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  Corrie Sanders
Corrie Sanders (born 1967) is a South African boxer.
Sanders began his boxing career with a first round knockout of King Kong Dyubele[?] in the first round, on April 2, 1989.
But on March 8 of 2003, Sanders provided most boxing experts with an upset when he dropped Klitschko four times in two rounds to become the WBO's world Heavyweight champion by a knockout in round two.
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 BoxingTimes.com - Hasim Rahman vs. Corrie Sanders (May 20, 2000)
Rahman floored Sanders twice en route3 to the victory and then eventually halted the champion at 1:50 of the 7th following a barrage of unanswered punches that forced referee Eddie Cotton to stop the fight.
Sanders was able to fight out of the corner and responded by nailing Rahman with a sharp counter left cross that wobbled the challenger.
Sanders was up at two but as Cotton tolled out the mandatory-eight, the champion returned to kneeling back down on one knee.
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 BoxingTimes.com - Vitali Klitschko vs. Corrie Sanders (April 24, 2004)
With blood streaming from Corrie Sanders' face and his left eye a grisly wound, the South African's took four more hammering shots to the head, as he stood motionless pinned against the ropes before Schorle halted the butchery at 2:46 mark of the eighth round.
Sanders sudden charge was neutralized with 38-seconds to go in the round, as he marched straight into a brutal right hand to the face.
Sanders attempted to pull the trigger with his left hand but his punches were so wide and sweeping that Klitschko answered by repeatedly drilling him down the middle.
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Sanders said he was taking a break at the moment and was playing a lot of golf - he plays off a single digit handicap - and wanted to clear the "cobwebs" before making the announcement as to whom he will meet on his return.
Sanders was stopped by Klitschko in the eighth round of their WBC title fight in Los Angeles at the weekend.
Sanders will head to the US east coast next week to do the bulk of the donkeywork what, at age 38 and in his fifteenth year as a pro, will be the biggest fight of his career.
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 IOL: Corrie Sanders stuns Klitshcko for WBO title   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sanders captured the lightly regarded WBO title, which Klitschko was defending for the sixth time, amidst steady boos from 11 500 fans in the arena, angry at the short fight and its unexpected end.
Sanders, 39-2 with 29 knockouts, had knocked out 18 opponents in the first round and was known as a fast starter, with many predicting before the fight he would charge out from the corner fast.
Sanders has a reputation for power and being fast for a 1,93m fighter and he is also a southpaw, difficult for many opponents.
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 Vladimir Klitschko Vs. Corrie Sanders: The Year Of The Upsets
Corrie Sanders, a southpaw, who had retired from boxing and was getting comfortable playing Golf in South Africa’s PGA tour, came out of retirement to take this fight with Vladimir since no Americans would take a fight with the Ukrainian out of fear of losing their bogus ranking spots.
Sanders, smelling blood, proceeds to finish Klitschko off, almost immediately catching the defensively challenged Klitschko with a clean left hand to the chin that put him on the seat of his red and gold BOSS trunks.
Sanders said how honored he was by that call from the WBC Champ, who shares promoters with Sanders.
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 BraggingRightsCorner.com - "Corrie Sanders vs Vladimir Klitschko"... by Stephen Jones
Sanders lost his first fight to the lesser known brother of former WBA king Tony Tubbs, Nathan.
Nate actually stopped Corrie and that is a cue to the amount of talent we have on the plate tomorrow evening.
Corrie Sanders, I have to tip my hat to such an under equipped Challenger, I just hope you have done some very solid preparations and know exactly what you are letting yourself in for.
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 Boxinfo - First stop for boxing news, equipment and information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A source close to Corrie Sanders revealed after his WBC heavyweight title clash on Sunday morning that the Pretoria fighter was paralysed by injuries to his left “power punching” hand throughout his training for the megafight.
As a southpaw, Sanders’ power punching hand was neutralized by pain, a condition he wryly concealed under a mask of pain while sparring before the media prior to his departure for the USA in March.
Sanders, nicknamed “the sniper” slowed in the third and only picked up in the last thirty seconds of the round to score.
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 Corrie Sanders
A stoppage loss to future champion Hasim Rahman in a bout Sanders was winning confirmed his ability and also his vulnerability.
