Michael Richard Schutte (9 December 1950 – 14 July 2008) was a South African
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
*Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
* Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
Animal kingdom
* Boxer crab
* Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans
* Boxer snipe ee ...
, actor, comedian and singer.
Professional career
In May 1973, he contested the vacant Transvaal heavyweight title against Johnny Britz but was disqualified in the second round.
Two months later he fought a rematch against Johnny Britz winning the Transvaal heavyweight title on points.
[ During April 1974, he fought Jimmy Richards for the South African heavyweight title losing in a technical knockout.][ He would fight Jimmy Richards for the title two more times obtaining the South African heavyweight title in September 1975 on points.][ He would retain the title for less than a year when Gerrie Coetzee fought him in August 1976 and lost when he was disqualified in the sixth round.][ Shutte attempted to regain the title from Gerrie Coetzee in April 1977 but lost on points. He fought his last fight against Neil Malpass in June 1979 and announced his retirement.][ He was trained by Alan Toweel.]
Filmography
Schutte starred in a number of South African films, playing himself in some of them:Hiding Out
''Hiding Out'' is a 1987 American romantic thriller comedy-drama film starring Jon Cryer as a state's witness who disguises himself as a high school student in order to avoid being killed by the mob.
Plot
Andrew Morenski and two others, all ...
'' (1987)
* '' You Must Be Joking Too!'' (1987)
* ''Oh Schuks ... I'm Gatvol!'' (2004)
Death
Mike Schutte died on 14 July 2008 at the Emfuleni Medi-Clinic in Vanderbijlpark of liver failure, thrombosis and an enlarged heart after being admitted two days earlier.
Professional boxing record
, -
, style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", 38 Wins (28 knockouts, 10 decisions), 9 Losses (4 knockouts, 5 decision), 2 DrawsDuane Bobick
Duane David Bobick (born August 24, 1950) is an American former boxer. As an amateur, Bobick won the gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games and fought at the 1972 Olympics. He then turned professional in 1973 and retired in 1979 with a record ...
, RTD
, 8 (10)
, 20 March 1978
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 36–8
, align=left, John Nyalunga
, KO
, 1 (6)
, 4 February 1978
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 35–8
, align=left, Kallie Knoetze
Kallie Knoetze (born as Nikolaas Jacobus Knoetze on 24 April 1953) is a retired South African heavyweight boxer and actor.
Boxing career
As an amateur Knoetze fought future professional world champion and fellow South African Gerrie Coetzee s ...
, KO
, 2 (10)
, 13 August 1977
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 35–7
, align=left, Fraser Memela
, RTD
, 4 (10)
, 9 May 1977
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 34–7
, align=left, Gerrie Coetzee
Gerhardus Christian Coetzee OIB (8 April 1955 – 12 January 2023) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1986, and in 1993 and 1997. He was the first African in history to ever fight for, and win, a world heavyweight ...
, PTS
, 12
, 16 April 1977
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 34–6
, align=left, Chuck Wepner
Charles Wepner (born February 26, 1939) is an American former professional boxer. He fell just nineteen seconds short of a full fifteen rounds against world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali in a 1975 championship fight. Wepner also scored notab ...
, PTS
, 10
, 19 February 1977
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 33–6
, align=left, Rodney Bobick
, UD
, 10
, 5 October 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 32-6
, align=left, Gerrie Coetzee
Gerhardus Christian Coetzee OIB (8 April 1955 – 12 January 2023) was a South African professional boxer who competed from 1974 to 1986, and in 1993 and 1997. He was the first African in history to ever fight for, and win, a world heavyweight ...
, DQ
, 6 (12)
, 16 August 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 32-5
, align=left, Giuseppe Ros
Giuseppe "Bepi" Ros (22 September 1942 – 17 February 2022) was an Italian professional boxer. After winning a bronze medal at the 1964 Olympics he turned professional, and spent most of career fighting in Italy. He retired in 1976.
Ros died ...
