Willie de Wit - Revision history

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	'''Willie ~~DeWitt~~''' had an excellent amateur career that peaked in the 1984 [[:Category:1984 Olympians\|Olympic Games]]. ~~DeWitt~~ and teammate Shawn O'Sullivan were heavily-touted going into the Games, as both had won the World Championship Challenge in 1983. They were the men to beat in their divisions.		'''Willie de Wit''' had an excellent amateur career that peaked in the 1984 [[:Category:1984 Olympians\|Olympic Games]]. De Wit and teammate Shawn O'Sullivan were heavily-touted going into the Games, as both had won the World Championship Challenge in 1983. They were the men to beat in their divisions.

	They both brought home Silver Medals, and fought very impressively. ~~DeWitt~~ then turned pro and on his way up faced four undefeated fighters. He also won the Canadian Heavyweight Title and was favorably compared to [[George Chuvalo]].		They both brought home Silver Medals, and fought very impressively. De Wit then turned pro and on his way up faced four undefeated fighters. He also won the Canadian Heavyweight Title and was favorably compared to [[George Chuvalo]].

	~~DeWitt~~ lost his only fight to the vicious-hitting [[Bert Cooper]] in the second round in 1987. Cooper was a knock-out puncher who could take out anyone if he hit them flush (he came close to winning the title against [[Evander Holyfield]]). ~~DeWitt~~ was hit flush early and was dropped four times in only two rounds. ~~DeWitt~~ continued defending his Canadian title. He beat [[Henry Tillman]], the man who had defeated him for the Gold Medal in the 1984 Olympics, by decision in his last fight in 1988.		De Wit lost his only fight to the vicious-hitting [[Bert Cooper]] in the second round in 1987. Cooper was a knock-out puncher who could take out anyone if he hit them flush (he came close to winning the title against [[Evander Holyfield]]). De Wit was hit flush early and was dropped four times in only two rounds. De Wit continued defending his Canadian title. He beat [[Henry Tillman]], the man who had defeated him for the Gold Medal in the 1984 Olympics, by decision in his last fight in 1988.

	Although ~~DeWitt~~ had lost only once, was still the Canadian champion, and appeared to have		Although De Wit had lost only once, was still the Canadian champion, and appeared to have
	rebounded from his loss to Cooper, he chose to retire and go to law school. ~~DeWitt~~ now (2005) lives comfortably as a lawyer.		rebounded from his loss to Cooper, he chose to retire and go to law school. De Wit now (2005) lives comfortably as a lawyer.

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	They both brought home Silver Medals, and fought very impressively. DeWitt then turned pro and on his way up faced four undefeated fighters. He also won the Canadian Heavyweight Title and was favorably compared to [[George Chuvalo]].		They both brought home Silver Medals, and fought very impressively. DeWitt then turned pro and on his way up faced four undefeated fighters. He also won the Canadian Heavyweight Title and was favorably compared to [[George Chuvalo]].

	DeWitt lost his only fight to the vicious-hitting [[Bert Cooper]] in the second round in 1987. Cooper was a knock-out puncher who could take out anyone if he hit ~~him~~ flush (he came close to winning the title against [[Evander Holyfield]]). DeWitt was hit flush early and was dropped four times in only two rounds. DeWitt continued defending his Canadian title. He beat [[Henry Tillman]], the man who had defeated him for the Gold Medal in the 1984 Olympics, by decision in his last fight in 1988.		DeWitt lost his only fight to the vicious-hitting [[Bert Cooper]] in the second round in 1987. Cooper was a knock-out puncher who could take out anyone if he hit them flush (he came close to winning the title against [[Evander Holyfield]]). DeWitt was hit flush early and was dropped four times in only two rounds. DeWitt continued defending his Canadian title. He beat [[Henry Tillman]], the man who had defeated him for the Gold Medal in the 1984 Olympics, by decision in his last fight in 1988.

	Although DeWitt had lost only once, was still the Canadian champion, and appeared to have		Although DeWitt had lost only once, was still the Canadian champion, and appeared to have

Matt at 21:48, 12 December 2014

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	rebounded from his loss to Cooper, he chose to retire and go to law school. DeWitt now (2005) lives comfortably as a lawyer.		rebounded from his loss to Cooper, he chose to retire and go to law school. DeWitt now (2005) lives comfortably as a lawyer.

			== Olympic games results ==
			'''1984''' (as a heavyweight)
			*1st round bye
			*Defeated [[Mohamed Bouchiche]] (Algeria) 5-0
			*Defeated [[Dodovic Owiny]] (Kenya) KO 1
			*Defeated [[Arnold Vanderlyde]] (Netherlands) 3-2
			*Lost to [[Henry Tillman]] (United States) 0-5, gold medal match

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			'''Willie DeWitt''' had an excellent amateur career that peaked in the 1984 [[:Category:1984 Olympians\|Olympic Games]]. DeWitt and teammate Shawn O'Sullivan were heavily-touted going into the Games, as both had won the World Championship Challenge in 1983. They were the men to beat in their divisions.

			They both brought home Silver Medals, and fought very impressively. DeWitt then turned pro and on his way up faced four undefeated fighters. He also won the Canadian Heavyweight Title and was favorably compared to [[George Chuvalo]].

			DeWitt lost his only fight to the vicious-hitting [[Bert Cooper]] in the second round in 1987. Cooper was a knock-out puncher who could take out anyone if he hit him flush (he came close to winning the title against [[Evander Holyfield]]). DeWitt was hit flush early and was dropped four times in only two rounds. DeWitt continued defending his Canadian title. He beat [[Henry Tillman]], the man who had defeated him for the Gold Medal in the 1984 Olympics, by decision in his last fight in 1988.

			Although DeWitt had lost only once, was still the Canadian champion, and appeared to have
			rebounded from his loss to Cooper, he chose to retire and go to law school. DeWitt now (2005) lives comfortably as a lawyer.

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