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	Johnny ARTHUR
	Heavyweight Male (aka John Arthur) (John Duncan Arthur) South Africa, White River, Mpumalanga Born: August 29, 1929, Springs, Gauteng, South Africa Died: May 19, 2005, White River, Mpumalanga, South Africa Height: 6ft 2in, mt 1,87

as an amateur:

1948 London, England, Olympic Games heavyweight bronze medal

Amateur Results


1948
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
London, England, Olympic Games bronze medal, +79,400 kg
+ Aug. 9	James Galli (FRA)	London, England	WKO 1
+ Aug. 11	Jay Lambert (JOR)	London, England	WPTS
- Aug. 12	Rafael Iglesias (ARG)	London, England	LPTS
+ Aug. 13	Hans Mueller (SUI)	London, England	WWO

Professional record


1949
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 12	Jimmy Britt	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 3
+ June 4	Adrian Scheepers	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 1
+ Aug. 6	Nick van Rensburg	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 2
+ Aug. 31	Piet Strydom	Pretoria, South Africa	W 10
+ Sept. 23	Barney Collins	Springs, South Africa	TKO 6

1950
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 8	Japie Smit	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 2
+ May 31	John L Botha	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 2
+ Nov. 7	Rex Christie	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO 1
+ Dec. 19	Fanie van Vuuren	Germiston, South Africa	TKO 1

1951
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 6	Archie J L Smith	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	TKO 4
+ Feb. 24	Conrad Botha	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 6
+ Mar. 7	Johnny Risko	Kroonstad, South Africa	KO 3
+ Mar. 31	George Hunter	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 10
+ Apr. 28	Archie J L Smith	Bloemfontein, South Africa	TKO 6
+ May 19	Reg Andrews	Johannesburg, South Africa	W 10
+ Sept. 15	Fred Vorster	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 2
+ Oct. 27	Conrad Botha	Krugersdorp, South Africa	TKO 3
- Dec. 1	Jo Weidin	Johannesburg, South Africa	KO by 3

1952
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 20	Noel Reed	Harringay, Great Britain	W 8
- June 10	Ansell Adams	White City, Great Britain	L 8
+ Aug. 20	Frank Bell	Porthcawl, Great Britain	W 10
+ Sept. 10	George Nuttall	Cardiff, Great Britain	TKO 7
- Oct. 13	Johnny Williams	Leicester, Great Britain	TKO by 7
Commonwealth Heavyweight Title

1953
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 31	Louw Strydom	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 9
South African Heavyweight Title
+ Apr. 11	Louw Strydom	Kroonstad, South Africa	TKO 11
South African Heavyweight Title
+ June 15	Jack Kukard	Cape Town, South Africa	KO 1
South African Heavyweight Title
+ July 24	Louw Strydom	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 6
South African Heavyweight Title

1954
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 30	Don Cockell	Johannesburg, South Africa	L 15
Commonwealth Heavyweight Title
+ May 15	Mike Oberholzer	Kroonstad, South Africa	TKO 6
South African Heavyweight Title

1955
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 20	Jimmy Walls	Vancouver, Canada	KO 3
+ Jan. 31	Eddie Cameron	Edmonton, Canada	TKO 3
+ May 10	Frank Buford	Calgary, Canada	TKO 2
+ June 11	Bob Dunlap	Portland, United States	W 10
- Aug. 23	Bob Albright	Seattle, United States	L 10
+ Dec. 6	Billy Wallace	Portland, United States	KO 2

1956
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 9	James J. Parker	Toronto, Canada	L 12
- Apr. 4	Willie Pastrano	New Orleans, United States	L 10
- June 11	George Chuvalo	Toronto, Canada	L 8
+ Oct. 13	Gawie de Klerk	Bulawayo, Zimbabwe	TKO 2
+ Nov. 10	Dries Niemann	Johannesburg, South Africa	TKO 3
South African Heavyweight Title

1957
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ May 11	Buddy Walker	Luanshya, Zambia	TKO 3

Summary

Total bouts: 41, Won: 33 (27 inside the limit), Lost: 8 (2 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0, ND: 0

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Heavyweight

Amateur Results

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