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Mike Schutte (boxer)
Michael Richard Schutte (9 December 1950 – 14 July 2008) was a South African professional boxer, actor, comedian and singer. Professional career In May 1973 he contested the vacant Transvaal heavyweight title against Johnny Britz but was disqualified in the second round. Two months later he fought a rematch against Johnny Britz winning the Transvaal heavyweight title on points. During April 1974, he fought Jimmy Richards for the South African heavyweight title losing in a technical knockout. He would fight Jimmy Richards for the title two more times obtaining the South African heavyweight title in September 1975 on points. He would retain the title for less than a year when Gerrie Coetzee fought him in August 1976 and lost when he was disqualified in the sixth round. Shutte attempted to regain the title from Gerrie Coetzee in April 1977 but lost on points. He fought his last fight against Neil Malpass in June 1979 and announced his retirement. He was trained by Alan Toweel. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, and the World Boxing Organization. In 2020, the World Boxing Council increased their heavyweight classification to 224 pounds (102 kg; 16 st) to allow for their creation of the bridgerweight division. Historical development Because this division had no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight division was formed, with a maximum weight of . Any fighter weighing more than 175 pounds was a heavyweight. The cruiserweight division (first for boxers in the 175–190 pound range) was established in 1979 and recognized by the various boxing organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuck Wepner
Charles Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is an American former professional boxer. He fell just nineteen seconds short of a full fifteen rounds against world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 championship fight. Wepner also scored notable wins over Randy Neumann and former world heavyweight champion Ernie Terrell. He was also the last man to fight former undisputed world heavyweight champion Sonny Liston. Wepner's boxing career, and fight with Ali, inspired the 1976 film ''Rocky'', and other life events were chronicled in the 2016 film, ''Chuck''. He was also the subject of the 2019 film ''The Brawler''. Early life Charles Wepner was born on February 26, 1939, in New York City. He is of German, Ukrainian, and Polish descent. Wepner learned to fight on the streets of Bayonne, New Jersey, saying, "This was a tough town with a lot of people from the docks and the naval base and you had to fight to survive". Wepner was about a year old when he moved in with his grandmot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Botha
Christiaan Botha (also Chris Botha and in English language literature mistakenly Christian Botha, 6 October 1864 – 29 October 1902) was a younger brother of Louis Botha (1862–1919) and likewise a Boer general in the Second Boer War (1899–1902) who then both fought the British to the end. Early years Chris and Louis Botha were among the fifteen children born to Louis Botha senior (Somerset East, Cape, 26 March 1827–Harrismith, Orange Free State, 5 July 1883) and Salomina Adriana van Rooyen (Somerset East, 31 March 1829–Harrismith, 9 January 1885). They were the first inhabitants of the Boer Nieuwe Republiek (or Vrijheid Republiek, 1884-1888), which was incorporated in the South African Republic in 1888. Chris Botha was to father one son and two daughters by his spouse Maria Elizabeth Rachel Johnstone. In 1898 Botha became head officer of the police in Swaziland (later Eswatini). Second Boer War (1899–1902) In the Second Boer War Christiaan Botha served the South African ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Labuschagne
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Hallinan
Dave may refer to: Film, television, and theater * ''Dave'' (film), a 1993 film starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver * ''Dave'' (musical), a 2018 stage musical adaptation of the film * Dave (TV channel), a digital television channel in the United Kingdom and Ireland * ''Dave'' (TV series), a 2020 American comedy series * "Dave" (Lost), an episode of ''Lost'' * ''Meet Dave'', a 2008 film starring Eddie Murphy People * Dave (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Dave (surname), a common Gujarati surname * Dave (artist) (born 1969), Swiss artist * Dave (rapper) (born 1998), English rapper from London * Dave (singer) (born 1944), Dutch-born French singer Software * Dave (company), a digital banking service * DAvE (Infineon), a C-language software development tool * Thursby DAVE, a Windows file and printer sharing for Macs Other uses * Dave (Belgium), a town in Belgium * DAVE (CP-7), a 1U CubeSat * "Dave", a 1984 song by the Boomtown Rats from ''In the Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Boddington
Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 – 19 December 2020) was a British boxer. He was the Amateur Boxing Association 1967 heavyweight champion and subsequently a professional boxer. Boddington was member of his local boxing club, Rootes ABC. He went to Whitley Abbey Comprehensive School in Whitley, Coventry. Boxing career Amateur Boddington became the British amateur heavyweight boxing champion winning his title in the 80th Amateur Boxing Association Championships at the Wembley Arena, Wembley, London on 5 May 1967. Boddington won a silver medal in the 20th European Amateur Boxing Championships in Rome (25 May - 2 June 1967) having a weight of 91 kg. Professional Boddington turned professional in September 1967, running his record up to 12-0 with 11 KOs by March 1969. He then started the tail end of his career, losing 4 of his last 10 bouts - a points and TKO loss to Bunny Johnson, a KO by Paul Cassidy, and a TKO by Mike Schutte to close Boddington's career in his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japie Pretorius
''Japie'' is a South African male first name, of Afrikaans origin, often found as a familiar or shortened form of the names Johannes and Jacobus. The name may be occasionally used as an ethnic slur for Afrikaners, in which instance it is also spelt according to English orthography: ''yarpie''. This comes from the Afrikaans term ''plaasjapie'', meaning "farm boy". It may or may not be an offensive term depending upon intent and context of use. The name Japie may refer to: People *Japie Laubscher (1919–1981), South African musician *Japie Louw (1867–1936), South African rugby player *Japie Motale (born 1979), South African football player *Japie Mulder (born 1969), South African rugby player *Japie Nel (born 1982), South African rugby player See also *Jacobus (name) *Johannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Roos
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian author *Chris Abrahams (born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist *Chris Adams (other), multiple people *Chris Adcock (born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player *Chris Albright (born 1979), American former soccer player *Chris Alcaide (1923–2004), American actor *Chris Amon (1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver *Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player * Chris Anderson (other), multiple people *Chris Angel (wrestler) (born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *Chris Anker Sørensen (born 1984), Danish cycler *Chris Anstey (born 1975), Australian basketball player * Chris Anthony, American voice actress *Chris Antley (1966–2000), champion American jockey *Chris Arche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawie Du Preez
Dawie is a masculine given name and nickname which may refer to: * Dawid Dawie Ackermann (1930–1970), South African international rugby union and rugby league footballer * Dawid Dawie Snyman (born 1949), South African former rugby union player and coach * Dawie Steyn (born 1984), South African retired rugby union footballer * David Dawie Theron (born 1966), South African retired rugby union player * Isak Dawid Dawie van der Walt (born 1983), South African professional golfer * David Dawie de Villiers (born 1940), South African rugby union player, government minister and Dutch Reformed Church minister * "Dawie", pen name of Piet Cillié Petrus Johannes "Piet" Cillié (18 January 1917 – 20 October 1999) was a South African journalist and the editor of ''Die Burger'' from 1954 to 1977. He was strongly supportive of the National Party government and has been described as with "m ... (1917–1999), South African political columnist, journalist and newspaper editor {{given name M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conny Velensek
Conny is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name Men * Conny Andersson (footballer) (born 1945), Swedish former footballer * Conny Andersson (racing driver) (born 1939), Swedish former racing driver * Conny Johansson (born 1971), Swedish former football goalkeeper * Conny Karlsson (footballer) (born 1953), Swedish football manager and former player * Conny Karlsson (shot putter) (born 1975), Finnish shot putter * Conny Månsson (born 1980), Swedish football goalkeeper * Conny Nimmersjö (born 1967), Swedish musician * Conny Öhman (1950–2010), Swedish politician * Conny Rosén (born 1971), Swedish former football goalkeeper * Conny Strömberg (born 1975), Swedish ice hockey player * Conny Torstensson (born 1949), Swedish former footballer Women * Conny Aerts (born 1966), Belgian astrophysicist * Conny van Bentum (born 1965), Dutch former swimmer * Conny Helder (born 1958), Dutch healthcare manager, Minister for Long-term Care and Sport sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Britz
Johnny is an English language personal name. It is usually an affectionate diminutive of the masculine given name John, but from the 16th century it has sometimes been a given name in its own right for males and, less commonly, females. Variant forms of Johnny include Johnnie, Johnney, Johnni and Johni. The masculine Johnny can be rendered into Scottish Gaelic as . Notable people and characters named Johnny or Johnnie include: People Johnny * Johnny Adams (born 1932), American singer * Johnny Aba (born 1956), Papua New Guinean professional boxer * Johnny Abarrientos (born 1970), Filipino professional basketball player * Johnny Abbes García (1924–1967), chief of the government intelligence office of the Dominican Republic * Johnny Abel (1947–1995), Canadian politician * Johnny Abrego (born 1962), former Major League baseball player * Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American rhythm and blues singer * John Laurinaitis, (born 1962) also known as Johnny Ace, American wrestler and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |