Bert Cooper fan here as my avatar will attest.
I would say Bert was a talented fighter who underachieved and didn't have the self discipline it took to be a champion.
That said, he started his career quite successfully under the guidance of Joe Frazier, hence the moniker "Smokin' Bert Cooper. He was in a phone booth war with Ray Mercer, in which he split Mercer's lip and broke his jaw, but he lost the decision.
On short notice, as a result of Francesco Damiani sustaining an injury, Cooper received a shot at Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Evander Holyfield and gave him everything he could handle, including knocking Holyfield down in the 3rd Round. It's not an exaggeration to say Cooper was perhaps a few punches from stopping Holyfield. Holyfield would rally to stop Cooper in the 7th.
A year later, in 1992, Bert would get another title shot, this time for the vacant WBO title against Michael Moorer. What resulted was one of the best Heavyweight fights of the 90s, with both fighters tasting the canvas in the 1st round, Moorer hitting the deck again in the 3rd, and Moorer getting the last laugh with a 5th Round TKO.
Bert had some nice wins in his career against the likes of Willie DeWitt, Orlin Norris, Tyrone Booze and Joe Hipp.
Bert had drug problems that really derailed promising career. In fact it was that, and his reluctance to do roadwork that caused Joe Frazier to leave him a few years into his career.
So I would say Bert Cooper was more than a journeyman but not dedicated enough to be a champion.
good post..
Wow...many people here don't know a sh*it about Bert Cooper, and when guys says things like "i looked at his boxrec and don't look good", is really sad.
he had really good power
IT HAS TO HAPPEN!
I dont know why yall be hating, its a good event man with alot of hype and drama, who cares who mayweather is fighting he already proved he is the best and beat everyone he had to beat no one out their will add a damn thing to his career not a single ounce of credit will be added to his career for beating garcia, porter, thurman, etc etc so quit with that BS, Mayweather vs Connor makes so much sense for maywaether it crazy some of yall dumb fucks cant even see it. Him Beating Conor will add more to his legacy and another accolade to his long list of accomplishments where as him beating any of those others name do neither and to mention Connor is the only one that can get him that 100 mill+ paycheck mayweather wants.
not happening and why should it? have u even seen mcgregor box?
shut your bitch ass up, lmfao what you think they gonna sale as 2 great boxers going at it? lmfao no
but why watch this if mcgregor cannot box? i saw his video. he is not good at all.
i would not watch it
he would have made duran look foolish. he would beat hagler too but it would be close.
he would lose to hearns though. too much size and too many tools. has good speed too. would have no respect for mayweathers power just like he had no respect for durans power
I just miss fighters like Tyson, RJJ, HOLYFIELD, bowe, duran, hearns, leonard, hagler, prince naseem and his awesome showboating, lennox, briggs, delahoya, vargas, mayweather, pacquiao, hatton, etc. etc.
Where are the fighters like these guys and the awesome action packed matchups???? That is the kind of boxing I want to see.
Just like the wrestling need a young version of Vince McMahon , Eric Bishoff, Paul Haymon...Boxing need a young version Bob Arum & Don King
I want to see another mike tyson!!!
There has to be at least one of them out there in the world.
Prepare yourself for an onslaught of the unbeatable 'the Duran Of Montreal' posts.
And for the record, PBF probably takes it at caneloweight and MW, with a Camacho like stick and move performance.
dont no about that but it would be close
Hahaha floyd needa him thats laughable. Floyd could rematch pac and make another 100 million or more. He can rematch canelo and make a huge pay day he can fight cotto again and make a huge payday he can fight ggg and get a huge payday he can fight Danny and get a huge payday he can fight thurman porter winner and get a huge payday. Floyd calls the shots not McGregor. Im not even a floyd fan but id be rooting for floyd to ko this guy if this circus act actually happens.
connor vs floyd would make a lot of money. low risk for floyd to.
Most guys gain 10-12 lbs overnight...not 18-20 lbs like Canelo. That's fking ridiculous...Canelo was bigger than every guy who fought last night..vanes was 170, he was the closest...
that makes mayweathers win over him ever more great.
No its because a lot of posters here are very new to the sport and never watched his fights at lower weights..thats why they say stupid stuff like he ran and hugged his entire career
i am just tired of all of the ggg vs mayweather threads.
why would ne one want to see that? mayweather is old and smaller
GSP is listed at 5'10 which in reality he's probably 5'9. Connor looks about 2 inches shorter than GSP in the pic so what's your point? Besides, Pac is more like 5'4-5'5ish. I think you're the one who is high.
pacquiao looks 5'6