Kallie Knoetze’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro South African boxer
Is Athlete 
Boxer 
From South Africa 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 24 April 1953, Pretoria
Age: 67 years
Star sign Taurus

Kallie Knoetze (born as Nikolaas Jacobus Knoetze on 24 April 1953 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a retired South African heavyweight boxer.

Boxing career

As an amateur Knoetze fought future professional world champion fellow South African Gerrie Coetzee six times, each winning three bouts.

Knoetze turned professional in 1976, and started his career with six consecutive KO wins. In his seventh fight he was disqualified against Reinaldo Raul Gorosito, and in his eighth bout he lost a ten rounds points decision to Coetzee.

From late 1976 to 1979 he went on an 11-fight winning streak, which included avenging his loss to Gorosito via a ten rounds decision (this was the only bout in the streak that went to the distance) and knocking out US Olympian Duane Bobick and former Muhammad Ali opponent Richard Dunn.

In 1979 he was rated as the number three heavyweight in the world, and fought an elimination bout for the vacant WBA heavyweight belt, but he lost to another US Olympian, John Tate, via an eighth round knockout. In the other elimination bout Coetzee defeated Leon Spinks and then went on to lose to Tate for the WBA title himself.

Knoetze never fought for a major title again. He fought seven more bouts, winning four and losing three, before retiring in 1981 after a second round knockout loss to Robbie Williams.

Acting career

Between 1979 and 1991 Knoetze acted in four movies, his best known role being primary antagonist Rosco Dunn, a former corrupt professional boxer turned to a military sergeant, in the 1982 film Bomber.

Professional boxing record

21 Wins (20 knockouts, 1 decisions), 6 Losses (4 knockouts, 2 decision), 0 Draws [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Rounds Date Location Notes
Loss 21–6 Robbie Williams TKO 10 21 July 1981 West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Win 21–5 John Baca KO 10 2 May 1981 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 20–5 Bernd August RTD 10 13 March 1981 Joekies Ice Rink, Welkom, Free State, South Africa
Loss 19–5 Jimmy Abbott TKO 10 8 March 1980 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Loss 19–4 Mike Koranicki KO 10 19 December 1979 Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Win 19–3 Randy Stephens KO 10 20 October 1979 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 18–3 George Butzbach RTD 10 14 September 1979 New Kingsmead Soccer Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Loss 17–3 John Tate TKO 12 2 June 1979 Independence Stadium, Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana
Win 17–2 Bill Sharkey KO 10 13 January 1979 Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Win 16–2 G.G. Maldonado KO 10 26 August 1978 Independence Stadium, Mmabatho, Bophuthatswana
Win 15–2 Denton Ruddock KO 10 1 July 1978 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 14–2 Duane Bobick KO 10 4 February 1978 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 13–2 Richard Dunn KO 10 10 September 1977 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 12–2 Mike Schutte KO 10 13 August 1977 Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 11–2 Neville Meade KO 10 4 June 1977 Milner Park Showgrounds, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 10–2 Ishaq Hussein KO 10 6 May 1977 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 9–2 Reinaldo Raul Gorosito PTS 10 4 March 1977 Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 8–2 Ngozika Ekwelum TKO 10 29 January 1977 Wembley Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 7–2 Jerry Huston Jr RTD 10 7 December 1976 West Ridge Tennis Stadium, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Loss 6–2 Gerrie Coetzee PTS 10 30 October 1976 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Loss 6–1 Reinaldo Raul Gorosito DQ 10 5 October 1976 Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 6–0 Frank Schram RTD 10 13 August 1976 Callie Human Hall, University of OFS, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Win 5–0 Domingo Silveira TKO 10 19 June 1976 Skilpad Hall Showgrounds, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 4–0 Amedeo Laureti TKO 10 21 May 1976 Showgrounds Central Arena, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa
Win 3–0 Horst Lang KO 6 27 March 1976 Badminton Hall, Showgrounds, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 2–0 Karsten Honhold KO 6 22 March 1976 Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Win 1–0 Jeffrey Ellis KO 4 28 February 1976 Wembley Ice Rink, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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