Editing Gerrie Coetzee (section)

===Second world title attempt===
Tate lasted only a short time as WBA world titlist, as he was KO'd in spectacular last-round fashion by [[Mike Weaver (boxer)|Mike Weaver]] in his first title defense.  In the meantime, Coetzee had maintained his status as a highly rated contender by bombing out [[Mike Koraniki]] in the first round to keep his title hopes alive.

The new title holder Weaver traveled to South Africa in 1980 to defend his title against Coetzee, fighting in front of a very large crowd. Coetzee dominated the early portions, and had Weaver hurt several times. In the 8th, Weaver was in serious trouble but Coetzee could not capitalize.

With the opportunity to finish Weaver gone, Coetzee seemed to wilt. Weaver was beginning to time Coetzee's punches for counters. By round 12 the fight was close to even, with the South African's lead having evaporated. Weaver had survived Coetzee's onslaught and the tide had turned. Coetzee's stamina failed him and he had begun to throw fewer punches after round 9. Coetzee was now leaning and mauling more and was getting hit more often coming in with his unprotected head held high. Weaver was accelerating and was getting the better of exchanges as the bout wore on.  Coetzee was knocked down for the first time in his career and failed to beat the count having been floored by a big counter punch in the 13th round.  Coetzee lost the bout by a TKO.