Foreman-Cooney '80

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  1. JohnThomas1

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    Nope. Shavers had Holmes maybe a punch off losing, Snipes tho outclassed dropped him hard, Weaver put up a better fight than Cooney, etc.

    Holmes carried Cooney quite a bit by taking an extremely safety first approach due to Cooney's immense hype and superb power. Great winning tactic, but it made Cooney look a lot better than he was.
     
  2. My2Sense

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    He gave him a good workout, but not his hardest fight. He had much tougher/closer fights against Witherspoon, Williams, and Weaver, and Shavers and Snipes gave him his most desperate moments.
     
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    2 sense,you talk sense, Larry had his work cut out with Bone- crusher for a while too!
     
  4. JohnThomas1

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    Longhorn mentioned prime tho.
     
  5. ThinBlack

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    Foreman still would've kayoed Cooney.