I'm leaning towards Coopers insane power making the difference according to Mcall his punch was more fearsome then Kid dynmaties.
Cruiser? Hmm. I still favour Cooper, due to Dwight's feet being slow as molasses at 190, and an alcoholic, but his brilliant head movement and counters would give Cooper a lot to think about.
Qawi actually the smarter boxer might cause Cooper to small himself down to fight a shorter fighter. Not sure but I think that may cause issues for Cooper to land effectively. Wisdom says Cooper wins, but since his best shots were against taller fighters I really think Qawi ducks under a LOT of shots. I'll take Qawi by heavily disputed SD.
Qawi disappointed me big time; I was at first really bummed he beat Saad but I was quick to jump onboard the "light heavy Frazier" buzz that was going on at that time. I was rooting for him against Spinks (though I'm a fan of both those two at light heavy) and was crestfallen by the outcome. His forays into heavy were mostly embarrassing for fans imo. He thrilled giving Foreman trouble, but it was a disgrace how he ended that fight. It was obvious guys like Bowe and Tyson would have half annihilated his ass.
Dwight by clear UD or late stoppage. I think Cooper would land some good shots, though and it would be pretty exciting stuff early on. Dwight is just too good defensively and would let Cooper punch himself out. Bert's stamina and defense are not good enough to prevent a loss in this matchup. Bert's best win at 190 was a razor close win over Henry Tillman. Qawi almost beat Holyfield over 15 rounds. Cooper also gassed out and lost to Nate Miller and Everett "big foot" Martin.
This. Cooper's main weapon was that sneaky-quick right hand over the top, but you're not going to catch Qawi with stuff like that. First, he loved to counter right hands, and because he ducked and rolled so much and so effectively the punches to hit him with were jabs and stuff underneath. Cooper's strong, he just doesn't have the right weaponry here.
Qawi from the Holyfield 1 fight batters Cooper, levels above, Qawi counters him at will, out jabs him, Cooper with the way he fought suited fighting taller men, against a shorter fighter like Qawi, he’s just leaving big gaps, and especially with Qawi Ben g skilled, being able to create space for himself, he’d a field day countering him, the height of Cooper would only meant gaps are bigger since Cooper didn’t know how to use his advantages and stay behind the jab.
