To some people, Michal Dokes looked set for greatness. Possessing one of the fastest pair of hands the heavyweight division had seen in years, “Dynamite” Dokes was a skilled boxer who carried power as well as speed.
As fight fans know, our great sport lost another one of its heroes this week, this with the sad passing of former WBA heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee.
In sad news, it has been reported that South Africa’s Gerrie Coetzee, the former WBA heavyweight champion, has passed away at age 67.
Politics aside, the WBA heavyweight title fight that took place 42 years ago this week (October 25 of 1980) between defending champ Mike Weaver and challenger Gerrie Coetzee was a darn good show.
Former WBA heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee will get the silver screen treatment soon; a film of his life set to begin shooting in South Africa over the coming months, the film then set to be finished in the US; first in Washington DC and then in Ohio.