It appears Corrie Sanders has officially retired from boxing, and I would like to thank him for his many exciting fights over the years and wish him the best of luck for the rest of his life.

I would also like to thank all of the people who visited this page over the years, and please check back on occasion to see if there is any news about Corrie's life after boxing.

Enjoy your beloved golf, Mr. Sanders, and thank you again for the many memorable bouts. (Feb. 3, 2008)

Play golf, Corrie

Bongani Magasela / Sowetan.co.za February, 4 2008

When a young Corrie Sanders made an impression as a prospect in 1991 he stopped Johnny du Plooy in one round and won the SA heavyweight title on July 27.

Sanders� exit after 19 years came via the same route � the first round � against a young Osborne Machimana.

Their eagerly awaited fight on Saturday night was scheduled for 10 rounds but it ended in two minutes and 41 seconds.

A swift and well executed left uppercut to the shortrib sent the 42-year-old former WBU and WBO champion down on his knees. Referee Jaap van Niewenhuizen reached the count of 10 while Sanders was still gasping for air.

That is how quick and easy Machimana, 27, the current SA heavyweight king, provided answers to questions about his future. About 2500 fight fans inside Emperors Palace�s Centre Court were thrilled.

�This is the man who took me to America to taste dollars. Tonight I used him as a stepping stone,� said the Limpopo fighter who was not taken seriously as a fighter because of his lackadaisical approach to the sport.

At one stage �Big Daddy� weighed around 125 kilograms and looked like a sumo wrestler. But new trainer Nick Durandt has trimmed him down to less than 110 kilograms.

�Osborne will continue with his boxing while Corrie must focus on his golf, and I will carry his bag sometimes,� said Durandt, tongue in cheek.

Sanders gave no excuses.

�I was fit. I trained hard but obviously age has caught up with me. I am done over with it.�

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Sanders (42) hangs up his gloves

February 04, 2008

Kevin McCallum / www.Pretoria.co.za

If Shaun Pollock ever has any second thoughts about leaving in his prime, he would do well to heed the words of Corrie Sanders, who experienced the painful side of retiring for a second time on Saturday night.

Sanders confirmed he would be retiring from boxing after losing the second fight of his comeback to South African heavyweight champion Osborne Machimane.

A vicious left hook to the body forced Sanders on to one knee and he never rose as the count went through 10.

It was, it must be said, something of a shock result, but Machimane rode out the early flurry from Sanders, then drilled in a single, telling blow.

The physical pain was one thing, said Sanders, but he had been shocked by the reaction of some of the fans.

"The sad part about it was when I was walking back to my changing room there were a lot of people who were swearing at me," said Sanders, a former WBU and WBO champion

"To see South Africans swearing at a guy who was once on top, well, that shows you the mentality of some people.

"I want to see people jump back in the ring at the age of 42 and let a young guy hit them, let's see how long they last.

"When I spoke to Mike Tyson he said at the age of 41 it was hard for him to train and be totally dedicated, and that's the same for me," said Sanders.

"I trained really hard for this fight, but my body is still store from sparring a few weeks ago, I was struggling.

"I honestly believe that when someone reaches 39 you must retire from this sport and I can tell you that from experience. There was only one George Foreman. A couple of years ago I could have taken the body shots, but tonight, there was no way."

Corrie drops as �Iron Mike� looks on

Sapa Feb 03, 2008 / Thetimes.co.za

"Iron" Mike Tyson must have been wondering why he made the trip to Emperors Palace as former world heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders was stopped in his tracks in the first round by current SA champion Osborne "Big Daddy" Machimane.

Tyson was brought out from the United States as a controversial guest to give credence to the Fire and Brimstone boxing tournament last night and was witness to a blow that summarily ended all ideas of a comeback campaign by Sanders.

The left-handed knock-out punch midway through the first round was in the first instance seemingly no more than a routine blow that was going to make no significant impact.

But the podgy, overweight Sanders sagged to the canvas like a deflated balloon and gave no sign of getting back on his feet.

If the fight proved anything, it is that Sanders should now stick to his first love on the golf course and improve his putting instead of putting his waning reputation on the line.

And the 41-year-old Tyson, an inscrutable onlooker in the audience, may secretly have been contemplating what he could have done to both the fighters in his heyday.

By Mark Vester / Boxingscene.com

The comeback of former WBO heavyweight champion Corrie Sanders (42-4, 31KOs) is likely over. After making a return to the ring in 2006, after laying off for two years, Sanders averaged one-bout per year and piled up a two-fight win streak, but the streak has been broken.

The man who in 2003 had stopped Wladimir Klitschko in two-rounds and then the following year fought a spirited war with older brother Vitali Klitschko before getting stopped in the eight, was blown out in a single round by unheralded South African heavyweight champion Osborne Machimana (15-5-1, 11KOs) at the Emperors Palace Casino in Kempton Park, South Africa. Sanders was reported to have been very out of shape and breathing hard after a minute into the fight. He was dropped by a body shot to the rib cage and took the full count from the referee.

Machimana had been previously knocked out by New Zealand heavyweight Shane Cameron in 2006, and also lost a decision to contender Al Sosnowski. At age 42, Sanders will probably hang up the gloves.

Silence roars; Corrie KO'd

02 February 2008 (22:42)

Silence Mabuza turned on the power to stop Eden Sonsona but for Corrie Sanders the lights went out at Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, on Saturday night.

Sanders, the former WBO and WBU heavyweight champion, made a comeback at the age of 42 and lasted only 2 minutes and 41 seconds against SA heavyweight champion Osborne Machimane.

With former world champion Mike Tyson watching from ringside, Sanders went down from a left hook to the side of the rib cage and he waited, sensibly, for referee Jaap van Nieuwenhuizen to stop counting before he got up.

Sanders, showing no rippling muscles in his 108.62kg body, will probably retire with his record at 42-3; 31 after one of those sad comebacks that have been part of boxing for more than a century.

He was in no shape to fight six rounds, let alone fit enough to take on the 29-year-old national champion, who came in at 112.14 kg.

Machimane may never become a world champion but he will be able to tell his grandchildren one day of the night Mike Tyson watched him knock out a former world champion in the first round.