Gerrie Coetzee

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Gerrie Coetzee was a South African heavyweight boxer and former WBA world champion known for his powerful right hand and for being one of the first prominent white African boxing champions.

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Gerrie Coetzee canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf heavyweight boxer
human
professional boxer
birthDate 1955-04-08
birthPlace Boksburg, South Africa
linked to: Boksburg
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
deathDate 2023-01-12
deathPlace Cape Town, South Africa
linked to: Cape Town
draws 1
era 1980s
late 1970s
ethnicGroup Afrikaner
linked to: Afrikaners
foughtForWorldTitleAgainst John Tate
Mike Weaver
fullName Gerhardus Christian Coetzee
gender male
givenName Gerhardus
handInjury chronic right hand problems
knownFor being one of the first prominent white African boxing champions
powerful right hand
language Afrikaans
losses 6
lostWorldTitleTo Greg Page
nationality South African
nickname Gerrie
The Boksburg Bomber
notableOpponent Frank Bruno
George Chaplin
John Tate
Kallie Knoetze
Leon Spinks
Mike Weaver
Pierre Coetzer
Pinklon Thomas
Renaldo Snipes
notableVictoryOver Michael Dokes
professionalDebutYear 1974
residence Boksburg, South Africa
linked to: Boksburg
retirementYear 1986
sport boxing
stance orthodox
temporaryComebackYear 1993
titleHeld WBA heavyweight title
totalFights 40
weightClass heavyweight
wins 33
winsByKO 21
wonWorldTitleAgainst Michael Dokes
worldChampionOf World Boxing Association heavyweight division

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Frank Bruno fought Gerrie Coetzee
Greg Page fought Gerrie Coetzee
subject linked to: Greg Page (boxer)