Bert Cooper

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  1. SHADAPBLAD

    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    A lot of his cruiserweight fights were wild brawls, although one could say they were more like blowouts in favor of Cooper
     
  2. ideafix12

    ideafix12 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Loren Ross and The truth Williams were good fights too
     
  3. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    have you seen Weaver vs. Cooper, it seems like it would be a brawl. I never have seen it cuz I'd have to buy a dvd, and I've been putting it off.
     
  4. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    that's what I thought, Cooper's level of opposition went down after Moorer, kinda like u were saying. Cooper was subject to several bad stoppages in my opinion.
     
  5. William Walker

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    like which ones?
     
  6. William Walker

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    Loren Ross? Did Cooper go down in Round 1? that seems to be his signature
     
  7. Dubblechin

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    It's not a brawl. Kind of a boring decision. Weaver jabs a lot.
     
  8. William Walker

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    ya, I knew that was a possibility with Weaver, Cooper just doesn't seem to get caught up much in boxing sessions or dull fights.
     
  9. William Walker

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    Was his loss to Reggie Gross any good? I imagine the Gross that fought Tyson, when he fought Cooper it would be a thriller.
     
  10. William Walker

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    and what about Samson Pouha and Jeremy Williams, were those any good?
     
  11. Bonecrusher

    Bonecrusher Lineal Champion Full Member

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    No. Coop beat him pretty thoroughly.
     
  12. greynotsoold

    greynotsoold Boxing Addict

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    If my memory of that fight is correct, Cooper started strong but got tired and Gross came back to win. It was on ESPN and I haven't seen it since it happened.
     
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    Several literally means three. In any event, I have never been able to watch the Weaver fight, but I understand that was pretty hard-fought. I think he had one of his best nights against Joe Hipp.

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  14. mr. magoo

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    I wouldn’t call that fight a “war” but Smokin Bert did ok in the early rounds. He was backing up Sanders against the ropes, cutting off the ring, working the body and hitting him with some good shots. I actually gave him the second round. The end kinda sucked though. Bert got floored, got back up took a couple more shots then quit.
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  15. The Senator

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    A nice memory of the event, and I always find it interesting to read incidental details of experiences like that, but I couldn't help but snicker at the "First Golf War."