“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
“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
“You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.” MenRealWaitingWalksRoomsFourRingsClimbsBellsHikingDressingsStairsReal MenDressing Rooms 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
