Gerrie Coetzee
Career, Record, Stats
Gerrie Coetzee (The Boksburg Bomber) was a South African professional boxer. He was a heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 22 years, 8 months, and 25 days, Coetzee amassed a record of 33-6-1, which includes 21 wins via KO, 1 of which was in a world-title fight.
Gerrie Coetzee's Boxing Career
Gerrie Coetzee was born in Boksburg, East Rand, Gauteng, South Africa on April 8, 1955. He made his professional debut at the age of 19 years on September 14, 1974 against Chris Roos. Coetzee defeated Roos via 4 round points decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Coetzee got his first shot at a world title at the age of 24 after 22 professional fights. On October 20, 1979 Coetzee challenged John Tate's WBA heavyweight title but lost via 15-round unanimous decision.
He became a world champion on September 23, 1983 at the age of 28 years, after by defeating Michael Dokes in a clash for the vacant WBA heavyweight champion. Coetzee stopped Dokes in the 10th round of the 15-round world-title fight. This was his 33rd fight as a professional.
Coetzee's last fight was a 10th-round TKO loss to Iran Barkley at age 42, on June 8, 1997.
Some of Gerrie Coetzee's best fights were against Leon Spinks, Pinklon Thomas, and James Tillis. For a complete list of Coetzee's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Gerrie Coetzee".
Coetzee has 6 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Gerrie Coetzee Losses".
Gerrie Coetzee's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Jun 08, 1997 | 42 | 
Iran Barkley 37 40-12  | loss | TKO 10 |
39 | Jan 10, 1997 | 41 |  Dan Kosmicki | win | TKO 3 |
38 | Oct 01, 1993 | 38 | West Turner | win | TKO 5 |
37 | Aug 27, 1993 | 38 | Dave Fiddler | win | KO 2 |
36 | Mar 04, 1986 | 30 | 
Frank Bruno 24 27-1 | loss | KO 1 |
35 | Sep 07, 1985 | 30 | 
James Tillis 28 31-6 | win | UD 10 |
34 | Dec 01, 1984 | 29 | 
Greg Page 26 23-3 | loss | KO 8 |
33 | Sep 23, 1983 | 28 | Michael Dokes | win | KO 10 |
32 | Jan 22, 1983 | 27 | 
Pinklon Thomas 24 20-0 | draw | MD 10 |
31 | Sep 11, 1982 | 27 | Stan Ward | win | TKO 2 |
30 | Mar 27, 1982 | 26 | Scott LeDoux | win | KO 8 |
29 | Feb 13, 1982 | 26 | Fossie Schmidt | win | RTD 4 |
28 | Oct 31, 1981 | 26 | Leroy Caldwell | win | KO 5 |
27 | Aug 09, 1981 | 26 | Renaldo Snipes | loss | SD 10 |
26 | Mar 14, 1981 | 25 | George Chaplin | win | UD 10 |
25 | Oct 25, 1980 | 25 | 
Mike Weaver 29 22-9 | loss | TKO 13 |
24 | Apr 19, 1980 | 25 | Mike Koranicki | win | KO 1 |
23 | Oct 20, 1979 | 24 | John Tate | loss | UD 15 |
22 | Jun 24, 1979 | 24 | 
Leon Spinks 25 7-1-1 | win | TKO 1 |
21 | Dec 15, 1978 | 23 | Ibar Arrington | win | PTS 10 |
20 | May 26, 1978 | 23 | Randy Stephens | win | PTS 10 |
19 | Dec 03, 1977 | 22 | Johnny Boudreaux | win | KO 6 |
18 | Oct 29, 1977 | 22 | Tom Prater | win | RTD 4 |
17 | Apr 16, 1977 | 22 | Mike Schutte | win | PTS 12 |
16 | Mar 19, 1977 | 21 | Pierre Fourie | win | KO 3 |
15 | Nov 27, 1976 | 21 | James Mathatho | win | KO 7 |
14 | Oct 30, 1976 | 21 | Kallie Knoetze | win | PTS 10 |
13 | Aug 16, 1976 | 21 | Mike Schutte | win | DQ 6 |
12 | Jul 17, 1976 | 21 | Ron Stander | win | RTD 8 |
11 | Apr 10, 1976 | 21 | Jimmy Richards | win | TKO 9 |
10 | Mar 22, 1976 | 20 | Hartmut Sasse | win | PTS 8 |
9 | Feb 28, 1976 | 20 | Jimmy Richards | win | PTS 6 |
8 | Oct 27, 1975 | 20 | Chris Roos | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Jun 27, 1975 | 20 | Hennie Thoonen | win | TKO 3 |
6 | Jun 07, 1975 | 20 | Amedeo Laureti | win | PTS 6 |
5 | May 05, 1975 | 20 | Hennie Thoonen | win | PTS 6 |
4 | Feb 22, 1975 | 19 | Steve Foley | win | KO 3 |
3 | Nov 02, 1974 | 19 | Kosie Oosthuizen | win | KO 1 |
2 | Oct 26, 1974 | 19 | Bert Nikkelen Kuyper | win | KO 1 |
1 | Sep 14, 1974 | 19 | Chris Roos | win | PTS 4 |