Pierre Coetzer

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Pierre Coetzer (born 6 December 1961) is a former heavyweight boxer from Pretoria, South Africa. Coetzer's most notable fights include those against Johnny du Plooy, Riddick Bowe, Frank Bruno, and George Foreman.

Professional career

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Coetzer began his professional boxing career in 1983. After winning his first nine fights, he was matched up against American cruiserweight Bernard Benton. In their July 1984 ten-round bout in Durban, Benton won on points. In September 1984, he fought Benny Knoetze for the vacant South African Heavyweight Title, and knocked him out in the third round, after being dropped twice in round two.

Over the next three years, Coetzer notched a dozen victories; including wins against Larry Frazier, Eddie "Young Joe Louis" Taylor, and Alfredo Evangelista. He also won his rematch bout with Bernard Benton on 28 September 1987, when he knocked him out in the first round. He then faced Puerto Rican Ossie Ocasio, who had won the WBA Cruiserweight Championship, and who had defeated boxers such as Jimmy Young, Dwight Muhammad Qawi, and Robbie Williams. On 6 March 1988, they had their first match at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town. Ocasio won the ten-round bout on points, which gave Coetzer his first loss since the South African Heavyweight Title. However, after defeating Tim Anderson (U.S.) and Manoel De Almeida (Brazil), Coetzer faced Ocasio in a rematch at the Standard Bank Indoor Arena, and won the ten-round bout on points.

After six more wins, Coetzer faced local heavyweight Johnny du Plooy, who had won 196 of his 200 amateur fights, and who had scored 17 knockouts in his first 20 professional fights. They met on 4 August 1990 at the Sun City Superbowl, in a bout billed "Once and For All". Du Plooy cut Coetzer with his first right punch, and had him down towards the end of the first round, but Coetzer dropped Du Plooy twice in the second round and won the fight by TKO.[1]

Coetzer went on to earn a number-one contender spot for Evander Holyfield's IBF world title, but was made to fight a WBA Heavyweight Title Eliminator, scheduled for 12 rounds, against the number-two contender, Riddick Bowe. The bout took place on 18 July 1992 in Las Vegas, Nevada. During the fight, Bowe was ahead in scoring, although Coetzer disagreed. In the sixth round, Bowe hit Coetzer below the belt, for which the referee Mills Lane had deducted a point. In the seventh round, Bowe hit Coetzer with what appeared to be a right-handed low blow. Coetzer turned away, and anticipated that Lane would warn Bowe, however, he left his hands down, and Bowe delivered a jolting right uppercut. Bowe then followed with a left and right that drove Coetzer into the ropes, which caused Lane to step in and end the match with a TKO. "It definitely shouldn't have been stopped," said Coetzer. "It was a low blow."

Coetzer fought Frank Bruno from London, England. The referee stopped the fight in the eighth round and Bruno was awarded a TKO. His final career bout was against George Foreman; he was knocked down briefly in the fourth round, but eventually lost by TKO when he was knocked down again in the eighth.

