Africa’s 50 Greatest Athletes Cont’d
No.29 Francois Botha Country:
South Africa Sport: Boxing
Known widely in boxing circles as the white Buffalo Francois is the best Heavyweights that ever came out of Africa till date, he fought many of the famed and big names in the sport, namely; Evander Holyfield, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis and Vladimir Klitschko among many. Francois Botha was born in Witbank South Africa his boxing record stands at 56 Fights with 47 wins and 28 of those wins by way of Knockout with 6 losses and 2 draws.
Botha is accomplished in the profession winning the IBF Heavyweight Title in 1995 but with some controversy surrounding it he was stripped of the title but has always been referenced as the Former IBF title holder in later boxing matches. But he would successfully make a bid for the vacant WBF heavyweight title of the World against Bob Mirovic and would defend the Title against Timo Hoffman in Germany as he would win the fight in a split decision.
Botha has also dabbled in the Mixed Martial Arts where he has not been as successful but continues to polish his skills as the sports grow.
No. 28 Asamoah Gyan Country:
Ghana Sport: Soccer
His face and his athletic ability will forever be stamped in our minds. Gyan is to the FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa as Usain Bolt is to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He dazzled us with his ability to challenge the defense and score goals as a one man attacking machine and his accuracy taking shots at the goal from whatever angle.
Asamoah Gyan was born and grew up in Ghana and had his education at the Accra Academy where he played for the schools soccer team. In his professional life he initially would play for Liberty Professionals a club in Ghana and would then be picked up by Udinese in Italy.
Gyan currently plays for Sunderland in the British Premier League and like most standout professional African Soccer players, he has made his rounds in the leagues of Europe but his commitment and loyalty lies with his beloved Black Stars of Ghana.
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