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Willie deWit was born on 13 June, 1961 in Three Hills, Alberta, Canada, is a Canadian boxer and lawyer. Discover Willie deWit's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 13 June, 1961
Birthday 13 June
Birthplace Three Hills, Alberta, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Willie deWit Height, Weight & Measurements

At 62 years old, Willie deWit height is 6 ft and Weight 210 - 215 lb.

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Height 6 ft
Weight 210 - 215 lb
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Willie deWit Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Willie deWit worth at the age of 62 years old? Willie deWit’s income source is mostly from being a successful Boxer. He is from Canada. We have estimated Willie deWit's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Timeline

1961

William Theodore deWit, Q.C. (born June 13, 1961) is a Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta sitting in Calgary since 2017.

Previously, he was a criminal defence lawyer and a professional boxer.

1971

Impressed with his dedication and size, Murrie introduced deWit to Dr. Harry Snatic, a dentist and rancher who had been a youth boxing coach in Louisiana before moving his family in 1971 to Beaverlodge, a small town near Grande Prairie.

He worked out with deWit three times a week, first in the health club, and then in the deWit's unheated garage where temperatures would often get to 10 or 20 degrees below zero.

1979

DeWit's first fight came at the Alberta provincial championships in March of 1979 in Medicine Hat.

Snatic entered deWit in the light heavyweight intermediate novice division for boxers age 17 to 20 with less than 10 fights.

DeWit knocked out his first opponent in 20 seconds which caused the coaches of the six other fighters in the division to pull their fighters.

DeWit had won his first championship.

Snatic then entered deWit in the British Columbia Golden Gloves championships where he fought 18-year-old Shane Anderson who was the western Canadian 178-pound champion and a veteran of about 40 fights.

DeWit lost by decision, but he did beat Anderson in two of three return matches.

In the last of those bouts, deWit knocked out Anderson, who never fought again.

Snatic then took deWit to fight at the Washington State Penitentiary where he knocked out his opponent in the opening minute of the first round.

1982

Afterwards in April 1982, Snatic decided to sell his ranch and moved to Calgary.

deWit went with him in order to find sparring partners, and to train with a Ugandan exile named Mansoor Esmail, who was Calgary's top boxing coach, and was considered a physical conditioning genius.

DeWit's first major victory came in Las Vegas in June 1982 when he knocked out Cuba's Pedro Cardenas to win his first North American title.

Then he won gold at the Commonwealth Games, taking him a total of three minutes and 12 seconds to knock out three opponents.

1983

In March 1983 he defeated Alexander Yagubkin of the U.S.S.R. to win the world title.

Then, in September 1983 he defended his North American title against highly touted Cuban Aurelio Toyo.

1984

He represented Canada at the 1984 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the heavyweight division.

DeWit and teammate Shawn O'Sullivan were heavily touted going into the Games, as both had won the world championship.

DeWit played football in high school and was an all-star quarterback.

He was offered a scholarship to the University of Alberta, but decided to quit football after he began learning how to box at a Grande Prairie health club which was run by a man named Jim Murrie.

Leading up to the 1984 Olympics, a benefit in Calgary featuring boxing fan Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett raised $70,000 to finance DeWit's training.

At this point Snatic began importing professional sparring partners from the United States.

At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics deWit lost the gold medal match in the heavyweight division to Henry Tillman of the United States.

Heading into the Olympic Games, deWit and fellow Canadian Shawn O'Sullivan were considered favorites, particularly by Canadian fans and the Canadian media.

The Tillman-deWit gold medal final featured no decisive blows; however, deWit appeared to win the first two rounds against Tillman with productive work to Tillman's midsection, although Tillman clearly won the third round.

Nevertheless, Tillman won by a 5-0 decision.

Three of the five judges controversially scored every round for Tillman.

The unanimous decision startled Howard Cosell who was calling the bout for ABC Sports.

"Good Lord! How do you like that?"

Cosell blurted when the decision was announced.

During his post-fight interviews, Cosell informed both Tillman and deWit that he personally disagreed with the official verdict.

Tillman had also won a controversial decision in his semifinal bout, as had deWit.

Tabbed early as a "Great White Hope," deWit turned professional immediately, persuaded in part by a contract offer reportedly worth $1 million and began to train out of Burnet, Texas.

He then defeated Ken Lakusta to capture the Canadian heavyweight championship.

1987

In 1987, DeWit lost his father, Len de Wit, and younger brother, Theo, who was 23 at the time, in a plane crash that killed 4 people in total.

The plane, a Cessna 210, crashed into a forested area and exploded near Grande Prairie, Alberta.

A loss to Bert Cooper in 1987 was deWit's only career defeat, as he retired after six consecutive wins, the last of which being a unanimous decision victory over Henry Tillman.

After announcing his retirement from boxing he worked and was part owner in a concrete surfacing company in California, which he eventually left to return to Canada.