BOXER

Corrie Sanders

1966 - 2012

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Cornelius Johannes Sanders (7 January 1966 – 23 September 2012) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2008. He won the WBO heavyweight title in 2003 after knocking out Wladimir Klitschko in two rounds, which was considered one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight boxing history; The Ring magazine named it the Upset of the Year. In 2004, having vacated the WBO title, Sanders faced Wladimir's brother Vitali Klitschko in an unsuccessful challenge for the vacant WBC and Ring heavyweight titles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Corrie Sanders has received more than 1,123,686 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Corrie Sanders is the 146th most popular boxer (down from 111th in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 123rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Corrie Sanders ranks 146 out of 496. Before him are James Smith, Dariusz Michalczewski, Ray Mercer, Paul Fritsch, Pernell Whitaker, and Arturo Gatti. After him are Josef Němec, Alfonso Zamora, Bob Foster, Antal Kocsis, Tibor Csík, and Cosimo Pinto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Corrie Sanders ranks 304. Before him are Dieudonné M'bala M'bala, Les Ferdinand, Christopher A. Wray, Alexis Denisof, Sabine Moussier, and Andrey Lugovoy. After him are Vivian Wu, Angela Visser, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Ali Boumnijel, Néstor Lorenzo, and Andrea Berg. Among people deceased in 2012, Corrie Sanders ranks 389. Before him are J. J. C. Smart, Luke Askew, Vasily Belov, Doc Watson, Turhan Bey, and Juan Lezcano. After him are Bill Moggridge, Ralph McQuarrie, Slater Martin, István Csurka, Jorge Manicera, and Rodolfo Quezada Toruño.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Corrie Sanders ranks 149 out of 454. Before him are Harold Kitson (1874), George F. R. Ellis (1939), Helen Zille (1951), Grace Mugabe (1965), Eddie Kramer (1942), and William Kentridge (1955). After him are Doug Serrurier (1920), Gavin Hood (1963), Elsa Joubert (1922), J. L. B. Smith (1897), Cecil McMaster (1895), and Cariba Heine (1988).

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Among BOXERS In South Africa

Among boxers born in South Africa, Corrie Sanders ranks 2. Before him are Gerald Dreyer (1929). After him are David Carstens (1914), George Hunter (1927), and Willie Toweel (1934).

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