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Cooney vs. Norton: Prediction, Odds, Date, Stats

Gerry Cooney (Gentleman) and Ken Norton (The Black Hercules) are scheduled to meet in a bout on at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Let's take a look at the stats, odds of winning, and the prediction for this fight.

24
Feb 15, 1977
24-0
0
20 (83.3%)
198 cm
206 cm
8 cm
Orthodox
Oct 24, 1980
6m, 17d
24
Age
Debut
Record
Title Fights
KOs
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stance
Last Fight
Layoff
Win Streak
37
Nov 14, 1967
42-6-1
3
33 (67.3%)
191 cm
203 cm
12 cm
Orthodox
Nov 7, 1980
6m, 4d
1
WBC
HV
e1
Monday, 11 May 1981
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Gerry Cooney vs. Ken Norton

Date

This fight between Gerry Cooney and Ken Norton took place on 11 May, 1981 at the Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.

Tale of the Tape

At 198 cm, Gerry Cooney is the taller of the two by 7 cms; Ken Norton is 191 cm. Besides being the taller fighter, with a reach of 206 cm, Cooney also has reach advantage of 3 cms over Norton's 203 cm. Norton has a 4 cm ape index advantage over Cooney.

Cooney is coming in to this fight with an undefeated record of 24-0 (20 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 17 days ago against Ron Lyle, which he won via 1st round KO.

Ron Lyle's boxing career

Norton comes in with a record of 42-6-1 (33 KOs). His last fight was 6 months and 4 days ago against Randall Cobb, which he won via 10 round split decision.

Both the fighters fight out of the orthodox stance.

On the day of the fight, Cooney will be 24 years and 9 months old. Norton will be 37 years and 9 months old.

Prediction and Odds

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After considering the both the fighters' stats and their performance patterns, the winning odds is calculated to be at 70-30 in favor of Gerry Cooney. Here is the prediction for Cooney vs Norton.

Gerry Cooney should win this fight. It is going to be very hard for Ken Norton to win this one.

Result

Gerry Cooney defeated Ken Norton via 1st round TKO. Norton's 1 fight win streak comes to an end, and Cooney advances his win streak to 25. Cooney is now 25-0, and Norton 42-7-1.

Fight Recommendations

  1. Michael Spinks knocks out Gerry Cooney in the 5th round
  2. Larry Holmes knocks out Gerry Cooney in the 13th round
  3. Larry Holmes defeats Ken Norton via 15-round split decision
  4. Ken Norton defeats Jimmy Young via 15-round split decision
  5. Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton via 15-round unanimous decision in their 3rd fight
  6. Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton via 12-round split decision in their 2nd fight
  7. Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali via 12-round split decision