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Total Fights | 31 |
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Wins | 28 |
Losses | 3 |
Draws | 0 |
No-Contests | 0 |
Title Wins | 0 |
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Title Defenses | 0 |
Title-Fight KOs | 0 |
KO Wins | 24 |
KO Losses | 3 |
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In a professional boxing career spanning 12 years and 11 months, Gerry Cooney fought 31 times with 28 wins and 3 losses.
Cooney retired from professional boxing with a record of 28-3. He was a two-time heavyweight world title challenger. He had a 77.4% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 24 of his total 31 fights being knockout wins. Cooney suffered three knockout losses in his career, two of which were in title fights.
His last fight was a 2nd round KO defeat to George Foreman on January 15, 1990.
Some of Cooney's best fights and notable victories include wins over Hall-of-Famer Ken Norton, Jimmy Young, Eddie Lopez, Ron Lyle, Eddie Gregg, George Chaplin, Philipp Brown, and Grady Daniels.
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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31 | Jan 15, 1990 | 33 | George Foreman | Loss | KO2 |
30 | Jun 15, 1987 | 30 | Michael Spinks | Loss * | TKO5 |
29 | May 31, 1986 | 29 | Eddie Gregg | Win | KO1 |
28 | Dec 8, 1984 | 28 | George Chaplin | Win | TKO2 |
27 | Sep 29, 1984 | 28 | Philipp Brown | Win | TKO4 |
26 | Jun 11, 1982 | 25 | Larry Holmes | Loss * | TKO13 |
25 | May 11, 1981 | 24 | Ken Norton | Win | TKO1 |
24 | Oct 24, 1980 | 24 | Ron Lyle | Win | KO1 |
23 | May 25, 1980 | 23 | Jimmy Young | Win | TKO4 |
22 | Dec 14, 1979 | 23 | Leroy Boone | Win | TKO6 |
21 | Nov 9, 1979 | 23 | John Dino Denis | Win | TKO3 |
20 | Oct 9, 1979 | 23 | Malik Dozier | Win | KO6 |
19 | Aug 22, 1979 | 23 | Broderick Mason | Win | KO4 |
18 | Jun 29, 1979 | 22 | Tom Prater | Win | TKO2 |
17 | Feb 26, 1979 | 22 | Charlie Johnson | Win | KO1 |
16 | Jan 13, 1979 | 22 | Eddie Lopez | Win | UD |
15 | Dec 15, 1978 | 22 | Grady Daniels | Win | RTD5 |
14 | Nov 1, 1978 | 22 | Sam McGill | Win | UD |
13 | Oct 4, 1978 | 22 | Charley Polite | Win | KO4 |
12 | Jun 22, 1978 | 21 | G. G. Maldonado | Win | TKO8 |
11 | Mar 17, 1978 | 21 | S. T. Gordon | Win | DQ |
10 | Feb 11, 1978 | 21 | Gary Bates | Win | KO4 |
9 | Jan 27, 1978 | 21 | Austin Johnson | Win | KO1 |
8 | Jan 14, 1978 | 21 | Terry Lee Kidd | Win | KO1 |
7 | Dec 21, 1977 | 21 | Jimmie Sykes | Win | KO1 |
6 | Nov 30, 1977 | 21 | Quinnie Locklear | Win | KO1 |
5 | Nov 18, 1977 | 21 | Joe Maye | Win | KO4 |
4 | Aug 3, 1977 | 20 | Matt Robinson | Win | PTS |
3 | Mar 20, 1977 | 20 | Jose Rosario | Win | KO2 |
2 | Mar 2, 1977 | 20 | Jimmy Robertson | Win | KO2 |
1 | Feb 15, 1977 | 20 | Bill Jackson | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Gerry Cooney (Gentleman) is a 67-year old retired American professional boxer. He was born in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. on August 4, 1956. He retired without winning a major world title. His professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 1977 to 1990.
Cooney made his professional boxing debut against Bill Jackson at the age of 20 on February 15, 1977, defeating Jackson via 1st round KO. He went on to win 24 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 20 wins via stoppage.
He had his first world title fight at the age of 25 on June 11, 1982 after 25 professional fights, against Larry Holmes for the WBC and The Ring titles. He lost to Holmes via 13th round TKO.
Cooney had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against fellow American boxer George Foreman on January 15, 1990. Cooney lost the fight via 2nd round KO. It's been 34 years, 3 months, and 10 days since this fight.
Cooney knocked out 24 of his 31 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 77.4%. Of his total 28 wins, 24 of them were via KO (85.7%).