Caught up w/ Gerry Cooney last night at 10th Annual Fight to Educate charity boxing! - Page 2

fitefanSHO

What I remember is that he didn't fight very much after Holmes, in all those years after that, there was more talk about fighting than actual fighting. But on the biggest night of his life, he gave the heavyweight champion of the world a heck of a fight. Can't take that away from the big guy!

Barnburner

Nice interview man.

joseph5620

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Originally Posted by fitefanSHO

What I remember is that he didn't fight very much after Holmes, in all those years after that, there was more talk about fighting than actual fighting. But on the biggest night of his life, he gave the heavyweight champion of the world a heck of a fight. Can't take that away from the big guy!

I'm not old enough to remember that but from what I've read Cooney's people basically cashed out with the Holmes fight.

fitefanSHO

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Originally Posted by Barnburner

Nice interview man.

Thanks, I just try to let Gerry talk.

I hear a lot of guys these days interview fighters and the time they actually spend talking and asking long winded questions takes up more time than the fighters actually spend talking.

New England · 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by fitefanSHO

Cooney was like 6'5, and I'm 6'11. We had a good laugh about it.

you are 6'11"?!?!?

that's like KG status

how do you fit in your SHO lol?

let me borrow three or four inches for this weekend
you wont miss them haha

fitefanSHO

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Originally Posted by New England

how do you fit in your SHO lol?

I just like the car so much I make it work!

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