Gerald Dreyer (22 September 1929 – 5 September 1985) was a boxer from

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division during his career as an amateur.

Amateur career

Dreyer was the Olympic Gold Medallist at lightweight in London 1948, defeating

Joseph Vissers Joseph ("Jos") Vissers (28 November 1928 – 18 April 2006) was a Belgian boxer who competed in the Lightweight division during his career. Amateur career Vissers was the Olympic Silver Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948, losing ...

of Belgium in the final. Below are Gerald Dreyer's bouts from the 1948 Olympic Games: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: defeated Ernesto Porto (Philippines) on points * Quarterfinal: defeated Øivind Breiby (Norway) on points * Semifinal: defeated

Svend Wad Svend Wad (February 3, 1928 – December 4, 2004) was a boxer from Denmark, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career. Amateur career Wad was the Olympic Bronze Medalist at lightweight in London in 1948. Below are his r ...

(Denmark) on points * Final: defeated

(Belgium) on points (won gold medal)

Pro career

Dreyer turned pro in 1948 and fought primarily in New York City late in his career, retiring in 1955 after having won 41, lost 8, and drawn 2 with 23 Knockouts. Dreyer won the Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title beating

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over 15 rounds at Rand Stadium, Johannesburg on 8 December 1952.

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1929 births 1985 deaths Lightweight boxers Olympic boxers for South Africa Boxers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in boxing Olympic gold medalists for South Africa Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Pretoria South African male boxers White South African people {{SouthAfrica-boxing-bio-stub