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Johnny ARTHUR
Male
(aka John Arthur)
(John Duncan Arthur)
Heavyweight, South Africa, White River, Mpumalanga
Born: August 29, 1929, Springs, Gauteng, South Africa
Died: May 19, 2005, White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Height: 6ft 2in, mt 1,87
as an amateur:
1948 London, England, Olympic Games heavyweight bronze medal
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Amateur results| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1948 | |
| London, England, Olympic Games bronze medal, +79,400 kg | + Aug. 9 | James Galli | London, England | WKO 1 | | + Aug. 11 | Jay Lambert | London, England | WPTS | | - Aug. 12 | Rafael Iglesias | London, England | LPTS | | + Aug. 13 | Hans Mueller | London, England | WWO |
Professional record| Date | Opponent | Place | Result | | 1949 | | + May 12 | Jimmy Britt
| Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 3 | | + June 4 | Adrian Scheepers | Johannesburg, South Africa | KO 1 | | + Aug. 6 | Nick van Rensburg | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 2 | | + Aug. 31 | Piet Strydom | Pretoria, South Africa | W 10 | | + Sept. 23 | Barney Collins | Springs, South Africa | TKO 6 | | 1950 | | + Apr. 8 | Japie Smit | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 2 | | + May 31 | John L Botha | Johannesburg, South Africa | KO 2 | | + Nov. 7 | Rex Christie | Johannesburg, South Africa | KO 1 | | + Dec. 19 | Fanie van Vuuren | Germiston, South Africa | TKO 1 | | 1951 | | + Jan. 6 | Archie J L Smith | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | TKO 4 | | + Feb. 24 | Conrad Botha | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 6 | | + Mar. 7 | Johnny Risko | Kroonstad, South Africa | KO 3 | | + Mar. 31 | George Hunter | Johannesburg, South Africa | W 10 | | + Apr. 28 | Archie J L Smith | Bloemfontein, South Africa | TKO 6 | | + May 19 | Reg Andrews | Johannesburg, South Africa | W 10 | | + Sept. 15 | Fred Vorster | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 2 | | + Oct. 27 | Conrad Botha | Krugersdorp, South Africa | TKO 3 | | - Dec. 1 | Jo Weidin | Johannesburg, South Africa | KO by 3 | | 1952 | | + May 20 | Noel Reed | Harringay, Great Britain | W 8 | | - June 10 | Ansell Adams | White City, Great Britain | L 8 | | + Aug. 20 | Frank Bell | Porthcawl, Great Britain | W 10 | | + Sept. 10 | George Nuttall | Cardiff, Great Britain | TKO 7 | | - Oct. 13 | Johnny Williams | Leicester, Great Britain | TKO by 7 | | Commonwealth Heavyweight Title | | 1953 | | + Jan. 31 | Louw Strydom | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 9 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | + Apr. 11 | Louw Strydom | Kroonstad, South Africa | TKO 11 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | + June 15 | Jack Kukard | Cape Town, South Africa | KO 1 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | + July 24 | Louw Strydom | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 6 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | 1954 | | - Jan. 30 | Don Cockell | Johannesburg, South Africa | L 15 | | Commonwealth Heavyweight Title | | + May 15 | Mike Oberholzer | Kroonstad, South Africa | TKO 6 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | 1955 | | + Jan. 20 | Jimmy Walls | Vancouver, Canada | KO 3 | | + Jan. 31 | Eddie Cameron | Edmonton, Canada | TKO 3 | | + May 10 | Frank Buford | Calgary, Canada | TKO 2 | | + June 11 | Bob Dunlap | Portland, United States | W 10 | | - Aug. 23 | Bob Albright | Seattle, United States | L 10 | | + Dec. 6 | Billy Wallace | Portland, United States | KO 2 | | 1956 | | - Jan. 9 | James J. Parker | Toronto, Canada | L 12 | | - Apr. 4 | Willie Pastrano | New Orleans, United States | L 10 | | - June 11 | George Chuvalo | Toronto, Canada | L 8 | | + Oct. 13 | Gawie de Klerk | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | TKO 2 | | + Nov. 10 | Dries Niemann | Johannesburg, South Africa | TKO 3 | | South African Heavyweight Title | | 1957 | | + May 11 | Buddy Walker | Luanshya, Zambia | TKO 3 |
Summary
Total bouts: 41, Won: 33 (27 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0
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