Former Heavyweight World Champ Gerrie Coetzee Dies at Age 67 By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Boksburg, South Africa (January 13th, 2023)– On the same day as the passing of Elvis Presley’s daughter and only child Lisa Marie Presley, former World Boxing Association World Heavyweight champion Gerrie Coetzee, also known as ‘The […]
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Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee, Only Heavyweight Title Bout Between Two Fighters Coming Off Draws
Michael Dokes vs. Gerrie Coetzee, Only Heavyweight Title Bout Between Two Fighters Coming Off Draws By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent When we think of the heavyweight division, one outcome fight fans do not expect is a draw, at four, six, eight, 10, 12 or even 15 rounds (in the 15 round […]
RCM HISTORICAL BOXING: Land of the Heavyweight Giants
Land of the Heavyweight Giants By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent The late world heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, the ‘Galveston Giant’ was shorter than the man who dethroned him in Havana, Cuba, Jess Willard. The Klitschkos, Lennox Lewis, Nikolai Valuev, Primo Carnera, and Mike White are some historical examples of the tall […]
RCM HISTORICAL BOXING: Good Night, Mr. Dynamite. Say Da Poem Prayer for Michael ‘Dynamite’ Dokes
Good Night, Mr. Dynamite. Say Da Poem Prayer for Michael ‘Dynamite’ Dokes By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Life in the ring is a give and take subconscious perpetual war Until you mind, body and soul just cannot take it any more Mind and body at some point will cease […]
Mike Weaver RCM Interview Part III: Inside South Africa, Coetzee, Dokes, and More.
Mike Weaver Interview Part III: Inside South Africa, Coetzee, Dokes, and More. By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent In part three in a series of interviews with former World Boxing Association World Heavyweight champion Mike ‘Hercules’ Weaver, we got inside South Africa, where Weaver defending his WBA title successfully by […]
RCM HISTORICAL BOXING: Happy Birthday, Mike Weaver
Happy Birthday, Mike Weaver By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Mike Weaver Career Highlights Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui61f3wQODo On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, Mike ‘Hercules’ Weaver turned 65 years old. Mike’s career spanned 60 pro fights between 1972 and 2000. With a record of 48 wins, 18 losses and one draw, […]
RCM HISTORICAL BOXING: Significant Early Refereed Bouts of Referee Joe Cortez
Significant Early Refereed Bouts of Referee Joe Cortez By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent Between 1980 and 2012, Joe Cortez refereed 883 professional boxing contests. His first professional bout as a referee featured future World Featherweight champion Juan LaPorte. Bouts with such names as Marvis Frazier, Michael Spinks, Johnny Bumphus, Jeff […]








