About Me
This profile was made at www.msjunk.comHello fans! I am William Torelle Joppy, an American middleweight boxer. Born in Washington, D.C. on September 11, 1970, I have held the WBA middleweight title on two occasions. I first became the WBA champion in June 1996 by stopping defender Shinji Takehara in Japan with a flurry of punches in the ninth round. I then would make a couple defenses of my crown. However, on August 23, 1997, I lost a controversial decision to Julio Cesar Green. My very next fight, on January 31 of the next year, I avenge that loss with a decision win by a wide margin. This fight won me the WBA title for the second time. After recovering from a neck injury, I stopped Green ..s in the seventh round in a rubber match (Green had been the interim champion while I was recovering), and made a few more defenses, including a 3 round kayo of a nearly 50 year old Roberto Duran.Unfortunately, I lost the title a second time, however, on May 13, 2001, to Félix Trinidad in the middleweight unification tournament. I was knocked down in rounds one and four before finally being stopped in the fifth; this was my first and only loss by knockout. After the WBA title was vacated due to Bernard Hopkins being very dubiously declared a "super champion," I had the chance to fight for it again. I claimed the title from British contender Howard Eastman in a close majority decision where I was knocked down by Eastman in the final few seconds.On December 14, 2003, I lost my title to Bernard Hopkins, losing by a wide points margin on all three judges' cards. After the Hopkins loss I was defeated by Jermain Taylor.I returned as a Super Middleweight on July 29th 2005 knocking out journeyman Rashaan Blackburn in the third round. I have hopes to have one final title run now as a Super Middleweight before retirement. I began this on April 27, 2007 at the DC Amory by defeating Virgil McClendon by TKO. As of April, 2007, my record stands at 39 wins, 4 losses, and one draw, with 30 wins coming by way of knockout.WILLIAM JOPPY’S BOXING RECORD
Total fights: 44
Wins: 39
Wins by KO: 30
Losses: 4
Draws: 1
No contests: 0
