I know he had some names on his resume such as norton and Lyle but they were older. Can you enlighten me on some other fighters he fought.
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Stopping Lyle & Norton in one to set the Holmes fight was very big in the promoting of the fight! Those were his best wins!! I think his defeat to Holmes showed that Gerry was a pretty good contender because no one thought he'd go 5!! He fought Larry pretty tuff and surprised alot of people especially Larry!! Ray. -
I agree he showed alot of heart in the holmes fightOriginally posted by Ray Corso View PostComment
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Perhaps he showed a lot of heart in the Holmes fight but he also showed
A lack of class by teeing off on a defenseless Norton against the ropes.
The last punch thrown by Cooney in that fight could have disabled or even
killed Norton.Comment
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Kenny Norton has to be his biggest win. He had heart against Holmes, but couldn't get him down for the W.Comment
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The truth is that Cooney never beat a heavyweight contender anywhere near his prime. No doubt he was a major hitter, but his resume is very weak compared to his reputation.Comment
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I totally agreeComment
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Jimmy Young was still still formidable. He just lost a decision to Michael Dokes and beat 30-1 John Gardner a bit before facing Cooney. After the Cooney loss he turned around and beat 25-0 Racette, Jeff Sims and Marvin Stinson who had only one loss and was the chief sparring partner for Holmes and Joe Frazier. I felt Norton was question mark even though he beat the undefeated R.Cobb because Cobb was still a question mark. At the time I felt Norton was through after the Shavers bout and Scott Ledoux had actually sent Norton into retirement even though Norton changed his mind latter.Comment
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