If Gerry Cooney had fought from about 1929-1935

I sure he would hold the title for a year, and lose it the next year.

 

He was kind of a left hooking version of Baer, but probably a better boxer, though. So he should at least hold the title at some point, maybe even until Louis takes it from him.

 

Everyone needs to understand that Cooney had drinking problems he has even entered the ring drunk

 

I just think he be part of the crowd in regards to title.

Each guy held it a year before Braddock's break of couse.

It would go from Schemling to Cooney To Sharkey to Carnera, to Baer to Braddock, all in about 5 years. I just think Cooney would just be one of the many former champs Louis beat on his way to the top.

 

It would mainly depend upon what distractions were available to Mr Cooney outside the ring and how firm a hold they take of him.

It would also depend who he got his title shot against and when.

He is not going to get a title shot just for being white in this era (white heavyweights being ten a penny) and he would have to beat a couple of ranked contenders to get it.

The fact that he would have to be put through his paces before getting a title shot might do him a favour. It is posible that the social conditions of the day make him more hungry and more focused, because if he screws up his boxing career it is back to shoveling sh1t.

 

biggest gutless bum of a fighter in my lifetime. ABSOLUTY GUTLESS AND HEARTLESS. A COMPLETE EASY ROAD TAKING FRONTRUNNER. :smoke

 

Ha, I'd like to see you step In the ring with him, even today, and tell him that. I know I wouldn' t.

 

cooney would be champ perhaps him and schmeling share the tittle in a series and one of them becomes the first fighter to regain the tittle

 

If Cooney had fought in Jack Dempseys era he would have been able to buy his cocaine from Harrods.

 

Well he wouldn't have beaten Joe Louis that's for sure. But I say he'd have fared probably as well as he did. Beat some of the smaller or past-prime fighters. Struggle against the better ones but have a punchers chance and a clear size advantage over most.

I think h'ed beat Carnera, for sure. Baer? Depends which Max shows up, but a resilient one firing on all cylinders will stop Cooney getting his best work done and will take him out late on in the fight.

 

it's true. and to tell ya, i've seen women fighters w/ bigger balls and less telegraphing than cooney. and even at 47, i'd still give myself a chance to knock the bum kickin' in the street.:smoke

 

I do not think Cooney had the mental toughness to be a champion in any era. He was mentally fragile and fell apart as soon as things did not go his way. You have to remember fighters back in the 30's even the Heavyweights fought several times a year. Cooney was also injury prone I don't think his fragile body could hold up to that schedule. Like someone else said he would not be getting title shots just because he was 'white' as white Heavyweights were a dime a dozen in those days he would have had to work for a title shot and I doubt Cooney could handle it.

 

That era was a tough one. Cooney may have been more serious about the sport and less from outside attractions, women, booze and substance abuse. I think Gerry would make the top 10 but not so sure he would get to a title. Schmeling,Baer, I think are bad match-ups and Primo was not that bad. I do think Cooney had the power if managed correctly (wacko Twins?) to make a place in the top 10