“I am a fight fan. I think boxing had its problems and kind of fell away for a while, but it's coming back strong .” ThinkingKindProblemFightingStrongFansBoxingComing Back Author:Gerry Cooney
“I got messed up between my fight with Ken Norton and my fight with Larry Holmes; I got messed up with alcohol. I needed at least a year more experience, with three or four more fights before I fought Holmes. But I couldn't get any fights. Don King had all the contenders, and unless I signed myself over to him, I couldn't get a fight.” YearsFightingThreeFourKingsNeededAlcoholLarryHolmesMessed Up Author:Gerry Cooney
“The way to beat the Klitschkos is to get inside, under the jab, and bang to the body. Do that for two or three or four rounds and then the hands will come down and then you turn them over. It's like chopping a tree down. These guys try to headhunt when they fight them and that won't work. But you back them up, the younger brother especially, and he loses heart.” WayTryingHeartTwoBodyHandsGuyTurnsFightingThreeLosesFourTreeBrotherBeatsDown AndRoundsOver ItBangsChoppingYounger Brother Author:Gerry Cooney
“Had I had another year, I think I would've beaten [ Harry Carpenter] - and Larry Holmes even said that himself; that if I'd had another year to get ready I'd have beaten him. Me and he are good friends today though, and that fight was a great moment for me. I lost, but then I had to move on and get on with my life.” IfsThinkingYearsSaidMomentsTodayMovingFightingLostReadyGood FriendBeatenLarryHolmesCarpenterGreat MomentsAnother Year Author:Gerry Cooney
“Gil Clancy told me to move around for six or seven rounds, but when you're a puncher and you catch someone, you got after them. And in that fight [with George Foreman in 1999] my timing was off and I got caught.” MovingFightingSixSevenRoundsCaughtTiming Author:Gerry Cooney
“The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before going in with [Larry] Holmes. That would have made all the difference.” MadeBigsWantedFightingDifferencesCareersFiveFourRegretManagersLarryHolmesPayday Author:Gerry Cooney
“All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.” DoneMovingFightingSportsTeamManagementSafetyExcitedFighterBoxingSafety Net Author:Gerry Cooney
“If you look at my career, towards the end you will see I was fighting like once a year. I was not part of the Don King top heavyweights, so I was kind of kept out. His guys were getting three to four fights a year and I could only get one.” IfsYearsLooksKindEndsGuyFightingThreeCareersFourKingsHeavyweights Author:Gerry Cooney
“The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be signed to him. I chose not to do that. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake.” IfsShouldHas BeensMightWould BeGuyFightingMistakeKingsPressesMight Have BeenHindsightBad Press Author:Gerry Cooney
