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Gerrie Coetzee vs James Mathatho — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Gerrie Coetzee

James Mathatho

Gerrie Coetzee (33-6-1) and James Mathatho (0-1 across 1 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Coetzee

33

Wins21 KO · 64%

6

Losses

1

Draw40 tracked bouts

Mathatho

Tracked record

0–1

counted from 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Coetzee leads 1–0

Gerrie Coetzee and James Mathatho have met 1 time; Coetzee leads 1–0.

Gerrie Coetzee and James Mathatho have met 1 time; Coetzee leads 1–0.
Met1976Nov 27Series
Gerrie CoetzeeFighter AWWon1–0W–L
James MathathoFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Coetzee 4 · Mathatho 1 of 5 measurable rows
CoetzeeMathatho
Record†
33-6-1 (edge)0-1
Win %0–100%
83.8% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 21
21 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.64%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
64%—
Times stopped‡max 4
4
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 1
1 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§not comparable
1.8—
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 40
40
1

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
Gerrie Coetzee: 6′4″
James Mathatho: No height on file
Agenot held
Gerrie Coetzee: Died aged 67
James Mathatho: No date of birth
Stance
Gerrie Coetzee: Orthodox
James Mathatho: Not recorded

Gerrie Coetzee left, James Mathatho right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Gerrie Coetzee33 wins · from 40 tracked bouts

Gerrie Coetzee: 33 tracked wins — 21 by KO/TKO (64%), 11 on the cards (33%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (3%). Counted from 40 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

21 by KO/TKO 64%11 on the cards 33%1 by another method or unrecorded 3%

James Mathatho0 wins · from 1 tracked bout

James Mathatho: no tracked wins in the 1 bout Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Mathatho yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Gerrie Coetzee 40, James Mathatho 1 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Gerrie Coetzee had won three in a row before losing by stoppage to Iran Barkley. Coetzee last boxed on Jun 8, 1997.LWWWL

Bruno Mar 1986Fiddler Aug 1993Turner Oct 1993Kosmicki Jan 1997Barkley Jun 19971.8 tracked bouts per year

James Mathatho last boxed on Nov 27, 1976 — 18,222 days ago. Mathatho had lost the most recent, to Gerrie Coetzee.L

Coetzee Nov 1976

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Gerrie Coetzee and James Mathatho ever fought each other?
Yes. Gerrie Coetzee and James Mathatho met once on November 27, 1976, and Gerrie Coetzee won by KO in round 7.
The meeting

WNov 27, 1976 · Coetzee · KO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Coetzee or Mathatho?
Gerrie Coetzee is 33-6-1 and James Mathatho is 0-1 across the 1 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. Gerrie Coetzee has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Records · win %

Coetzee33–6–183.8%

Mathatho0–10%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Coetzee or Mathatho?
Gerrie Coetzee has 21 knockout wins and James Mathatho has 0. Gerrie Coetzee has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Coetzee2163.6%

Mathatho0

The Numbers ↓
Do Coetzee and Mathatho have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gerrie Coetzee and James Mathatho have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Coetzee and Mathatho?
This comparison is drawn from 40 bouts tracked for Gerrie Coetzee and 1 bout tracked for James Mathatho. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Coetzee40bouts

Mathatho1bout

How They Win ↓

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