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Nov 18, 2022 · Twenty-two years ago, Weaver could do more than that, and as he traveled to Sun City in South Africa to face another favored foe in Coetzee, he had no doubt that he was going to retain...
Oct 25, 2023 · Weaver would go on to beat James Tillis before losing his title to Michael Dokes in a highly controversial bout. Coetzee then defeated Dokes to become South Africa’s first-ever heavyweight belt-holder, the match taking place in Ohio, not Sun City.
Oct 24, 2022 · Coetzee came alive, unloading all he could in an effort at ending the fight. Weaver looked to be on the verge of going, yet he instead held on and even managed to come back himself.
Nov 1, 2023 · Weaver withstood Coetzee's punches and wore the challenger down. Weaver dropped Coetzee with a right in the 13th round. Coetzee got up, but it was too late: He had failed to beat the referee's count.
In his 11th bout in April, 1976, he scored a technical knockout of Richards in a rematch to capture the White Transvaal heavyweight strap, and then forced American journeyman Ron Stander’s corner to throw in the towel for him in the 8th, gaining a bit of international attention in the process.
Muhammad Ali left boxing and Larry Holmes took the title and dominated the heavyweight scene. Then Mike Tyson showed up and well you know. That led to almost all of the 80's heavyweight champions not named Tyson being forgotten. That list included: Greg Page (58-17-1 1x champion/0 defenses/Never fought Holmes or Tyson)
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Jun 20, 2012 · I learned to respect both Weaver and Coetzee and to me their battle was brutal. Coetzee unloaded everything but the kinchen sink on Weaver and Weaver wasn't going anywhere. Great fight!
