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I didn’t get a chance to follow Gerry Cooney’s career as closely as Morrison’s due to the fact that I was only one when he turned pro in 1977, but as a boxing fan through the late 80’s and the 90’s I was regularly exposed to references about Gerry and most of them were negative. For instant whenever there was a new up and coming prospect knocking out stiffs, all the cynics would say, “He’s just another Gerry Cooney,” referring to the fact that the prospect would probably fall on his face the first time he raised his level of competition. Despite the negative aura surrounding his image as a fighter, the fighter who is Gerry Cooney has intrigued me and is a very important part of boxing history because his fight with Holmes is often sighted as the Champ’s greatest hour and his knock out losses to Spinks and Foreman helped lead those two into historical title fights against Tyson and Holyfield. [details]