, PTS
, 10
, 9 July 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 31-5
, align=left, Rudie Lubbers
, KO
, 3 (10)
, 22 May 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 30-5
, align=left, Terry Hinke
, KO
, 3 (10)
, 4 May 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 29-5
, align=left, Tommy Kost
, KO
, 2 (10)
, 13 April 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 28-5
, align=left, Pat Duncan
, KO
, 4 (10)
, 15 March 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 27-5
, align=left, Obie English
, RTD
, 6 (10)
, 14 February 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 26–5
, align=left, Jose Roman
, TKO
, 7 (10)
, 1 January 1976
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 25-5
, align=left, Bill Carson
, RTD
, 3 (10)
, 12 December 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 24–5
, align=left, Jose Roman
, PTS
, 10
, 29 November 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 23–5
, align=left, Roy Wallace
, RTD
, 3 (10)
, 27 October 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 22–5
, align=left, Jimmy Richards
, PTS
, 12
, 13 September 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 21–5
, align=left, Alfredo Mongol Ortiz
, RTD
, 7 (8)
, 30 June 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 20–5
, align=left, Johnny Britz
, TKO
, 1 (10)
, 17 May 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 19-5
, align=left, Larry Beilfuss
, RTD
, 4 (10)
, 7 April 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 18–5
, align=left, Jimmy Richards
, PTS
, 12
, 8 February 1975
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 18–4
, align=left, Conny Velensek
, PTS
, 10
, 30 November 1974
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 18–3
, align=left, Dawie du Preez
, TKO
, 3 (10)
, 24 July 1974
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 17–3
, align=left, Jimmy Richards
, TKO
, 12
, 20 April 1974
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 17–2
, align=left, Paul Simonetti
, RTD
, 2 (10)
, 2 March 1974
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 16–2
, align=left, Dawie du Preez
, KO
, 1 (10)
, 28 January 1974
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 16–1
, align=left, Miguel Angel Paez
, RTD
, 5 (10)
, 20 November 1973
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 15–1
, align=left, Chris Roos
, TKO
, 1 (10)
, 13 October 1973
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 14–1
, align=left, Johnny Britz
, PTS
, 10
, 14 July 1973
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Loss
, 13–1
, align=left, Johnny Britz
, DQ
, 2 (10)
, 12 May 1973
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, style="background:#abcdef;", Draw
, 13–0
, align=left, Johnny Britz
, PTS
, 8
, 7 February 1973
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 13–0
, align=left, Jimmy Richards
, PTS
, 10
, 4 November 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 12–0
, align=left, Japie Pretorius
, TKO
, 1 (10)
, 27 October 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 11–0
, align=left, Jimmy Richards
, PTS
, 10
, 30 September 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 10–0
, align=left, Peter Boddington
Peter Boddington (1 October 1942 – 19 December 2020) was a British boxer.
He was the Amateur Boxing Association 1967 heavyweight champion and subsequently a professional boxer. Boddington was member of his local boxing club, Rootes ABC. H ...
, TKO
, 1 (10)
, 2 September 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 9–0
, align=left, Dave Hallinan
, KO
, 3 (8)
, 15 July 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 8–0
, align=left, George Labuschagne
, KO
, 1 (8)
, 26 June 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 7–0
, align=left, Mariano Echevarria
, PTS
, 8
, 3 June 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 6–0
, align=left, Chris Botha
Christiaan Botha (also Chris Botha and in English language literature mistakenly Christian Botha, 6 October 1864 – 29 October 1902) was a younger brother of Louis Botha (1862–1919) and Philip Botha (1851-1901) , but an older brother of Theuni ...
, TKO
, 1 (8)
, 20 March 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 5–0
, align=left, Romano Peviani
, KO
, 2 (8)
, 19 February 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 4–0
, align=left, Raymond Cross
, TKO
, 2 (6)
, 17 January 1972
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 3–0
, align=left, Jan Delport
, TKO
, 2 (8)
, 7 August 1971
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 2–0
, align=left, George Labuschagne
, KO
, 1 (6)
, 15 May 1971
, align=left,
, align=left,
, - align=center
, Win
, 1–0
, align=left, Doug de Wet
, KO
, 1 (6)
, 8 May 1971
, align=left,
, align=left,
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schutte, Mike
White South African people
1950 births
2008 deaths
Heavyweight boxers
South African male boxers
Sportspeople from Boksburg
Boxers from Gauteng
South African male film actors
20th-century South African sportsmen