Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
“A Goal Is A Dream With It’s Feet On The Ground”
Former
World
Heavyweight
Boxing
Champion
Gerrie
Coetzee
and
motivational
speaker
will
go
down
in
history
as
one
of
the
greatest
fighters
South Africa has ever produced.
Coetzee
left
an
indelible
mark
on
South
African
sport
by
knocking
out
Leon
Spinks
in
the
first
round,
which
went
30
rounds
in
two
fights
against
Mohamed Ali, beating Ali in the first fight and narrowly lost the second fight.
Michael
Dokes
was
knocked
out
in
the
tenth
round
on
23
September
1983,
in
Akron,
Ohio,
to
become
the
WBA's
Heavyweight
Champion
of
the World.
South
Africans
celebrated
till
early
morning
hours
all
over
the
World.
Gerrie
Coetzee
became
a
hero
overnight
not
only
in
South
Africa,
but
all
over
the
world.
Gerrie
Coetzee
has
a
passion
for
empowering
others
to
excel
and
succeed.
His
personal
story
of
struggle
and
perseverance is an inspiration for everyone.
With
courage
and
a
strong
commitment,
he
pursued
his
ambitions
and
reach
the
top
ranking
in
sport
to
become
the
first
South
African
to
won
the
World
Heavyweight
Boxing
Champion
title.
Born
in
Boksburg,
Gauteng,
South
Africa,
Gerrie
grew
up
poor
and
hard,
where
many
would
see
nothing
but
overwhelming
odds
stacked
against
them,
he
saw
an
abundance
of
opportunity
to pursue his dreams.
A
spirit
of
never-quit,
hard
work
and
always
be
positive
provided him the platform to live his dreams.
TOGETHER WE
CONNECT
THE WORLD
THE
BIONIC
HAND
© GERRIE COETZEE 2010-2018
WBF (World Boxing Federation) ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Gerrie
was
awarded
a
sponsored
WBF
belt
for
his
lifetime
contribution and achievement in the boxing arena.
An
even
greater
“award”
was
when
Gerrie
discovered
that
the
sponsor
of
the
belt
is
Mr.
Dries
van
Zyl
a
respected
business
giant
and
owner
of
the
company
Vaalmac
Engineering
(www.vaalmac.co.za).
Gerrie
is
a
huge
admirer
of
Mr.
van
Zyl
as
he
is
not
only
a
true
friend
and
mentor
but
he
is
also
an
inspiration
for
those
around
him.
THANKS “OOM” DRIES
Mr. Dries van Zyl
(Sponsor of Gerrie’s WBF
Achievement Belt Award)
Mr. Howard Goldberg
(WBF President)
Gerrie Coetzee