Mike Weaver vs Gerrie Coetzee
On October 25, 1980, Mike Weaver (22-9, 15 KOs), the heavyweight WBA champion, defends his title against South African challenger, Gerrie Coetzee (23-1, 13 KOs).
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- Jun 13, 1951
- Born
- Apr 08, 1955
- 29 y, 4 m
- Age
- 25 y, 6 m
- 22-9
- Record
- 23-1
- 2
- Title Fights
- 1
- 15 (48.4%)
- KOs
- 13 (54.2%)
- Health
- Last Five
- 185 cm
- Height
- 192 cm
- 198 cm
- Reach
- 206 cm
- 13 cm
- Ape Index
- 14 cm
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- 3
- Win Streak
- 1
- 6 m, 25 d
- Layoff
- 6 m, 6 d
Weaver vs Coetzee Stats
Mike Weaver is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 48% KO rate; his last fight was a 15th round KO victory over John Tate, 6 months and 25 days ago. Gerrie Coetzee is on a 1-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, with his last fight being a 1st round KO win over Mike Koranicki, 6 months and 6 days ago.
Weaver vs Coetzee Prediction & Odds
The winning odds are at 58.4-41.6 in favor of Gerrie Coetzee. Mike Weaver could also pull it off but he will have to put up a truly exceptional fight if he is to win.
Weaver vs Coetzee Result
Mike Weaver stopped Gerrie Coetzee via TKO in the 13th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA heavyweight title. Weaver improves his record to 23-9 (16 KOs), while Coetzee adds a loss to his record at 23-2.