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (27 knockouts, 12 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions)[2]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 39–5 Template:Flagicon George Foreman TKO 8 1993-01-16 Template:Flagicon Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Referee stopped the bout at 1:48 of the eighth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 39–4 Template:Flagicon Frank Bruno TKO 8 1992-10-17 Template:Flagicon The Arena, London, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Referee stopped the bout at 2:17 into the eighth round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[3]
Loss 39–3 Template:Flagicon Riddick Bowe TKO 7 1992-07-18 Template:Flagicon Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the seventh round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 39–2 Template:Flagicon Carlton West TKO 1 1992-05-16 Template:Flagicon Hugo's Nightclub, Bealton, Virginia, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". [4]
Win 38–2 Template:Flagicon Dan Murphy TKO 3 1991-10-19 Template:Flagicon Williamson, WV, Williamson Field House,Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 37–2 Template:Flagicon Jerry Halstead PTS 10 1991-07-27 Template:Flagicon Superbowl, Sun City, BophuthatswanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 36–2 Template:Flagicon José Ribalta PTS 10 1991-05-11 Template:Flagicon Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 35–2 Template:Flagicon Ken Lakusta TKO 2 1990-12-16 Template:Flagicon The Pavilion, Thornaby, EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 34–2 Template:Flagicon Kimmuel Odum TKO 10 1990-12-15 Template:Flagicon Palazzo del Ghiaccio, Marino, Lazio, ItalyScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 33–2 Template:Flagicon J.B. Williamson PTS 10 1990-11-08 Template:Flagicon Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 32–2 Template:Flagicon Johnny du Plooy TKO 2 1990-08-04 Template:Flagicon Superbowl, Sun City, BophuthatswanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 31–2 Template:Flagicon Philipp Brown TKO 9 1990-06-09 Template:Flagicon Superbowl, Sun City, BophuthatswanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 30–2 Template:Flagicon Everett Martin UD 10 1990-05-05 Template:Flagicon Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 29–2 Template:Flagicon Bobby Hitz KO 1 1989-09-09 Template:Flagicon Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico, U.S. Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Hitz knocked out at 2:59 of the first round.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 28–2 Template:Flagicon Michael Greer KO 6 1989-05-29 Template:Flagicon Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 27–2 Template:Flagicon James Pritchard TKO 8 1989-03-18 Template:Flagicon Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 26–2 Template:Flagicon Mike White TKO 8 1989-02-11 Template:Flagicon Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 25–2 Template:Flagicon Ossie Ocasio PTS 10 1988-11-26 Template:Flagicon Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 24–2 Template:Flagicon Manoel De Almeida TKO 4 1988-09-28 Template:Flagicon Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 23–2 Template:Flagicon Tim Anderson KO 2 1988-08-15 Template:Flagicon West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 22–2 Template:Flagicon Ossie Ocasio PTS 10 1988-03-06 Template:Flagicon Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 22–1 Template:Flagicon Bernard Benton KO 1 1987-09-28 Template:Flagicon Standard Bank Arena, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 21–1 Template:Flagicon Alfredo Evangelista PTS 10 1987-08-30 Template:Flagicon Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 20–1 Template:Flagicon Chris Jacobs KO 2 1987-03-08 Template:Flagicon Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 19–1 Template:Flagicon Luis Lozano KO 1 1986-09-27 Template:Flagicon Superbowl, Sun City, BophuthatswanaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 18–1 Template:Flagicon Kevin P Porter TKO 6 1986-05-14 Template:Flagicon Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 17–1 Template:Flagicon Tommy Franco Thomas TKO 2 1986-04-02 Template:Flagicon West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 16–1 Template:Flagicon Eddie Taylor TKO 9 1986-02-19 Template:Flagicon Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 15–1 Template:Flagicon Larry Frazier PTS 10 1985-09-30 Template:Flagicon Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 14–1 Template:Flagicon Dion Simpson TKO 8 1985-09-07 Template:Flagicon Ellis Park Rugby Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 13–1 Template:Flagicon David Jaco KO 6 1985-07-08 Template:Flagicon Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 12–1 Template:Flagicon Rocky Sekorski PTS 10 1985-05-13 Template:Flagicon Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 11–1 Template:Flagicon Mark Lee PTS 10 1985-03-25 Template:Flagicon West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 10–1 Template:Flagicon Bennie Knoetze KO 3 1984-09-22 Template:Flagicon Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". South African Heavyweight Title.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Loss 9–1 Template:Flagicon Bernard Benton PTS 10 1984-07-16 Template:Flagicon West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 9–0 Template:Flagicon Leroy Caldwell PTS 8 1984-05-21 Template:Flagicon Portuguese Hall, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 8–0 Template:Flagicon Felipe Rodriguez TKO 2 1984-03-31 Template:Flagicon Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 7–0 Template:Flagicon Billy Joe Thomas TKO 5 1984-01-28 Template:Flagicon Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 6–0 Template:Flagicon Steve Gee PTS 8 1983-09-03 Template:Flagicon Wembley Sports Pavilion, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 5–0 Template:Flagicon Ron Ellis KO 4 1983-07-04 Template:Flagicon West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 4–0 Template:Flagicon Louis Hendricks TKO 5 1983-06-11 Template:Flagicon Wembley Sports Pavilion, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 3–0 Template:Flagicon Jerry Shezi PTS 6 1983-04-23 Template:Flagicon Wembley Sports Pavilion, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 2–0 Template:Flagicon Caiphus Masondo KO 2 1983-03-14 Template:Flagicon West Ridge Park Tennis Stadium, Durban, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Win 1–0 Template:Flagicon Isaac Ndlamlenze TKO 1 1983-02-05 Template:Flagicon Ellis Park Tennis Stadium, Johannesburg, South AfricaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

References

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