William Joppy

William Joppy is a retired American professional boxer with an impressive career spanning over 18 years from 1993 to 2011. During this time, he fought a total of 49 times, winning 40 fights, losing 7, and drawing 2. His knockout wins account for a staggering 30 of his victories while he suffered 3 losses via KO. Joppy also won three world titles at middleweight and defended his titles eight times, winning seven of those fights via KO. Let us take a closer look at the life and career of this boxing legend.

Starting his career in professional boxing at the young age of 22, Joppy's debut was against Dwayne Tennet on February 26, 1993. He won via 4 round unanimous decision, beginning his career with a bang, with 18 consecutive wins, 15 of which were stoppage wins. His first world title fight came when he was 25, after 22 professional fights, against Shinji Takehara for the middleweight WBA title. He defeated Takehara via 9th round TKO to become the middleweight champion of the world.

Joppy's wins against some of the greatest names in boxing speak volumes about his exceptional skills and achievements. One of his best fights was against Hall-of-Famer Roberto Durán. On August 28, 1998, Joppy successfully defended his WBA middleweight title against Durán, winning the fight via 3rd round TKO. In another fight against the same fighter, he successfully defended the title once again, winning the fight via 7th round TKO on September 24, 1999. He also defeated other notable boxers like Julio César Green and Howard Eastman.

In total, Joppy experienced 7 losses in his long-lived professional boxing career. Five of these came in title bouts, and two were in non-title bouts. His first loss came against Julio César Green via 12 round unanimous decision on August 23, 1997, which ended his 24-fight win streak. He suffered three losses via KO and four losses via decision.

Joppy's career highlights show his exceptional performance in his professional boxing career. Winning his first world title by defeating Shinji Takehara via 9th round TKO on June 24, 1996, Joppy became the WBA middleweight world champion. However, his greatest achievement was winning the WBA middleweight title from Julio César Green by beating him via 12 round unanimous decision on January 31, 1998.

Joppy's career was decorated with an impressive and prolific boxing record that spans two decades. After 18 long years, Joppy retired with a record of 40-7-2, including 30 knockout victories and three losses via KO. His career will always be remembered for his exceptional performances, and he will always be considered a boxing legend.

William Joppy Fight Record