The winner gets Gerrie Coetzee for the HW championship of bizarre mustaches. No but seriously, who wins?
On the surface it looks like an easy win for Sanders, but I'm not so sure.. Coetzer was a crafty boxer who had good stamina and tough mental resolve.. He also was in great shape for a good number of his fights, and in fact looked excellent entering the ring against Riddick Bowe ( leaving was a different story. ) Sander's fast hands, southpaw style and punching power, would have had Coetzer in trouble early, but if he couldn't finish him right away, he might end up either getting stopped late or outpointed. Remember, Coetzer was only stopped by Bowe, Foreman and Bruno with the earliest stoppage coming in round 6.. I don't see Sanders doing the job any earlier than that, and the longer this fight goes, the lesser his chances are of winning... I'll take Pierre by a decision, or a wear down stoppage.
If you watch the Bowe fight, Coetzer gave him a good fight. In fact, Riddick got more than a little frustrated and started resorting to low blows. I thought it was little bit of a bs ending with the illegal blows but that was obviously supposed to be less of a contest and more of a coronation. When things started not following script, the rules kinda went out the door. Coetzer was definitely an anvil but unfortunately he was also undersized and underpowered.
Not sure who wins this one, but John L Sullivan eventually wins the championship of bizarre mustaches. Hiw was the Greatest and most famous of all time!
Coetzer is far more solid and reliable, if less spectacular; he would win by mid to late round stoppage IMO.
