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Frank Bruno vs Gerrie Coetzee

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Frank Bruno and Gerrie Coetzee met once (1986). Frank Bruno won in 1986 by ko.

SOURCE·Frank Bruno and Gerrie Coetzee — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Frank BrunoGerrie Coetzee
82″ (208.3 cm)Reach81.1″ (206 cm)
75″ (190.5 cm)Height75.6″ (192 cm)
+9.34%Reach advantage+7.29%
40–5Record33–6
95%Finish rate64%
23Longest unbeaten run19
45Recorded bouts38
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 2. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentFrank BrunoGerrie Coetzee
James Tillis W W
Scott LeDoux W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Frank Bruno

19801990win v Gilberto Acuna, 1982, kowin v George Butzbach, 1982, kowin v Rudy Gauwe, 1982, kowin v Ali Lukasa, 1982, kowin v George Scott, 1982, kowin v Tony Moore, 1982, kowin v Ronald Gibbs, 1982, kowin v Abdul Muhaymin, 1982, kowin v Harvey Steichen, 1982win v Lupe Guerra, 1982win v Walter Santemore, 1983, kowin v Floyd Cummings, 1983, kowin v Bill Sharkey, 1983, kowin v Mike Jameson, 1983, kowin v Barry Funches, 1983, kowin v Scott LeDoux, 1983, kowin v Eddie Neilson, 1983, kowin v Winston Allen, 1983, kowin v Peter Mulindwa Kozza, 1983, kowin v Stewart Lithgo, 1983win v Phillip Brown, 1984win v Jeff Jordan, 1984, kowin v Ken Lakusta, 1984, koloss v James Smith, 1984, kowin v Juan Antonio Figueroa, 1984, kowin v Larry Frazier, 1985, kowin v Anders Eklund, 1985, kowin v Lucien Rodriguez, 1985, koloss v Tim Witherspoon, 1986, kowin v Gerrie Coetzee, 1986, kowin v Joe Bugner, 1987, kowin v Reggie Gross, 1987, kowin v Chuck Gardner, 1987, kowin v James Tillis, 1987, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1989, kowin v John Emmen, 1991, kowin v Pierre Coetzer, 1992, kowin v Jose Ribalta, 1992, koloss v Lennox Lewis, 1993, kowin v Carl Williams, 1993, kowin v Jesse Ferguson, 1994, kowin v Oliver McCall, 1995, decisionwin v Mike Evans, 1995, kowin v Rodolfo Marin, 1995, koloss v Mike Tyson, 1996, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1982–1996
1990 win vs Gilberto Acuna (1982)win vs George Butzbach (1982)win vs Rudy Gauwe (1982)win vs Ali Lukasa (1982)win vs George Scott (1982)win vs Tony Moore (1982)win vs Ronald Gibbs (1982)win vs Abdul Muhaymin (1982)win vs Harvey Steichen (1982)win vs Lupe Guerra (1982)win vs Walter Santemore (1983)win vs Floyd Cummings (1983)win vs Bill Sharkey (1983)win vs Mike Jameson (1983)win vs Barry Funches (1983)win vs Scott LeDoux (1983)win vs Eddie Neilson (1983)win vs Winston Allen (1983)win vs Peter Mulindwa Kozza (1983)win vs Stewart Lithgo (1983)win vs Phillip Brown (1984)win vs Jeff Jordan (1984)win vs Ken Lakusta (1984)loss vs James Smith (1984)win vs Juan Antonio Figueroa (1984)win vs Larry Frazier (1985)win vs Anders Eklund (1985)win vs Lucien Rodriguez (1985)loss vs Tim Witherspoon (1986)win vs Gerrie Coetzee (1986)win vs Joe Bugner (1987)win vs Reggie Gross (1987)win vs Chuck Gardner (1987)win vs James Tillis (1987)loss vs Mike Tyson (1989)win vs John Emmen (1991)win vs Pierre Coetzer (1992)win vs Jose Ribalta (1992)loss vs Lennox Lewis (1993)win vs Carl Williams (1993)win vs Jesse Ferguson (1994)win vs Oliver McCall (1995)win vs Mike Evans (1995)win vs Rodolfo Marin (1995)loss vs Mike Tyson (1996)
winlossdraw / NC1982–1996

Gerrie Coetzee

197019801990win v Kosie Oosthuizen, 1974, kowin v Bert Nikkelen Kuyper, 1974win v Chris Roos, 1974win v Chris Roos, 1975, kowin v Hennie Thoonen, 1975win v Amedeo Laureti, 1975, decisionwin v Steve Foley, 1975, kowin v James Mathatho, 1976, kowin v Kallie Knoetze, 1976, decisionwin v Mike Schutte, 1976win v Ron Stander, 1976win v Jimmy Richards, 1976, kowin v Hartmut Sasse, 1976, decisionwin v Johnny Boudreaux, 1977, kowin v Tom Prater, 1977, kowin v Mike Schutte, 1977, decisionwin v Pierre Fourie, 1977, kowin v Ibar Arrington, 1978, decisionwin v Randy Stephens, 1978, decisionloss v John Tate, 1979win v Leon Spinks, 1979, koloss v Mike Weaver, 1980, kowin v Mike Koranicki, 1980, kowin v Leroy Caldwell, 1981, koloss v Renaldo Snipes, 1981win v George Chaplin, 1981, decisionwin v Stan Ward, 1982, kowin v Scott LeDoux, 1982, kowin v Fossie Schmidt, 1982, kowin v Michael Dokes, 1983, kodraw v Pinklon Thomas, 1983, drawloss v Greg Page, 1984, kowin v James Tillis, 1985, decisionloss v Frank Bruno, 1986, kowin v West Turner, 1993, kowin v Dave Fiddler, 1993, koloss v Iran Barkley, 1997, kowin v Dan Kosmicki, 1997, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 1974–1997
1980 1990 win vs Kosie Oosthuizen (1974)win vs Bert Nikkelen Kuyper (1974)win vs Chris Roos (1974)win vs Chris Roos (1975)win vs Hennie Thoonen (1975)win vs Amedeo Laureti (1975)win vs Steve Foley (1975)win vs James Mathatho (1976)win vs Kallie Knoetze (1976)win vs Mike Schutte (1976)win vs Ron Stander (1976)win vs Jimmy Richards (1976)win vs Hartmut Sasse (1976)win vs Johnny Boudreaux (1977)win vs Tom Prater (1977)win vs Mike Schutte (1977)win vs Pierre Fourie (1977)win vs Ibar Arrington (1978)win vs Randy Stephens (1978)loss vs John Tate (1979)win vs Leon Spinks (1979)loss vs Mike Weaver (1980)win vs Mike Koranicki (1980)win vs Leroy Caldwell (1981)loss vs Renaldo Snipes (1981)win vs George Chaplin (1981)win vs Stan Ward (1982)win vs Scott LeDoux (1982)win vs Fossie Schmidt (1982)win vs Michael Dokes (1983)draw vs Pinklon Thomas (1983)loss vs Greg Page (1984)win vs James Tillis (1985)loss vs Frank Bruno (1986)win vs West Turner (1993)win vs Dave Fiddler (1993)loss vs Iran Barkley (1997)win vs Dan Kosmicki (1997)
winlossdraw / NC1974–1997

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