Bert Cooper vs Floyd Patterson

I suppose the scales Cooper was on were ****ed up then?

 

No, I know what he weighed.
It's not relevant. He was a small heavy or a cruiser. Not much bigger than Patterson at all.

 

Simply not true. For instance, one of Floyd's peak fights he weighed 195, and he was generally in that ball park. Against Holyfield, Cooper weighed 215 and looked not bad at all. That's 20 pounds he's got on Floyd.

 

They were both cruiserweights. One was much better. His name was Floyd Patterson.

 

Great.
Make him 215 or make him 192, it makes no difference. Perhaps the lighter weight would give him a better chance, but that's your call to make, it makes no difference to me because it's obvious Floyd would win anyway.
You cannot make him taller or give him more reach, or make him better than he was.
It's obvious to me that Floyd beats any version of Bert Cooper, whichever anyone think is the best suited for the fight.

 

191 pound Cooper :

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209 pound Cooper :

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215 pound Cooper :

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224 pound Cooper :

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Whichever one you like.
Patterson wins.

 

Gotta favor Floyd. But the Bert cooper who gave both Holyfield and Moorer fits would be a very hard and dangerous fight

 

I agree that Patterson would win regardless. I just can't see how beating people like Tony Fulilangi is comparable to almost beating people like Holyfield and Mercer.