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Coetzee vs. Barkley: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Gerrie Coetzee (The Boksburg Bomber) and Iran Barkley (The Blade) are scheduled to meet in a heavyweight bout on at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

42
Sep 14, 1974
33-5-1
4
21 (53.8%)
192 cm
206 cm
14 cm
Orthodox
Jan 10, 1997
4m, 29d
3
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
37
Dec 9, 1982
40-12
9
24 (46.2%)
185 cm
188 cm
3 cm
Orthodox
Jan 22, 1997
4m, 17d
7
WBA
HV
w1
WBAWBCIBF
lHV
w1
sMD
w1
MD
w1
heavyweight
Sunday, 8 Jun 1997
Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Gerrie Coetzee vs. Iran Barkley

Date

This fight between Gerrie Coetzee and Iran Barkley took place on 8 June, 1997 at the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 192 cm, Gerrie Coetzee is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Iran Barkley is 185 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Coetzee also has a significant reach advantage of 18 cms over Barkley's 188 cm. On top of that, Coetzee also has a 11 cm ape index advantage over Barkley.

Coetzee is coming in to this fight with a record of 33-5-1 (21 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 29 days ago against Dan Kosmicki, which he won via 3rd round TKO.

Barkley comes in with a record of 40-12 (24 KOs). His last fight was 4 months and 17 days ago against Dave Fiddler, which he won via 1st round KO.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Coetzee will be 42 years and 2 months old. Barkley will be 37 years and 1 month old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 69-31 in favor of Iran Barkley. Here is the prediction for Coetzee vs Barkley.

Iran Barkley should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Gerrie Coetzee to win this one.

Result

Iran Barkley defeated Gerrie Coetzee via 10th round TKO. Coetzee's 3 fight win streak comes to an end, and Barkley advances his win streak to 8. Barkley is now 41-12, and Coetzee 33-6-1.

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  4. Iran Barkley knocks out Thomas Hearns in the 3rd round
  5. Sumbu Kalambay defeats Iran Barkley via 15-round unanimous decision
  6. Gerrie Coetzee defeats James Tillis via 10-round unanimous decision
  7. Gerrie Coetzee knocks out Leon Spinks in the 1st round