Corrie Sanders
| Corrie Sanders | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Cornelius Johannes Sanders |
| Nickname(s) | The Sniper |
| Rated at | Heavyweight |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Reach | 196 cm (77 in) |
| Nationality | South African |
| Born |
7 January 1966 Brits, North West, South Africa |
| Died | 23 September 2012 (aged 46) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 46 |
| Wins | 42 |
| Wins by KO | 31 |
| Losses | 4 |
Cornelius Johannes "Corrie" Sanders (7 January 1966 – 23 September 2012) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2008. He won the WBO heavyweight title in 2003 after stopping Wladimir Klitschko in two rounds, which was considered one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight boxing history; The Ring magazine named it the Upset of the Year. In 2004, having vacated the WBO title, Sanders faced Wladimir's brother Vitali Klitschko in an unsuccessful challenge for the vacant WBC and Ring heavyweight titles.
Nicknamed "The Sniper", Sanders was a southpaw with a long reach, and was known for carrying formidable knockout power in his straight left hand.
He died in a hospital in the early hours of 23 September 2012 after being shot during an armed robbery.
Sanders made his professional debut with a first-round knockout of King Kong Dyubele on 2 April 1989. He went on to win his next 22 bouts, 14 by knockout. Among the fighters he defeated during that streak were Steve Zouski, Art Card, future WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson, and future world title challenger Bert Cooper. In his 24th bout, on 21 May 1994, Sanders suffered his first defeat, at the hands of Nate Tubbs via a second-round knockout.
He fought 12 more times over the next five years, including a first-round knockout over former world cruiserweight champion Carlos De León and a second round knockout over another former world champion, Bobby Czyz. A stoppage loss to future heavyweight champion Hasim Rahman in a bout Sanders was winning confirmed his ability and also his vulnerability. Returning to the ring in 2001 he scored a quick win over Michael Sprott and then followed this up with a defeat of Otis Tisdale in 2002. Corrie Sanders' biggest weapons were his southpaw fast hands that he used to knock fighters out early.
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