Gerrie Coetzee: 'He was the benchmark in the heavyweight division' | The Citizen

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He suffered a similar fate against Weaver in a fistic feast at Sun City, but on that occasion, he was stopped in the 13th round.

There was constantly talk of a money-spinning reunion with the legendary linear champion Larry Holmes, but the attempt fell through. Former South African world heavyweight contender Kallie Knoetze once even nicknamed Coetzee “Seer Handjies” in an Afrikaans newspaper report. Promoter Rodney Berman was extensively involved behind the scenes in the staging of the Loftus showpiece in 79’.

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