Returning to the ring in 2000 he scored easy wins over journeyman winning 2 bouts between there and 2003 but fighting a grand total of three rounds on those two bouts put together.
Despite that, the WBO made Sanders a challenger of WBO World Heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.
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 sport.iafrica.com | today Sanders mulls retirement after loss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A battered and bruised Corrie Sanders said on Sunday he is considering throwing in the towel on his 15-year heavyweight boxing career.
Sanders collected over $900 000 after losing by a technical knockout in a bloody brawl for the World Boxing Council title left vacant by the retirement of Lennox Lewis.
Sanders said Vitali is the better boxer of the two brothers.
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 sport.iafrica.com | today Klitschko crushes helpless Sanders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sanders, who dropped to 39-3, with 29 knockouts, got the better of Klitschko in the first round and appeared to knock Vitali down with a left but Schorle ruled it a slip.
The 38-year-old Sanders left Staples Centre without talking to reporters and went straight to the hospital to receive stitches for the cut near his eye and treatment for a damaged left ear.
It's taken long enough, but finally, just as the gloves were looking set for retirement, Corrie Sanders has a chance to do the double over a nasty pair of Ukrainian brothers, and become heavyweight champion of the world.
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 ESPN.com: BOXING - Klitschko's defeat reshuffles heavyweight pecking order
But after a stunning two-round stoppage loss at the hands of 37-year-old South African Corrie Sanders at the Preussag Arena in Hanover, Germany, on Saturday, Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko saw his title aspirations burst along with the hopes of many in the boxing establishment.
With the pre-fight pageantry dragging on for what proved to be longer than the fight, Sanders was not intimidated by his heavily favored foe, despite fighting on foreign soil in front of 11,000 pro-Klitschko supporters.
Sanders (39-2 with 29 KOs) -- a former policeman not to be confused with U.S. heavyweight Corey Sanders -- took home the WBO heavyweight title with the victory, but more importantly, he has made himself a player in a shaken up heavyweight division.
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 RingSports.com - {title}   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Sanders held a conference call to discuss his upcoming fight against former world champion and current WBC No. 1 contender, Vitali Klitschko, for the vacant WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday, April 24, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
Sanders: We went to play at Lost Canyons (Simi Valley, Calif.), and when we got back, there were two holes left to play for Els.
Sanders: It was the heat of the moment.
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 Vitaly Klitschko Stops Corrie Sanders for Heavyweight Crown
Klitschko improved to 34-2, with 33 wins inside the distance, as he used his jab to score points and keep Sanders at a distance in front of about 17,000 at Staples Center.
Sanders, who dropped to 39-3, with 29 knockouts, got the better of Klitschko in the first round and appeared to knock the giant Ukrainian down, But Schorle ruled it a slip.
Sanders was unable to capitalize and soon ran out of steam and his punches lost power as the fight went on.
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 Vitali Klitschko vs. Corrie Sanders - hockeyfights.com forums
Should Vitali be able to weather an early onslaught by Sanders, he should be able to recover and get the KO victory, much like Hasim Rahman did.
Even as an older guy, Corrie Sanders still packs a punch, and is a southpaw, which might give Vitali some problems (Wladimir didn't seem prepared to fight a southpaw and wasn't seeing the lefts from Sanders).
Corrie Sanders is gonna hit Vitali with so many lefts, he'll be beggin for a right!
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Sanders will make his comeback under the Golden Gloves banner at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park on May 5, fighting on the undercard of the bout between Mzonke Fana and Malcolm Klassen, who meet for the IBF junior lightweight belt.
Sanders, who is making a comeback to the ring, could be only two fights away from a chance to win a third title.
Sanders, who last fought two years ago, is being trained by former foe Johnny du Plooy (he knocked out Du Plooy to win the SA heavyweight belt in 1991).
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 Corrie Sanders fighting in Austria on Dec. 14
Corrie Sanders, 39-3 (29), is beginning his comeback after losing a vacant WBC world title shot against now reigning champion Vitali Klitschko on April 24 in Los Angeles.
In 2004 Corrie Sanders was given the nickname “The Sniper” from Lennox Lewis because the South African is one of the quickest starters in heavyweight boxing (18 of his 29 knockouts came in round one) and one of the most dangerous counter punchers.
Sanders rocked Vitali Klitschko several times deeply in round one and two of their WBC world title fight eight months ago.
