“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
“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
