ok,i know that there wont be alot of you out there that will remember this.way back in the 80´s sometime,me,my dad and my oupa woke up at an unearthly hour of the morning to watch this boxing match.it ended with Gerrie knocking Doaks out in the 10th round.watching this my dad and oupa started hopping around the lounge,shouting and cheering.is there anyone out there who remembers this fight?
2006-10-13 03:52:52 · 3 answers · asked by Marsattack 3 in Travel ➔ Africa & Middle East ➔ South Africa
I didn't see it myself, was a small kid then, but actually saw it on a program, a few years ago, about great South African sporting moments.
It looked good, and I got that fibe from it, that it must have been the talk of the day back then.
2006-10-13 03:56:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anria A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who could forget?!!
I was going to post the exact same question.
I saw that live on TV at 6 in the morning. It was huge. Coetzee was a 7 to 1 underdog and he'd already failed twice to win the title - once from John Tate, and once from Mike Weaver.
Dokes was undefeated, and when Coetzee stopped him in the 10th to win the WBA title, it became Ring Magazine's Upset Of The Year for 1983.
He also became the first white man since Ingemar Johannson (23 years) to hold a portion of the world title - Larry Holmes was the WBC champ.
And what a fight it was - total war, with Gerrie controlling the fight with a tight, disciplined fight plan.
Great question!
2006-10-13 09:51:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope...I wasn't even around in the eighties...shame, your oupa and pa mustv'e had some fun!!
2006-10-13 04:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