1994–04–14 United States Richmond, Virginia
Win11–0United States Kenneth Parker KO 2 (?) 1994–04–08 United States Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Win10–0United States Tony McCrimmion TKO 2 (?) 1994–02–27 United States Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win9–0United States Robert Harris KO 1 (?) 1994–02–17 United States The Show Place Arena,
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Win8–0United States Willie Taylor TKO 3 (?) 1994–01–07 United States The Show Place Arena,
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Win7–0United States Tyrone Haywood KO 2 (?) 1993–10–21 United States Washington, D.C.
Win6–0United States Ivory Teague KO 2 (?) 1993–09–25 United States Landover, Maryland
Win5–0United States George Taylor KO 3 (?) 1993–08–13 United States Largo, Maryland
Win4–0United States Tim Tisdale KO 1 (?) 1993–06–18 United States Woodbridge, Virginia
Win3–0United States Shane Martin TKO 3 (?) 1993–05–12 United States Baltimore Arena,
Baltimore, Maryland
Win2–0United States Ken Ruffin TKO 1 (?) 1993–04–30 United States RFK Stadium,
Woodbridge, Virginia
Win1–0United States Dwayne Tennet UD 4 1993–02–26 United States Camp Hill, Pennsylvania

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Shinji Takehara
WBA Middleweight Champion
June 24, 1996 August 23, 1997
Succeeded by
Julio César Green
Preceded by
Julio César Green
WBA Middleweight Champion
January 31, 1998 May 12, 2001
Succeeded by
Félix Trinidad
Vacant
Title last held by
Félix Trinidad
as Champion
WBA Middleweight Champion
Regular Title

November 17, 2001 December 13, 2003
Title unified by Bernard Hopkins
Vacant
Title next held by
Maselino Masoe
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