Gerrie Coetzee vs. Luis Angel Firpo

Gerrie would probably take Firpo out before his questionable stamina became a factor, and since Firpo`s defence was almost non-existant it would just make it all the more easy for Gerrie to land that bionic right hand of his and put Firpos lights out.

Coetzee TKO5 Firpo

 

I tend to agree. Firpo was big and tough, but no bigger than Coetzee, and Coetzee was a lot more refined.

I think it would be a fun fight with plenty of brawling action, but Coetzee is too polished for Firpo. Cotzee's stamina let him down in fights, but like RB said, the fight will probably be over before that comes into play too much.

Coetzee TKO Firpo between rounds 4-7.

 

Gerrie takes out Luis in the second round.The Bionic Right accomplishes.

 

Firpo sucked. Gerrie would take him apart

 

Firpo wouldn't make it to the 2nd round. Coetzee would have found his chin in the first with the right like he did Spinks and Koranicki.

 

succinct and i agree.

 

coetzee has the pedigree here that goes a long way. However the wild bull is a wild card. He got decked 6 times and still put prime dempsey through the ropes so hes a handfull.

 

I am going to go against the consensus here.

Coetzee could be stopped and was not as consistent as he should have been.

I pick him to have one of his off nights against the unpredictable Firpo.

 

Coetzee by TKO
Firpo was very, very crude and unskilled..

 

Not as crude or unskilled as he looked.

He was a rough raw slugger of the South American type, but he could be sneaky and devious. He was a trap setter.

He did not just get lucky against Dempsey, he engineered that situation.

 

:huh:huh:huh

 

He essentialy suckered dempsey. By going down on one knee and catching him when he rushed in.

Also, if you watch the Willard fight, he is prety sneaky with his feints.

A rough and tumble fighter, but not one without a few tricks up his sleeve.

 

Firpo could have been good if he were better schooled. Whoever his trainer was, he didn't do a good job with him. From the beginning of Firpo's US career, he was built towards a fight with Dempsey because he was a 220 pound heavyweight who could punch. I don't think they were really serious about his career, as long as they could make some money off him.

It is evident that he had some potential though. He had a big right hand and durability to make up for his lack of skill and defense. His tactics in the ring resembled a street fight more so than a boxing match. With more polishing, he could have been legitimately good but realistically he was just too easy to hit and outbox.

In Coetzee's case you had the big right hand but also the skill. Unfortunately he did not have the mentality to consistently perform at top level.

 

If he was as bad as you think, then Dempsey would have demolished him without breaking a sweat, and a past prime Willard would probably have been too much for him also.