Gerrie Coetzee vs. Ingemar Johansson

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  1. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who wins the battle of right hands?

    Does Coetzee’s ‘bionic’ right get there first, or would it be Ingo’s ‘toondar’?

    Or would something else decide it?

    Ingo was 6 foot, 1/2 inch. Coetzee listed at 6-3 1/2. Johansson was around 200 pounds, Coetzee usually in the low 220s.

    How do you see this one going?
     
  2. GoldenHulk

    GoldenHulk Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Interesting fight, both about even skill wise, Coetzee obviously the bigger man. This may simply come down to who lands that big right hand first.
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I guess I would end up picking Johansen as the more proven fighter, but it would not be a terribly confident pick!
     
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  4. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Could really go either way , has been pointed out.
    Not a great deal between em ,I'm going with Ingo to land around the 7 th to put Coetzee on his back .
     
  5. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    I'd pick Coetzee but not by a big margin. His chin was better ( And tested vs more guys who can hit ) , and he was bigger.

    Both hit hard. If was 15 rounds and went into the later rounds Coetzee might gas a bit.
     
  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    I would favor Johansson but only marginally. Two very tough guys with a lot of power. What a great fight this would be