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.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavyweight boxer
ⓘ
human ⓘ professional boxer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1955-04-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Boksburg, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2023-01-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cape Town, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| draws | 1 ⓘ |
| era |
1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Afrikaner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtForWorldTitleAgainst |
John Tate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mike Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Gerhardus Christian Coetzee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerhardus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handInjury | chronic right hand problems ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the first prominent white African boxing champions
ⓘ
powerful right hand ⓘ |
| language | Afrikaans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| losses | 6 ⓘ |
| lostWorldTitleTo | Greg Page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | South African ⓘ |
| nickname |
Gerrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Boksburg Bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Frank Bruno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Chaplin NERFINISHED ⓘ John Tate NERFINISHED ⓘ Kallie Knoetze NERFINISHED ⓘ Leon Spinks NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Coetzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinklon Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaldo Snipes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVictoryOver | Michael Dokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalDebutYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| residence | Boksburg, South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retirementYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| stance | orthodox ⓘ |
| temporaryComebackYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| titleHeld | WBA heavyweight title NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalFights | 40 ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| wins | 33 ⓘ |
| winsByKO | 21 ⓘ |
| wonWorldTitleAgainst | Michael Dokes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worldChampionOf | World Boxing Association heavyweight division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Greg Page