Bert Cooper ATG Puncher??

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  1. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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    Here's what his peers have to say about him:

    Evander Holyfield: "Holy Jesus, Cooper hit harder than Tyson, it was the first time I ever feared for my life in the ring. "

    Michael Moorer: "I just gassed against Foreman, man was lucky. Now Smokin Bert Cooper was a real puncher."

    Mike Tyson: "I told Don King, **** you, you fight him if you love him so much."

    George Foreman: "I was terrified...everywhere he hit you, it hurt you."

    Riddick Bowe: "It hurt just to look at him."


    Ray Mercer: "Its was the closest I ever came to dying in the ring..."
     
  2. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are you sure about some of those? :lol:
     
  3. The Mongoose

    The Mongoose I honor my bets banned

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    Yep, you doubt the power of Smokin Bert? Corrie Sanders also said he hit harder than Rahman and Vitali, that Lennox Lewis must have been some kind of *****. You know, Cooper might have been the only power puncher Lewis avoided.
     
  4. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    He Grant isn't qualified to make any statements as far as I'm concerned - he thinks Tommy Hurricaine Jackson was a hard puncher!!?? :lol: Call yourself a historian - you're a joke - the only thing the holyfield fight proved is that Cooper was only a 3rd rate fighter (aswell as a third choice opponent behind Tyson, and the ATG Francesco Damiani) - a BIG TIME BANGER he definately was not!! :roll:
     
  5. RockysSplitNose

    RockysSplitNose Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    yeah right!!?? You give me some sources - they sound like you've lifted some totally unrelated quotes and rubbed out someone elses name and stuck Coopers in there - I've definately heard some of those quotes before - they're not about Cooper that's for sure :lol:
     
  6. tommygun711

    tommygun711 The Future Full Member

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    i would hardly call him an ATG puncher, but he can certainly bang, and turn a fight around
     
  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Boy, you sure are ****ing funny. You should take that show on the road, be a little more useful then it is here. As in, totally irrelevant and worthless. :-(
     
  8. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    very good point that he could have been a better cruiser. and his fight with holy is in my top 10 favourites of all time. both put on amazing performances and displays of heart
     
  9. The Mongoose

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    OBCboxer begs to differ. And yes, I feel my post is urgently relevant in a "diss" thread started from a misquote. **** such as this has no place in Classic, might as well have a chuckle...eh?

    NOW LAUGH YOU MOTHER****ER, LAUGH!!!

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  10. The Morlocks

    The Morlocks Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    the tyson quote is about Foreman and you can find it in the boxing mags
     
  11. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Hhahahaha!

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  12. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    I really don't have to say a thing .... you're another keyboard loudmouth who knows nothing about the sport. Keep spewing your stupidity ... :good
     
  13. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    He was a cruiser when he broke into the national spotlight by whipping Henry Tillman's ass on national television ... That was his weight ... he moved up as he lost control of his career ..
     
  14. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    :rofl
     
  15. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    oh for sure. that was his prime weight but he is best remembered for being the best heavyweight punching bag of the 90s. if he had stuck at cruiser, who knows