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Gery Cooney, a converted southpaw.

Posted: 23 Nov 2005, 15:38
by stethem
He really was left handed and was a converted southpaw. Did this efect his career at all. I tend to think so since he was not good at slipping punches or picking them of. He abrorbed alot of shots......Had he foguth as a lefty, his good hand, his left would have been clsoer to his face and he could have picked off punches more........ ...... Very few peopel know he was a converted southpaw. Pat

Re: Gery Cooney, a converted southpaw.

Posted: 26 Nov 2005, 16:09
by Nile4000
stethem wrote:He really was left handed and was a converted southpaw. Did this efect his career at all. I tend to think so since he was not good at slipping punches or picking them of. He abrorbed alot of shots......Had he foguth as a lefty, his good hand, his left would have been clsoer to his face and he could have picked off punches more........ ...... Very few peopel know he was a converted southpaw. Pat
Amazing.Unfortunately, he didn't get that belt though.