Here we go again with yet another farce in boxing. Check out Joppy's opponents in his last 5 fights. These guys have all HORRIBLE records, some of them have all lost their last 6 fights!!! dateLbopponentLbW - L - Dlast 6location This content is protected This content is protected 173 This content is protected 173 32-27-2 Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Gros-Islet, Saint LuciaWTKO10 This content is protected ~ time: 1:58 | referee: Steve Smoger ~ This content is protected This content is protected 179½ This content is protected 175 22-10-0 DC Armory, Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesWRTD110 This content is protected ~ time: 3:00 | referee: Joseph Cooper ~ This content is protected This content is protected 176 This content is protected 174 44-14-2 Savvis Center, Saint Louis, Missouri, United StatesWKO510 This content is protected ~ time: 2:18 | referee: Frank Aguilar | judge: Bob LaFratte | judge: Brett Miller | judge: Gale Van Hoy ~ This content is protected This content is protected 170 This content is protected 168½ 11-9-1 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United StatesWTKO58 This content is protected ~ time: 2:12 | referee: Eddie Claudio ~ This content is protected This content is protected 168 This content is protected 159 8-34-2 The Plex, North Charleston, South Carolina, United StatesWTKO38 Bute is an up-and-coming name at 168 pounds whose last two bouts saw him outpoint Sakio Bika and then capture his International Boxing Federation belt with an 11th-round stoppage of Alejandrio Berrio. In contrast, Joppy hasn’t been relevant since earlier this century. The former middleweight titlist lost via technical knockout to Felix Trinidad in 2001, got beat down against Bernard Hopkins in 2003 and then provided Jermain Taylor with little resistance one year later. Yes, Joppy has rolled off a streak of five consecutive early nights, but those wins came against 8-34-2 Rashaan Blackburn, 11-9-1 Eric Howard, 44-14-2 Jonathan Corn, 22-10 Virgil McClendon and 32-27-2 Etienne Whitaker. That was somehow good enough for the IBF to place Joppy at number 15 in their light heavyweight rankings, despite him only weighing in below the 175-pound limit in the Howard and Whitaker outings. Joppy actually tipped the scales at 168 against Blackburn – his one appearance in recent years at super middleweight – though Blackburn came into the ring that night at 159 pounds, nine less than his opponent
This is what happens when you sign with one of the bigger Promotional Companies in Boxing. Joppy signed with Goossen Tutor Promotions and they got him a title fight - mainly because of his name - not because of his recent accomplishment.
this is why people run off to MMA all the time. boxing is more of an exhebition than a sport these days. this fight is just another example.
