Seemed to have quite the story, one I'd personally like to hear more of. He did some time, and picked up boxing late, turning pro at the relatively advanced age of 23. By the time Cook was 27 he would have his final fight. All told, he only fought in fourcalendar years... 1990, 1991, 1992 and 1994 when he staged his comeback, though I'm not sure why he took the time off the begin with. He seemed to be an all action fighter who could be quite vulnerable himself, who surprisingly turned boxer puncher for a night to win a title off of lethal Venezuelan puncher Israel Contreras. He went on to lose that title in his first attempted defense, and after hard loss to end his career against MAB, he was suddenly gone for good. Anyone remember the man, his fights, anything good? This content is protected
Amateur Trainer Kenny Adams "Best I've Trained" Lists Eddie Cook as: https://www.ringtv.com/397135-best-ive-trained-kenny-adams/ (also covers Kennedy McKinney, Mike McCallum, and several other good fighters) BEST PUNCHER – Eddie Cook – Best single puncher Eddie Cook. Him and a close second Diego Corrales. Also I have to add Edwin Valero. Those three were some of the better punchers I know, natural punchers, period. BEST OVERALL – McKinney – Kennedy McKinney was probably the best overall – great boxer, great puncher, good defense, good movement and conditioned. But other fighters who I could put in that category would be Edwin Valero, Jorge Linares — I thought they were great boxers, especially Edwin Valero – great puncher, very strong, conditioned, always wanted to be first. As you know, he has 27 wins, 27 knockouts, 19 in the first round, so that speaks for itself. Eddie Cook has to be another I would add in there, he had such a great personality for his punching power. He knocked a guy out (Israel Contreras) and broke his jaw in two or three places to win the world title. It was his 18th fight and the guy was 36-2-1 with 25 knockouts.
