Gerry Cooney (28-3, 24) was born in Manhattan, New York City,New York, U.S. on August 24, 1956. At the age of 20 years on February 15, 1977, he made his professional boxing debut against Bill Jackson, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Cooney's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to George Foreman at age 33 on January 15, 1990. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Gerry Cooney's best fights have been against Eddie Gregg, Ron Lyle, Ken Norton, Jimmy Young, Michael Spinks, Larry Holmes and George Foreman.
Cooney has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Jan 15, 1990 33 years, 4 months 28-3 (24) | 41 years 64-2 (60) | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS |
30  | Jun 15, 1987 30 years, 9 months 28-2 (24) | 30 years, 10 months 30-0 (20) | HW | 5 | TKO | LOSS |
29  | May 31, 1986 29 years, 9 months 28-1 (24) | 29 years, 10 months 24-1-1 (18) | HW | 1 | KO | WIN |
28 | Dec 8, 1984 28 years, 3 months 27-1 (23) | George Chaplin | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
27 | Sep 29, 1984 28 years, 1 months 26-1 (22) | Philipp Brown | HW | 4 | TKO | WIN |
26  | Jun 11, 1982 25 years, 9 months 25-1 (21) | 32 years, 7 months 39-0 (29) | HW | 13 | TKO | LOSS |
25  | May 11, 1981 24 years, 8 months 25-0 (21) | 37 years, 9 months 42-6-1 (33) | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
24  | Oct 24, 1980 24 years, 2 months 24-0 (20) | 39 years, 8 months 39-6-1 (27) | 1 | KO | WIN | |
23  | May 25, 1980 23 years, 9 months 23-0 (19) | 31 years, 6 months 25-9-2 (9) | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Dec 14, 1979 23 years, 3 months 22-0 (18) | Leroy Boone | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
21 | Nov 9, 1979 23 years, 2 months 21-0 (17) | John Dino Denis | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Oct 9, 1979 23 years, 1 months 20-0 (16) | Malik Dozier | 6 | KO | WIN | |
19 | Aug 22, 1979 22 years, 11 months 19-0 (15) | Broderick Mason | 4 | KO | WIN | |
18 | Jun 29, 1979 22 years, 10 months 18-0 (14) | Tom Prater | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
17 | Feb 26, 1979 22 years, 6 months 17-0 (13) | Charlie Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
16 | Jan 13, 1979 22 years, 4 months 16-0 (12) | Eddie Lopez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Dec 15, 1978 22 years, 3 months 15-0 (12) | Grady Daniels | 5 | RTD | WIN | |
14 | Nov 1, 1978 22 years, 2 months 14-0 (11) | Sam McGill | 8 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Oct 4, 1978 22 years, 1 months 13-0 (11) | Charley Polite | 4 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Jun 22, 1978 21 years, 9 months 12-0 (10) | G. G. Maldonado | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 17, 1978 21 years, 6 months 11-0 (9) | S. T. Gordon | 4 | DQ | WIN | |
10 | Feb 11, 1978 21 years, 5 months 10-0 (9) | Gary Bates | 4 | KO | WIN | |
9 | Jan 27, 1978 21 years, 5 months 9-0 (8) | Austin Johnson | 1 | KO | WIN | |
8 | Jan 14, 1978 21 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | Terry Lee Kidd | 1 | KO | WIN | |
7 | Dec 21, 1977 21 years, 3 months 7-0 (6) | Jimmie Sykes | 1 | KO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 30, 1977 21 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Quinnie Locklear | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Nov 18, 1977 21 years, 2 months 5-0 (4) | Joe Maye | 4 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Aug 3, 1977 20 years, 11 months 4-0 (3) | Matt Robinson | 4 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Mar 20, 1977 20 years, 6 months 3-0 (3) | Jose Rosario | 2 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Mar 2, 1977 20 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | Jimmy Robertson | 2 | KO | WIN | |
1 | Feb 15, 1977 20 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Bill Jackson | 1 | KO | WIN |
