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	*Holyfield had been scheduled to fight [[Mike Tyson]] in Las Vegas on November 8, 1991, but the fight was canceled after Tyson suffered a rib injury during training. Holyfield was then scheduled to face [[Francesco Damiani]] in Atlanta on November 23, but Damiani pulled out due to an ankle injury. Finally, Bert Cooper stepped in as a substitute for the substitute. The contracts were signed three days before the scheduled date.		*Holyfield had been scheduled to fight [[Mike Tyson]] in Las Vegas on November 8, 1991, but the fight was canceled after Tyson suffered a rib injury during training. Holyfield was then scheduled to face [[Francesco Damiani]] in Atlanta on November 23, but Damiani pulled out due to an ankle injury. Finally, Bert Cooper stepped in as a substitute for the substitute. The contracts were signed three days before the scheduled date.
	*Cooper had his last fight just a month before, on October 18, when he had defeated unranked [[Joe Hipp]] by 5th-round KO.		*Cooper had his last fight just a month before, on October 18, when he had defeated unranked [[Joe Hipp]] by 5th-round KO. Overall, this was Cooper's fifth fight in 1991.
	*The [[World Boxing Council]] refused to sanction the fight because Cooper was not ranked by the organization. The bout was sanctioned by the [[World Boxing Association]], which did not rank Cooper, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which ranked him twelfth.		*The [[World Boxing Council]] refused to sanction the fight because Cooper was not ranked by the organization. The bout was sanctioned by the [[World Boxing Association]], which did not rank Cooper, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which ranked him twelfth.
	*Holyfield, who was going to earn $30 million for the Tyson fight, made $6 million for fighting Cooper, who was paid $750,000.		*Holyfield, who was going to earn $30 million for the Tyson fight, made $6 million for fighting Cooper, who was paid $750,000.

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	*Holyfield had been scheduled to fight [[Mike Tyson]] in Las Vegas on November 8, 1991, but the fight was canceled after Tyson suffered a rib injury during training. Holyfield was then scheduled to face [[Francesco Damiani]] in Atlanta on November 23, but Damiani pulled out due to an ankle injury. Finally, Bert Cooper stepped in as a substitute for the substitute. The contracts were signed three days before the scheduled date.		*Holyfield had been scheduled to fight [[Mike Tyson]] in Las Vegas on November 8, 1991, but the fight was canceled after Tyson suffered a rib injury during training. Holyfield was then scheduled to face [[Francesco Damiani]] in Atlanta on November 23, but Damiani pulled out due to an ankle injury. Finally, Bert Cooper stepped in as a substitute for the substitute. The contracts were signed three days before the scheduled date.
			*Cooper had his last fight just a month before, on October 18, when he had defeated unranked [[Joe Hipp]] by 5th-round KO.
	*The [[World Boxing Council]] refused to sanction the fight because Cooper was not ranked by the organization. The bout was sanctioned by the [[World Boxing Association]], which did not rank Cooper, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which ranked him twelfth.		*The [[World Boxing Council]] refused to sanction the fight because Cooper was not ranked by the organization. The bout was sanctioned by the [[World Boxing Association]], which did not rank Cooper, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which ranked him twelfth.
	*Holyfield, who was going to earn $30 million for the Tyson fight, made $6 million for fighting Cooper, who was paid $750,000.		*Holyfield, who was going to earn $30 million for the Tyson fight, made $6 million for fighting Cooper, who was paid $750,000.

