Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker View Post
Can't believe people are saying Cooney. There are at least 1000 boxers who were hyped more undeservably than he was.
Speaking as someone who was following the sport closely when this fight happened, I can tell you there was a huge amount of hype for Cooney and his power. People were talking about Holmes getting knocked back to Africa with this fight. But Holmes schooled and dismantled him with relative ease.

Anyways, Cooney was/is a decent guy who was not to blame for the hype. Full props to him for the exellent work he has done in support of retired boxers.