Gerald_Dreyer

Gerald Dreyer

Gerald Dreyer

South African boxer

Gerald Dreyer (22 September 1929 – 5 September 1985) was a boxer from Pretoria, South Africa,[1] who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur.

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Amateur career

Dreyer was the Olympic Gold Medallist at lightweight in London 1948, defeating Joseph Vissers of Belgium in the final.

Below are Gerald Dreyer's bouts from the 1948 Olympic Games:

  • Round of 32: bye
  • Round of 16: defeated Ernesto Porto (Philippines) on points
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Øivind Breiby (Norway) on points
  • Semifinal: defeated Svend Wad (Denmark) on points
  • Final: defeated Joseph Vissers (Belgium) on points (won gold medal)

Pro career

Dreyer turned pro in 1948 and fought primarily in New York City late in his career, retiring in 1955 after having won 41, lost 8, and drawn 2 with 23 Knockouts. Dreyer won the Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight title beating Cliff Curvis over 15 rounds at Rand Stadium, Johannesburg on 8 December 1952.

CORRECTION - Won the Commonwealth welterweight title not lightweight.

References

Boxing record for Gerald Dreyer from BoxRec (registration required)

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    Sports ref Archived 3 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 31 October 2010


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