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Who takes it?

Tyson would destroy him inside 4 rounds.

Tyson KO1

I'm assuming this is bait to see if anyone is dumb enough to pick Cooney . . . .?

dempseyfire wrote:I'm assuming this is bait to see if anyone is dumb enough to pick Cooney . . . .?

I'm sure someone will give him a chance.

Depends on the time frame we are talking here, but regardless, almost any stage of Tyson is always going to be the favorite over Gerry Cooney.

Please let this bizarre Gerry Cooney fixation end.

I think any version of Tyson pre-2000 steamrolls Cooney inside of two rounds. Even Tokyo Tyson beats 1982 Cooney on sheer intimidation. And I'm a Cooney fan.

Tyson wins this hands down and that goes without saying. Few to almost no one would pick Gerry unless it were a very early prospect version of Tyson before he beat anyone of note. As for when and how? I am not for the school of thought that this would be a one sided slaughter that ends in two rounds the way that some have already surmised. Gerry was a very large man with a hard punch and a sharp left hook & upper cut that could tag Tyson as he's coming in. Tyson would work the body and head until Cooney eventually drops or a sympathetic referee intervenes. But it would probably take about 6 or 7 rounds to get to that point due to the vast size difference and Cooney's power getting Mike's attention. Probably a crowd pleasing fight, unless Gerry pulls a Bonecrusher and clings for dear life. Incidentally this match was talked about sometime in 1986, but I don't know if any serious negotiations ever took place or if it was just fan gossip.