When I fought Holmes, I feel I was a better fighter than he was. I was just so caught up in what was written about the fight - I got caught up in that whole thing. Gerry Cooney catchfeelfight Change image and share on social
In '82, I was a little too young, I was a little inexperienced, and I was more concerned with going the distance in the fight than going out and taking Holmes out. Gerry Cooney concerndistancefight Change image and share on social
It's like I had two things pulling at me: you want to be a fighter, and you have problems. So I couldn't be a fighter, and I wasn't solving any problems. Gerry Cooney fighterproblempull Change image and share on social
I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym. Gerry Cooney bigbrothercatholic share on social
You can have more than one career, but you only have one family. Gerry Cooney careerfamily Change image and share on social
I was lucky. I held on to some of my money. I didn't really know what I wanted to do after boxing. But I found what I wanted to do. Gerry Cooney boxfindhold Change image and share on social
When we first started in Huntington Recreation with John Capobianco, we put four kids in the Golden Gloves finals. We didn't even have a ring. We trained at Stimson Junior High School. They give us the gym three nights a week. We used to box in the gym - no ring, just on the gym floor. Gerry Cooney boxcapobiancofinal share on social
