Here is a list of Joppy's best fights. For a list of Joppy's losses, refer to "William Joppy Losses".
On September 16, 2000 William Joppy met Hacine Cherifi in a middleweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Joppy was 30 years old and with a record of 31-1-1 (23), and Cherifi was 32 years old and with a record of 30-4-1 (19). Joppy won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his title.
On January 31, 1998 William Joppy fought Julio César Green in a middleweight world-title fight for Green's WBA title. Joppy was 27 years old and with a record of 25-1-1 (19), and Green was 30 years old and with a record of 22-2 (15). Joppy won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision and is crowned the new middleweight world champion.
On November 17, 2001 William Joppy fought Howard Eastman in a middleweight world-title fight for the WBA (Regular) title. Joppy was 31 years old and with a record of 33-2-1 (24), and Eastman was 30 years old and with a record of 32-0 (29). Joppy won the fight via 12-round majority decision and is crowned the new middleweight world champion.
On June 24, 1996 William Joppy fought Shinji Takehara in a middleweight world-title fight for Takehara's WBA title. Joppy was 25 years old and with a record of 22-0-1 (18), and Takehara was 24 years old and with a record of 24-0 (18). Joppy stopped Shinji Takehara via 9th-round TKO and is crowned the new middleweight world champion.
On September 24, 1999 William Joppy met Julio César Green in a middleweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Joppy was 29 years old and with a record of 28-1-1 (22), and Green was 32 years old and with a record of 25-3 (17). Joppy stopped Julio César Green via 7th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On August 28, 1998 William Joppy met Roberto Durán in a middleweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Joppy was 27 years old and with a record of 26-1-1 (20), and Durán was 47 years old and with a record of 101-13 (70). Joppy stopped Roberto Durán via 3rd-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
On May 20, 2000 William Joppy met Rito Ruvalcaba in a middleweight (WBA) world-title defense fight. Joppy was 29 years old and with a record of 30-1-1 (23). Joppy stopped Rito Ruvalcaba via 1st-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
