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• Muhammad Ali TKO 8 George Foreman, Oct. 30, ... • Larry Holmes TKO 13 Gerry Cooney, June 11, 1982: President Reagan was set to call Cooney if he won, but did not call Holmes.
Cooney was known for not throwing punches at the head, aiming instead for his opponent's chest, ribs, or stomach. This made him vulnerable at times, the fight against Holmes being an example. According to George Foreman, Gerry Cooney was one of the three hardest punchers he had faced in his career along with Ron Lyle and Cleveland Williams. [18]
Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper II; Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista; ... Leon Spinks vs. Muhammad Ali II; Michael Spinks vs. Gerry Cooney; T. Mike Tyson vs. Marvis ...
Jerry Quarry (May 15, 1945 – January 3, 1999), nicknamed "Irish" or "The Bellflower Bomber", was an American professional boxer. [2] During the peak of his career from 1968 to 1971, Quarry was rated by The Ring magazine as the most popular fighter in the sport.
In 1978 the heavyweight boxing landscape changed forever. The old, the young, the obscure, the fatal dreamers and the relentless schemers all came together to make it unforgettable.
On 16 April 1966 Muhammad Ali signed to make the fourth defence of the title he had won against Sonny Liston in June 1963, against Henry Cooper. [2] Cooper had faced Ali in the bout immediately prior to him becoming the champion and had famously knocked down the American with a trademark left hook at the end of the fourth round, with trainer Angelo Dundee appearing to possibly to pop an ampule ...
Norton had the edge in shots landed, hitting Ali with 197 punches while Ali hit him with 175, and leading 144 to 91 in power punches and 40% to 28% in accuracy. Norton landed more punches in 7 rounds and Ali did so in 4, with 1 round even. The Associated Press scored it 6–5 for Norton while United Press International had it 9–2 for Ali. In ...
Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper II; Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman; Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn; Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista; Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley; Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston; Muhammad Ali vs. Brian London; Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle; Muhammad Ali vs. Karl Mildenberger; Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton III; Muhammad Ali vs ...