Holyfield and Bowe Vs Bert Cooper. How did Bowe make it look so easy?

He's not there on the footage of the fight & the commentators mention his absence from the training camp because Bowe was a little heavier than usual.

It was the on Holyfield-Douglas undercard :good

 

Timing. And confidence.

Cooper fancied his chances against Holy and he did not against Bowe.

What was at stake for Cooper in the Bowe fight?

At that time Cooper very much saw himself as a cruiser in the heavyweight division. where as against Holyfeild, Cooper was on a better heavyweight run and was against what to his eyes was just another cruiser.

Has everyone forgot how Holyfeild was slated for struggling against Cooper?

Evander always struggled with former cruisers nearer his natural weight class. He could beat big slow guys with speed but nobody was impressed with the Bobby cyz performance either.