Gerry Cooney/televised-filmed fights(1977-1990)

[Caractacus]

Gerry Cooney vrs LeRoy Boone December 1979.
(HBO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWN6-q7utTs

[DrunkenBoxer]

Anyone else find Cooney's knee joint angles a bit odd looking?

[actjac]

He made a fight of it against Larry Holmes and wasn't that far behind on two of the cards and would have been ahead if not being penalized for low blows. He had some talent.

He had some talent, but yet didn't fight Page, Dokes, Coetzee. Cobb, and Snipes.Weaver had a damn good chance to beat him, and he didn't fight him either.Because of the charged atmosphere of the fight, certain people make the Holmes fight closer than it was.

The Whacko/Gold Dust Twins were brilliant in moving him to title fight against Holmes in what is still the largest crowd in las Vegas boxing history.

[Caractacus]

Anyone else find Cooney's knee joint angles a bit odd looking?

Are you trying to say that he fought "knocked-kneed" or something ?
No, Cooney's style sort of reminds me that of light heavyweight Merqui Sosa.

[reggaereggae]

He made a fight of it against Larry Holmes and wasn't that far behind on two of the cards and would have been ahead if not being penalized for low blows. He had some talent.

He had some talent, but yet didn't fight Page, Dokes, Coetzee. Cobb, and Snipes.Weaver had a damn good chance to beat him, and he didn't fight him either.Because of the charged atmosphere of the fight, certain people make the Holmes fight closer than it was.

The Whacko/Gold Dust Twins were brilliant in moving him to title fight against Holmes in what is still the largest crowd in las Vegas boxing history.

Blame his management , not him..... I always thought it would make more sense for him to fight a lesser champion, defend a couple of times then fight Holmes. The Holmes fight ruined him, his confidence and I believe he hadn't boxed for a long time before he took the Holmes fight.....

[Nile4000]

He made a fight of it against Larry Holmes and wasn't that far behind on two of the cards and would have been ahead if not being penalized for low blows. He had some talent.

He had some talent, but yet didn't fight Page, Dokes, Coetzee. Cobb, and Snipes.Weaver had a damn good chance to beat him, and he didn't fight him either.Because of the charged atmosphere of the fight, certain people make the Holmes fight closer than it was.

The Whacko/Gold Dust Twins were brilliant in moving him to title fight against Holmes in what is still the largest crowd in las Vegas boxing history.

And in essence, ruined his career.

[Caractacus]

But no doubt all of their bank accounts went "Ka-Ching ! !

[Tony1244]

Anyone have additional information concerning the Cooney vrs Wesley Watson,
5 round "Exhibition Match"
I had read that Gil Clancey wanted a tune up match before Cooney fought George Foreman in 1990.
It was also reported as an "unlicensed tuneup"
using 8 oz. gloves and no head gear.
Cooney won the decision.

Gil Clancy liked "unlicensed tuneups". He had George Foreman do one against Jody Ballard Nov. 1975 KO2.

[Caractacus]

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[NYboxing]

Doing some research and saw two different ads for the Cooney-Joe Maye fight was going to be televised live by General Television Inc/Cinema Two.

Not sure what/who those companies were, sounds like some antenna type of service.

[ron4972]

I remember seeing a film where one of Cooney's early opponents really hurt him with a right hand. I think it was Malik Dozier or Broderick Mason, I'm not sure which. A single right to the jaw rocked Cooney and turned his whole body limp. But Cooney recovered very quickly, and promptly knocked the opponent out with a wrecking ball of a left hook.

Even though Cooney's KO power was impressive in this fight, his vulnerability to power punches was dismaying. In retrospect, I'm surprised that the boxing magazines didn't focus on that scary moment for Cooney.

This particular fight used to be on youtube, but it was taken down.

[ron4972]

Anyone else find Cooney's knee joint angles a bit odd looking?

Yes, definitely. This particular look in his knees was most apparent in the fights he lost, maybe because he was reduced to having to stand straight up. In his victories -- against stationary targets -- Gerry was more likely to bend at the knees, with his feet spread, as he pounded away.

[ron4972]

I came across this in a newspaper televsion guide for the week of May.6.1977.
on the CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.
Lee Canalito vrs Jerry Cooney"
It was to be one of the preliminaries to Michael Spinks(vsLuis Rodriquez) and Leon Spinks(vs Pedro Agosto)
fighting to have been fighting on the same show.

Obviously, the Cooney-Canalito fight never came off. Instead the network broadcast Canalito vs. Greg Sorrentino. I remember Jerry Quarry did the announcing, and he mentioned that it was disappointing not to see Cooney against Canalito. That's because both guys were exceptionally tall at 6'5" vs 6'6".

Incidentally, I remember thinking that Sorrentino deserved the decision against Canalito. But the nod went in favor of Canalito, who was no doubt the promoter's (and TV network's) favorite.