Floyd Patterson wins by TKO 8-10 Patterson survive s the early heat but barely, getting knocked down in the early rounds and severely hurt. Cooper then exhaust s his gas tank trying to finish Floyd off. Patterson s supreme condition and fast deadly shots break down Cooper and have him hurt, forcing a referee stoppage.
I would HOPE that Floyd Patterson would win this and he could. But a well trained and motivated Bert Cooper such as the one from 1990 to 1992 would be an extremely dangerous opponent. He went 12 rounds with Mercer in an absolute blood brawl that left both combatants swollen. He had the durable Evander Holyfield stunned and the only thing saving Holy from going down was grabbing the ropes. He decked a prime Michael Moorer twice. Defeated respectable fringe contenders in Orlin Norris, Joe Hipp and Will D’witt. This fight would be fought exclusively on the inside with both men throwing ripping hooks and crosses. Even if Floyd wins he’s still getting hurt and probably decked along the way.
Your right mate. Bert in the early 90 s was such a exciting and unpredictable fighter. The way he took Mercer to the brink, and had Moorer and Holy down, what a dangerous guy! Yes Floyd absolutely soon win.... but we know he could be Hurt and kod.
Yeah it would take some balls to put any serious money on this one. Both Cooper and Patterson were roughly 6’0” tall with Patterson being maybe a half inch taller. Floyd’s best weight ranged from 182 to 188. Cooper was 215-220 and pretty muscular for his best heavyweight outings. The only check mark against Bert was that he was notoriously inconsistent and had stamina problems. But if he’s on form and good to go for at least 8-9 rounds then Patterson is gonna have some problems.
That's why I think if Floyd can get through the early rounds, when Bert's hot, then he can take advantage of his stamina issues.
