No. When Cooney won the open NYGG in 1976, Green won the novice NYGG.Caractacus wrote: ↑24 Jun 2026, 17:03 Did Gerry Cooney and Mitch "Blood" Green ever meet up in the amateurs in New York City ?
They're both about the same age- August 1956/January 1957.
What if Gerry Cooney had been on the 1976 U.S Olympic Boxing team ?
Re: What if Gerry Cooney had been on the 1976 U.S Olympic Boxing team ?
Re: What if Gerry Cooney had been on the 1976 U.S Olympic Boxing team ?
Cooney never fought Blood Green in the amateurs. As for how Gerry would have fared in the Olympics, he wouldn't have lasted a minute against Teofilo Stevenson. He would also have lost to Igor Vysotsky and Evgeni Gorchakov. Possibly Jurgen Fangelhall would have beaten him too.Caractacus wrote: ↑24 Jun 2026, 17:03 Did Gerry Cooney and Mitch "Blood" Green ever meet up in the amateurs in New York City ?
They're both about the same age- August 1956/January 1957.