Boxing gave me a voice to express the anger I felt for where I came from. Gerry Cooney angerboxexpress Change image and share on social
I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion. Gerry Cooney careerchampiondeal Change image and share on social
People haven't seen enough of me. My fights haven't gone the distance, and people have a lot of questions. I want to find out for myself as much as the people do. I want to find out what I can do. Gerry Cooney distancefightfind Change image and share on social
I don't fear Holmes, but I think he's a good fighter. He has a lot of pride. But I wouldn't be fighting him if I feared him. It's going to be a tough fight. People say with all the hoopla out there, I won't be able to handle it. I believe the pressure's on him. I'm just going to do my thing. Gerry Cooney fearfightfighter share on social
I've always wanted to fight. I love to fight. Gerry Cooney fighthavelove Change image and share on social
Too many fighters stay in the game for too long. They stay because it's awfully hard to walk away from the roar of the crowd. Really hard. You live for that and so you stay too long. And you might have a wife and kids to feed. So you keep fighting because you don't know how to do anything else. Gerry Cooney crowdfeedfight share on social
When I was 15, I decided to take up the sport seriously, so I went down to the Y.M.C.A. My first day there, this little Italian guy beat my brains out. I decided to quit. Then I realized I really wanted to be a fighter. I worked at it, went back, and that little Italian guy didn't beat me up no more. Gerry Cooney backbeatbrain share on social
Boxing was a way to express my anger. All of a sudden, I was expressing anger, and I was good at it. I was like a Jekyll and Hyde. Boxing helped me because I was fighting the anger out. I was knocking guys out. Gerry Cooney angerboxexpress share on social
What hurt most were the people who came up to me and said they lost $1,000 on me. It just makes you mad. Gerry Cooney 000hurtlose Change image and share on social
Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics. Gerry Cooney boxduepolitic Change image and share on social