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 Oscar De La Hoya - Roy Jones Jr - Floyd Mayweather Jr - Bernard Hopkins - TV Sports Boxing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Johannesburg - Corrie Sanders is two fights away from a chance to become a third-time South African holder of a world title and trainer Johnny du Plooy is confident he can do it.
sanders is the quickest heavy out there for getting inside, and tyo top it off he outjabbed wlad.
Corrie's stamina was always bad and he's just gotten a couple years older.
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 Corrie Sanders Destroys Colin Wilson!
He was simply outclassed from the opening bell, and seemingly not ready for the type of power and speed Sanders brought to the bout.
Sanders, though somewhat rusty, considering that he hadn't fought in roughly two years, he looked to be in his classic punching form.
Next up, Sanders hopes to be fighting a better opponent, leading up to a possible elimination bout for the WBA heavyweight title.
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 Archived Weblog Entry - 11/23/2004: "Corrie Sanders makes comeback for Universum on Jan. 15!"
Sanders believes that despite being 38 years old he is still one of the most dangerous heavyweights in the world.
Corrie Sanders will be fighting on the event of Universum Box-Promotion on January 15, 2005, in Magdeburg, Germany.
Sanders won the WBU heavyweight title in 1997 with a unanimous decision over Ross Puritty and defended the belt three times, against Bobby Czyz, Jorge Valdes and Alfred Cole, knocking all of them out in the first or second round.
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 USATODAY.com - Jones not completely sold on Sanders fight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Roy Jones Jr., as savvy a negotiator as he is a prizefighter, hasn't formally committed to fighting Corrie Sanders yet but said he could be persuaded if the price is right.
Jones said that though Sanders has signed for a Nov. 8 fight, he still was weighing his options.
Sanders probably would be stripped for facing Jones instead of his mandatory, Lamon Brewster.
www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/2003-08-11-jones-sanders_x.htm   (688 words)

  
 Boxing - Corrie Sanders-Vitali Klitschko Final Analysis
Corrie Sanders and Wladimir Klitschko both predict the fight will not go the full 12, I fully agree that someone will get knocked out tomorrow.
Corrie, also very strong, is the quicker man with his hands.
The last time Sanders got knocked out was against Nate Tubbs ten years ago, his loss to Rahman was more of a case of Corrie punching himself out to the point where he could do nothing but cover up.
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 Corrie Sanders Beschreibung in Library - Definition und Buch-Tipp.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corrie Sanders Beschreibung in Library - Definition und Buch-Tipp.
Eine Übersicht der Artikel, die mit dem Thema Corrie Sanders verwandt sind finden Sie auf der Seite alle Artikel über Corrie Sanders.
Corrie Sanders (*7.1.1966 in Pretoria, der Hauptstadt Südafrikas), war Weltmeister in de
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 USATODAY.com - Lewis will help promote Vitali Klitschko-Sanders fight   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Corrie has been working very hard for a long time and deserves this opportunity.
Sanders knocked out Klitschko's younger brother, Wladimir, in two rounds last March in one of the biggest upsets of 2003.
If Sanders beats Vitali, he said he would be happy to give Wladimir a rematch.
www.usatoday.com /sports/boxing/2004-02-11-lewis-promoter_x.htm   (517 words)

  
 Canadastar Boxing: Corrie Sanders Profile
Corrie said, "I never, ever thought in my wildest dreams I would finally become the world heavyweight champion.
Instead, he staggered against the ropes in the eighth round, obviously exhausted, and struggling against a flurry of Klitschko punches, and the referee stopped the fight.
After the fight, Sanders said, "...He (Klitschko) got a look in his eyes and I knew he couldn't take shots.
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 WBA # 1 Vitali Klitschko Scores 8th Round TKO in War Against Corrie Sanders   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
04/24/2004.- Vitali Klitschko stopped a very game Corrie Sanders at 2:48 seconds of round number 8 after going to war with the South African southpaw in what turned out to be a great fight.
Although Sanders looked to be tired early in the fight, he landed some devastating left hands that had Vitali hurt, but Vitali was able to get out of trouble and make it through the danger.
From rounds 3 through 8 it was Vitali landing some devasting shots as Corrie Sanders showed a great chin as he had to walk through a lot of fire trying to stop Vitali one punch at a time.
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