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	[[File:Holyfield Cooper 53468899.jpg\|right\|290px]]		[[File:Holyfield Cooper 53468899.jpg\|right\|290px]]
	[[File:Holyfield Cooper 53468897.jpg\|right\|290px]]		[[File:Holyfield Cooper 53468897.jpg\|right\|290px]]
	*Holyfield had been scheduled to fight [[Mike Tyson]] in Las Vegas on November 8, 1991, but the fight was canceled after Tyson suffered a rib injury during training. Holyfield was then scheduled to face [[Francesco Damiani]] in Atlanta on November 23, but Damiani pulled out due to an ankle injury. Finally, Bert Cooper stepped in as a substitute for the substitute.		*Holyfield had been scheduled to fight [[Mike Tyson]] in Las Vegas on November 8, 1991, but the fight was canceled after Tyson suffered a rib injury during training. Holyfield was then scheduled to face [[Francesco Damiani]] in Atlanta on November 23, but Damiani pulled out due to an ankle injury. Finally, Bert Cooper stepped in as a substitute for the substitute. The contracts were signed three days before the scheduled date.
	*The [[World Boxing Council]] refused to sanction the fight because Cooper was not ranked by the organization. The bout was sanctioned by the [[World Boxing Association]], which did not rank Cooper, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which ranked him twelfth.		*The [[World Boxing Council]] refused to sanction the fight because Cooper was not ranked by the organization. The bout was sanctioned by the [[World Boxing Association]], which did not rank Cooper, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which ranked him twelfth.
	*Holyfield, who was going to earn $30 million for the Tyson fight, made $6 million for fighting Cooper, who was paid $750,000.		*Holyfield, who was going to earn $30 million for the Tyson fight, made $6 million for fighting Cooper, who was paid $750,000.
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	*Cooper's corner complained to the referee between the sixth and seventh rounds that Holyfield had "some kind of ointment" on his body or gloves that was getting into Cooper's eyes and causing them to burn. However, Cooper had a lot of ointment over his right eye at the start of the sixth round and the referee told Cooper's corner to remove some of it.		*Cooper's corner complained to the referee between the sixth and seventh rounds that Holyfield had "some kind of ointment" on his body or gloves that was getting into Cooper's eyes and causing them to burn. However, Cooper had a lot of ointment over his right eye at the start of the sixth round and the referee told Cooper's corner to remove some of it.
	*Cooper was warned by the referee in round seven for extending his left elbow.		*Cooper was warned by the referee in round seven for extending his left elbow.
	*Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight with two seconds left in the seventh round after Holyfield battered Cooper with twenty-four unanswered punches. [[HBO]] commentator [[Gil Clancy]] said, "Mills Lane did a remarkable job. He stepped in exactly when he should have stepped in."		*Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight with two seconds left in the seventh round after Holyfield battered Cooper with twenty-four unanswered punches. [[HBO]] commentator [[Gil Clancy]] said, "Mills Lane did a remarkable job. He stepped in exactly when he should have stepped in."

	==External Links==		==External Links==
	*[http://www.si.com/vault/1991/12/02/125532/heavy-going-evander-holyfield-had-his-hands-full-with-unheralded-stand-in-bert-cooper-before-retaining-his-title-with-a-seventh-round "Heavy Going" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 2, 1991]		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1991/12/02/125532/heavy-going-evander-holyfield-had-his-hands-full-with-unheralded-stand-in-bert-cooper-before-retaining-his-title-with-a-seventh-round "Heavy Going" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 2, 1991]
	*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXdS5WZWlG0 Full Fight on YouTube]		*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXdS5WZWlG0 Full Fight on YouTube]

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	<fight>5688</fight>		<fight>5688</fight>

	~~http~~:~~//www.youtube.com/watch?v=8clKNLJnPaM&feature=youtu~~.be		*'''[[World Boxing Association]]''' '''Heavyweight Title''' (3rd defense by Holyfield)
			*'''[[International Boxing Federation]]''' '''Heavyweight Title''' (3rd defense by Holyfield)
			*'''Aired on:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]]<br>
			*[[:Image:F5688Po.jpeg\|Poster]]

	*'''[[World Boxing Association]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>		==Notes==
	*'''[[~~International Boxing Federation]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>~~		[[File:Holyfield Cooper 53468899.jpg\|right\|290px]]
	*'''Aired on:~~''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing~~]]~~<br>~~		[[File:Holyfield Cooper 53468897.jpg\|right\|290px]]
	~~== Notes ==~~		*Holyfield had been scheduled to fight [[Mike Tyson]] in Las Vegas on November 8, 1991, but the fight was canceled after Tyson suffered a rib injury during training. Holyfield was then scheduled to face [[Francesco Damiani]] in Atlanta on November 23, but Damiani pulled out due to an ankle injury. Finally, Bert Cooper stepped in as a substitute for the substitute.
	[[~~file~~:~~F5688Po~~.~~jpeg~~\|right\|~~275px~~]]		*The [[World Boxing Council]] refused to sanction the fight because Cooper was not ranked by the organization. The bout was sanctioned by the [[World Boxing Association]], which did not rank Cooper, and the [[International Boxing Federation]], which ranked him twelfth.
	*Holyfield ~~earned $6 million for the fight. He was originally~~ scheduled ~~for a $30 million payday~~ to fight ~~top-ranked~~ [[Mike Tyson]] ~~who withdrew because of~~ a rib injury. ~~The original replacement~~ was [[Francesco Damiani]] ~~who was also injured~~ in ~~training~~. ~~Thus~~, Cooper ~~was~~ a ~~short-notice replacement's replacement. Cooper earned $750,000~~ for the ~~fight~~.		*Holyfield, who was going to earn $30 million for the Tyson fight, made $6 million for fighting Cooper, who was paid $750,000.
	*The fight was not ~~recognized~~ by the [[World Boxing ~~Council~~]] ~~as a title fight due to~~ Cooper ~~not being in their rankings. He did~~, ~~however, come in ranked #12 by~~ the [[International Boxing Federation]].		*Holyfield dropped Cooper with a left hook to the body one minute and eighteen seconds into the first round.
	*Cooper ~~down from~~ a left hook to the body ~~at 1:15~~ into ~~Round 1~~.		*Cooper hurt Holyfield with a right to the chin fifty-five seconds into the third round. A follow-up barrage sent Holyfield reeling into the ropes and the referee called it a knockdown, ruling that the ropes had kept Holyfield up. It was the first knockdown of his professional career.
	*Cooper ~~warned in Round 1 for a low blow.~~		*Cooper was hurt early in round five from a series of punches and it appeared for a moment that he might turn his back on Holyfield.
	*Holyfield ~~hurt by~~ a ~~counter~~ right ~~hook in Round 3 and down from an accumulation of punches~~. On the ~~way down, he grabbed the top rope to stay off~~ the ~~canvas but~~ it ~~was ruled~~ a knockdown; the first of ~~Evander's~~ career. ~~He took an 8 count.~~		*Halfway through the fifth round, the referee stopped the action because Holyfield's right glove was cut and had to be replaced. The fight resumed after two minutes and twenty-two seconds.
	*Cooper ~~hurt by a big uppercut in Round 3 after Holyfield~~ was ~~able to regain himself.~~		*Cooper was cut over his right eye in round five and was bleeding from the mouth.
	*Cooper hurt in ~~Round 5~~ from ~~several big combinations from Holyfield. It~~ appeared for a moment that ~~Cooper~~ might turn his back ~~to his opponent~~.		*Cooper's corner complained to the referee between the sixth and seventh rounds that Holyfield had "some kind of ointment" on his body or gloves that was getting into Cooper's eyes and causing them to burn. However, Cooper had a lot of ointment over his right eye at the start of the sixth round and the referee told Cooper's corner to remove some of it.
	*~~Action paused in Round 5 as~~ Holyfield's right glove ~~split open. Both fighters got a pretty lengthy break as the glove~~ had to be replaced.		*Cooper was warned by the referee in round seven for extending his left elbow.
	*Cooper ~~developed a~~ cut ~~above~~ his right eye and was bleeding from the mouth ~~in Round 5~~.		*Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight with two seconds left in the seventh round after Holyfield battered Cooper with twenty-four unanswered punches. [[HBO]] commentator [[Gil Clancy]] said, "Mills Lane did a remarkable job. He stepped in exactly when he should have stepped in."
	*Cooper ~~and his~~ corner complained to ~~Mills Lane~~ between the ~~6th~~ and ~~7th Rounds~~ that Holyfield had an "ointment" on his gloves that was ~~burning~~ Cooper's eyes. Cooper ~~did, however, enter Round 6 with~~ a ~~substantial amount~~ of ~~grease on~~ his ~~cut and now swollen~~ right eye.
	*Cooper warned in ~~Round 7~~ for extending an elbow.
	*Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight in ~~Round 7 as~~ Cooper ~~was taking big combinations and failing to mount any offense~~.
	*Holyfield scored a ~~total of 43 right uppercuts to the chin,~~ in ~~rounds three and five through seven~~.

	== ~~Comments~~ ==		==External Links==
	*~~The fight was won by Evander's right uppercut~~. ~~Cooper was never able to defend against it~~. ~~He did, however, put up~~ a ~~gutsy performance. As commentator Dick Landis said~~, ~~"It~~'~~s just incredible how Bert Cooper withstood that (barrage) and didn~~'~~t go down~~, ~~but Mills Lane did the wise thing~~..."		*[http://www.si.com/vault/1991/12/02/125532/heavy-going-evander-holyfield-had-his-hands-full-with-unheralded-stand-in-bert-cooper-before-retaining-his-title-with-a-seventh-round "Heavy Going" By Pat Putnam, ''Sports Illustrated'', December 2, 1991]
			*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXdS5WZWlG0 Full Fight on YouTube]

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			http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8clKNLJnPaM&feature=youtu.be

	*'''[[World Boxing Association]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Association]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>

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	<fight>5688</fight>		<fight>5688</fight>
	~~'''Aired on:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]]~~
	*'''[[World Boxing Association]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[World Boxing Association]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]]''' '''Heavyweight Title'''<br>
			*'''Aired on:''' [[HBO World Championship Boxing]]<br>
	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	[[file:F5688Po.jpeg\|right\|~~200px\|thumb~~]]		[[file:F5688Po.jpeg\|right\|275px]]
	* Holyfield earned $6 million for the fight. He was originally scheduled for a $30 million payday to fight top-ranked [[Mike Tyson]] who withdrew because of a rib injury. The original replacement was [[Francesco Damiani]] who was also injured in training. Thus, Cooper was a short-notice replacement's replacement. Cooper earned $750,000 for the fight.		*Holyfield earned $6 million for the fight. He was originally scheduled for a $30 million payday to fight top-ranked [[Mike Tyson]] who withdrew because of a rib injury. The original replacement was [[Francesco Damiani]] who was also injured in training. Thus, Cooper was a short-notice replacement's replacement. Cooper earned $750,000 for the fight.
	* The fight was not recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]] as a title fight due to Cooper not being in their rankings. He did, however, come in ranked #12 by the [[International Boxing Federation]].		*The fight was not recognized by the [[World Boxing Council]] as a title fight due to Cooper not being in their rankings. He did, however, come in ranked #12 by the [[International Boxing Federation]].
	* Cooper down from a left hook to the body at 1:15 into Round 1.		*Cooper down from a left hook to the body at 1:15 into Round 1.
	* Cooper warned in Round 1 for a low blow.		*Cooper warned in Round 1 for a low blow.
	* Holyfield hurt by a counter right hook in Round 3 and down from an accumulation of punches. On the way down, he grabbed the top rope to stay off the canvas but it was ruled a knockdown; the first of Evander's career. He took an 8 count.		*Holyfield hurt by a counter right hook in Round 3 and down from an accumulation of punches. On the way down, he grabbed the top rope to stay off the canvas but it was ruled a knockdown; the first of Evander's career. He took an 8 count.
	* Cooper hurt by a big uppercut in Round 3 after Holyfield was able to regain himself.		*Cooper hurt by a big uppercut in Round 3 after Holyfield was able to regain himself.
	* Cooper hurt in Round 5 from several big combinations from Holyfield. It appeared for a moment that Cooper might turn his back to his opponent.		*Cooper hurt in Round 5 from several big combinations from Holyfield. It appeared for a moment that Cooper might turn his back to his opponent.
	* Action paused in Round 5 as Holyfield's right glove split open. Both fighters got a pretty lengthy break as the glove had to be replaced.		*Action paused in Round 5 as Holyfield's right glove split open. Both fighters got a pretty lengthy break as the glove had to be replaced.
	* Cooper developed a cut above his right eye and was bleeding from the mouth in Round 5.		*Cooper developed a cut above his right eye and was bleeding from the mouth in Round 5.
	* Cooper and his corner complained to Mills Lane between the 6th and 7th Rounds that Holyfield had an "ointment" on his gloves that was burning Cooper's eyes. Cooper did, however, enter Round 6 with a substantial amount of grease on his cut and now swollen right eye.		*Cooper and his corner complained to Mills Lane between the 6th and 7th Rounds that Holyfield had an "ointment" on his gloves that was burning Cooper's eyes. Cooper did, however, enter Round 6 with a substantial amount of grease on his cut and now swollen right eye.
	* Cooper warned in Round 7 for extending an elbow.		*Cooper warned in Round 7 for extending an elbow.
	* Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight in Round 7 as Cooper was taking big combinations and failing to mount any offense.		*Referee [[Mills Lane]] stopped the fight in Round 7 as Cooper was taking big combinations and failing to mount any offense.
	* Holyfield scored a total of 43 right uppercuts to the chin, in rounds three and five through seven.		*Holyfield scored a total of 43 right uppercuts to the chin, in rounds three and five through seven.

	== Comments ==		== Comments ==
	* The fight was won by Evander's right uppercut. Cooper was never able to defend against it. He did, however, put up a gutsy performance. As commentator Dick Landis said, "It's just incredible how Bert Cooper withstood that (barrage) and didn't go down, but Mills Lane did the wise thing..."		*The fight was won by Evander's right uppercut. Cooper was never able to defend against it. He did, however, put up a gutsy performance. As commentator Dick Landis said, "It's just incredible how Bert Cooper withstood that (barrage) and didn't go down, but Mills Lane did the wise thing..."