Gerrie Coetzee Tribute

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  1. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuE-bEmPOLE[/ame]
     
  2. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Excellent work! I especially like the surprising left hook knockdowns at 1:46 and 1:59, something one wouldn't typically think of Gerrie as being capable of.
     
  3. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Damned good Tommy!! I think Coetzee looked for all the world like Superman ve Spinks, and I was blown away by his title winning ko of Dokes as well....kind of Schmeling-like..
    You're on a real roll my man..all these trib vids are great work!! By the way, the music you chose was great...
     
  4. tommygun711

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    Thanks cobra! Yeah, he looked quite good against dokes and spinks..I tried to find music that was kind of "african" like and kind of tribal..

    Yes, he had a heavy left hook when he wanted to use it..Though he paticuarly used his right cross.
     
  5. Coetzeefan101

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    Great video of one of my favourite fighters.
     
  6. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    I echo what I said yersterday in another thread...Coetzee could have been much better than what he was..losses to Tata, Weaver and P age were as much mental as anything else...I always thought Coetzee was much better than Gerry Cooney, for one...and were it not for some confidence-sapping demons, the South African could have been a real challenge for Holmes..more so than Cooney was.
     
  7. tommygun711

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    I think Coetzee could've really tested Holmes. Holmes was vulnerable to a right cross, which is Coetzee's money punch. I can see a knockdown in this fight.
     
  8. Titan1

    Titan1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Page would always be a bad matchup for Coetzee, stylewise, especially when Page is motivated.