THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
5 GERRIE COETZEE w ko 10 MICHAEL DOKES
September 23, 1983; Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH
GERRIE COETZEE had lost to John Tate and Mike Weaver in previous bids for the WBA heavyweight title and was a justifiable 5/1 underdog going into his challenge to Michael Dokes. On the surface, the latest WBA belt-holder was unbeaten and a feared puncher with some of the quickest hands the division had ever seen. Behind the scenes, though, Dokes was unravelling. He would later tell Sports Illustrated he trained for this bout on a diet of Jack Daniels and
