Johnny du Plooy

Johnny du Plooy (27 September 1964 – 12 April 2013^[1]) was a South African former heavyweight boxer best known for his win over former WBA World Heavyweight champion Mike Weaver. He challenged once for the WBO World Heavyweight title in 1989.

Johnny du Plooy
Born	Johnny du Plooy ( 1964-09-27)27 September 1964 Gauteng, South Africa
Died	12 April 2013(2013-04-12) (aged 48)
Nationality	South African
Statistics
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Boxing record
Total fights	33
Wins	27
Wins by KO	22
Losses	5
Draws	1

Boxing career

Amateur career

du Plooy had a very impressive amateur record of 196-4.

Professional career

The tall 6'3 South African boxer began his career in 1985 with 17 straight wins. He then lost to ex-champ Mike Weaver by 7th round KO. He later avenged this defeat by knocking out Mike Weaver in two rounds and in 1989 challenged Francesco Damiani for the vacant WBO heavyweight title. Du Plooy was knocked out in the third round in the World Boxing Organization's inaugural heavyweight world title bout. After this, he fought 15 more fights, compiling an overall record of 27 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. All of du Plooy's losses were stoppages to known opponents such as Renaldo Snipes, Francesco Damiani, Pierre Coetzer, and Corrie Sanders. Du Plooy retired in 1993 after a win, and scored another comeback win in 1997 but promptly retired.^[1]

Death

Du Plooy became overweight after his retirement. He suffered from heart problems in the few years leading up to his death. Several months before his death, he had a heart attack.

Professional boxing record

27 Wins (22 knockouts, 5 decisions), 5 Losses (5 knockouts, 0 decisions), 1 Draw [2]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	--	Benjamin Manyube	TKO	2	15 June 1997	DLI Hall, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Win	8–5–1	Samson Mahlangu	TKO	6	26 June 1993	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Loss	10–0	Corrie Sanders	KO	1	27 July 1991	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana	South Africa Heavyweight Title.
Win	30–6–2	Philipp Brown	UD	8	16 March 1991	Palazzo Dello Sport, Saint-Vincent, Aosta Valley, Italy	80–74, 80–74, 80–72.
Win	26–6	Tim Tomashek	TKO	5	8 November 1990	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
Loss	31–2	Pierre Coetzer	TKO	2	4 August 1990	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win	27–2	Lee Roy Murphy	PTS	10	9 June 1990	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Loss	23–0	Francesco Damiani	KO	3	6 May 1989	Syracuse, Sicily, Italy	WBO World Heavyweight Title.
Win	11–1–1	Mike Rouse	PTS	10	25 February 1989	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win	17–5–1	Everett Martin	KO	7	18 December 1988	Orlando, Florida, United States	Martin knocked out at 1:59 of the seventh round.
Win	18–2–2	James Pritchard	TKO	10	22 October 1988	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Loss	30–7–1	Renaldo Snipes	TKO	7	12 August 1988	Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Draw	18–2–1	James Pritchard	PTS	10	2 July 1988	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win	31–13–1	Mike Weaver	KO	2	30 April 1988	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win	21–5	James Broad	KO	4	27 February 1988	Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Loss	30–13–1	Mike Weaver	TKO	7	28 November 1987	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	20–5	Ricky Parkey	KO	10	31 October 1987	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win	25–2	Bennie Knoetze	KO	1	12 September 1987	Kwa Thema Civic Centre, Springs, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	11–6–2	Tyrone Booze	KO	2	27 July 1987	Ellis Park Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	36–12–1	James Tillis	TKO	10	23 June 1987	Ellis Park Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	15–5	David Bey	KO	9	27 April 1987	Ellis Park Indoor Arena, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	13–2–1	K.P. Porter	KO	6	7 February 1987	Superbowl, Sun City, Bophuthatswana
Win	19–9	David Jaco	KO	2	22 November 1986	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	25–10	Steve Zouski	KO	4	30 October 1986	Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States	Zouski knocked out at 2:56 of the fourth round.
Win	28–6–1	Eddie Taylor	TKO	4	6 October 1986	Durban, Natal, South Africa
Win	14–11	Mike Jameson	PTS	10	1 September 1986	West Ridge Park, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Win	9–9–1	Stanley Ross	PTS	8	14 May 1986	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	14–4–1	Ron Ellis	TKO	2	2 April 1986	West Ridge Park, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Win	9–0	Linus Willette	TKO	1	19 February 1986	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	7–5–3	Hannes van den Berg	KO	3	18 December 1985	Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Win	2–1	Howard Mpepesi	TKO	5	7 September 1985	Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Win	4–2–1	Blessing Sibusiso Mbuyazi	TKO	1	10 July 1985	West Ridge Park, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Win	1–5–2	Sophonia Naile	TKO	1	27 April 1985	Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa