I am watching this documentary. Conney had skills and a killer body attack, but it seems to be his biggest opponent was himself. Cooney sure cut up many fighters really bad. He did. Personally I think his trainer was poor and his mangers were jokes. An underachiever if you will that had self doubts, and problems with drugs and alcohol. Otherwise he would have achieved more. But with his team and personal problems is was it was.
Did you know his team wanted the old Ali? Ali would fight not him! He should have waited for Holmes to age a bit. A prime Holmes was an all time opponent. Cooney probably took four rounds from Holmes and fought the wrong fight. He should have pressed it.
Watch the doc here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38sX37Axe_E
Did you know his team wanted the old Ali? Ali would fight not him! He should have waited for Holmes to age a bit. A prime Holmes was an all time opponent. Cooney probably took four rounds from Holmes and fought the wrong fight. He should have pressed it.
Watch the doc here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38sX37Axe_E
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