On January 8, 2011, a 40-year-old William Joppy (39-6-2, 30 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBA title held by 27-year-old Kazakhstani boxer Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6 KOs).
Joppy came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 63% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days. Shumenov was on a 2-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 16 days.
Beibut Shumenov stopped William Joppy via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA light-heavyweight title. Shumenov improves his record to 11-1 (7 KOs), while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 39-7-2.
On March 6, 2010, a 39-year-old William Joppy (39-5-1, 30 KOs) and a 30-year-old Canadian boxer Sébastien Demers (30-2, 11 KOs) met in the ring.
Joppy came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 years and 6 days. Demers was on a 5-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Sébastien Demers defeated William Joppy via majority decision in the 10-round fight. Demers improves his record to 31-2, while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 39-6-1.
On February 29, 2008, a 37-year-old William Joppy (39-4-1, 30 KOs) got a shot at the super-middleweight IBF title held by 28-year-old Romanian boxer Lucian Bute (21-0, 17 KOs).
Joppy came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Bute was on a 21-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 10 days.
Lucian Bute stopped William Joppy via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his IBF super-middleweight title. Bute improves his record to 22-0 (18 KOs), while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 39-5-1.
On December 4, 2004, a 34-year-old William Joppy (34-3-1, 25 KOs) and a 26-year-old Jermain Taylor (21-0, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a middleweight bout.
Joppy came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 65% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 21 days. Taylor was on a 21-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 15 days.
Jermain Taylor defeated William Joppy via unanimous decision in the 12-round middleweight fight. Taylor improves his record to 22-0, while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 34-4-1.
On December 13, 2003, a 33-year-old William Joppy (34-2-1, 25 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed middleweight championship held by 38-year-old Bernard Hopkins (42-2-1, 31 KOs).
Joppy came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 2 months, and 3 days. Hopkins was on a 16-fight win streak with a 68% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 14 days.
Bernard Hopkins defeated William Joppy via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA (Super), WBC, IBF, and The Ring middleweight titles. Hopkins improves his record to 43-2-1, while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 34-3-1.
On May 12, 2001, the 30-year-old WBA middleweight world champion, William Joppy (32-1-1, 24 KOs), faced a 28-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Félix Trinidad (39-0, 32 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joppy came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 10 days. Trinidad was on a 39-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 10 days.
Félix Trinidad stopped the champion via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and is crowned the new WBA middleweight champion. Trinidad improves his record to 40-0 (33 KOs), while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 32-2-1.
On August 23, 1997, the 26-year-old WBA middleweight world champion, William Joppy (24-0-1, 19 KOs), faced a 30-year-old Dominican boxer Julio César Green (21-2, 15 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Joppy came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 13 days. Green was on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 2 days.
Julio César Green defeated William Joppy via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Green improves his record to 22-2, while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 24-1-1.