Prime Gerry Cooney vs Prime Wlad Klit

[Slowmotion]

who wins the war of the 2 white marshmallows?? if gerry lands the left hook, the klit will sleep forever, yes?

White marshmallows? Racist yes?

[landmine950]

Gerry Cooney fought an excellent 12 rounds against a very skilled and technical fighter Larry Holmes giving everything he had,and giving Larry all he could handle over 12 rounds. Unfortunatly......it was a 15 round fight

I wouldn't give Cooney a chance against Wlad. And don't forget he got sparked out against Micheal Spinks. BUT that fight against Larry raises a question.

Maybe it raises the question Larry vs Wlad.....?

Ok the Klitschko lovers have me cranked up!! lol! I'll change my reply!

Wlad is so easy to hit! Cooney lands the massive left hook. Ending Wlads career and knocking his PH.D right out of his memory banks.
Wlad has to go back to kindergarden to master potty training again.

[cockey cockney]

I think wlad is way more skiled than Cooney, and IMO would KO him, but there is a chane of Cooney landing one good punch, and cause the Klitschko train to derail.

Yep excatly what i was going to say. Put it this way Wlad on his best night schools Cooney on his best night IMO, but with Wladdy's shakey chin and Cooneys power hook it could easily be turned in one punch!

[brocktonblockbust]

actually white marshmallows is a double-ententre redundancy as I have never seen a marshmallow of any other color. I am white, you dumb cretin, so how can that be racist? You are a little knee-jerking in your reactions, yes? Your mind goes right to racism instead of just laughing about it, I think its funny, 2 white marshmallows, big deal. If it was 2 Italians I woulda said 2 Goombahs. Lighten up a little bit you white uptight man, you.

[Klitsfan]

Gerry Cooney fought an excellent 12 rounds against a very skilled and technical fighter Larry Holmes giving everything he had,and giving Larry all he could handle over 12 rounds. Unfortunatly......it was a 15 round fight

I wouldn't give Cooney a chance against Wlad. And don't forget he got sparked out against Micheal Spinks. BUT that fight against Larry raises a question.

Maybe it raises the question Larry vs Wlad.....?

Ok the Klitschko lovers have me cranked up!! lol! I'll change my reply!

Wlad is so easy to hit! Cooney lands the massive left hook. Ending Wlads career and knocking his PH.D right out of his memory banks.
Wlad has to go back to kindergarden to master potty training again.

Wladimir is not easy to hit especially by slow punching Cooney.Wladimir is far more skilled than Cooney.Wladimir has a much better shot at knocking him out than Coney would against him, not to mention Wladimir would box circles around him.

[Hulk]

Wlad wins this by KO....Cooney would not be able to handle the skill of Wlad...Cooney was a ham and egger...He also never faced a man with the power of Klitschko.....Gerry's whole arsonal depended on that left

Come on man. I think he fought someone who could match the power of the mighty Wladimir. Someone named....George Foreman!!!
This is a good topic IMO. Cooney in his prime would have KO'd Klit IMO. Just like Corey Sanders did. Him and Sanders have a good deal in common. Both, power punchers with quick hands. Cooney would have KO'd Wladimir the way I see it.

[Klitsfan]

Wlad wins this by KO....Cooney would not be able to handle the skill of Wlad...Cooney was a ham and egger...He also never faced a man with the power of Klitschko.....Gerry's whole arsonal depended on that left

Come on man. I think he fought someone who could match the power of the mighty Wladimir. Someone named....George Foreman!!!
This is a good topic IMO. Cooney in his prime would have KO'd Klit IMO. Just like Corey Sanders did. Him and Sanders have a good deal in common. Both, power punchers with quick hands. Cooney would have KO'd Wladimir the way I see it.

He did fight a guy of Wladimir's power(George Foreman) and was KO'd in 2 rounds! So I see how you would think Cooney would win.

[Hulk]

Wlad wins this by KO....Cooney would not be able to handle the skill of Wlad...Cooney was a ham and egger...He also never faced a man with the power of Klitschko.....Gerry's whole arsonal depended on that left

Come on man. I think he fought someone who could match the power of the mighty Wladimir. Someone named....George Foreman!!!
This is a good topic IMO. Cooney in his prime would have KO'd Klit IMO. Just like Corey Sanders did. Him and Sanders have a good deal in common. Both, power punchers with quick hands. Cooney would have KO'd Wladimir the way I see it.

He did fight a guy of Wladimir's power(George Foreman) and was KO'd in 2 rounds! So I see how you would think Cooney would win.

Yes, but George Foreman is a significantly greater puncher than Klit, and Cooney was quite past his prime at the time. Also Foreman's chin is legnedary, Klit's is not.

[Klitsfan]

Wlad wins this by KO....Cooney would not be able to handle the skill of Wlad...Cooney was a ham and egger...He also never faced a man with the power of Klitschko.....Gerry's whole arsonal depended on that left

Come on man. I think he fought someone who could match the power of the mighty Wladimir. Someone named....George Foreman!!!
This is a good topic IMO. Cooney in his prime would have KO'd Klit IMO. Just like Corey Sanders did. Him and Sanders have a good deal in common. Both, power punchers with quick hands. Cooney would have KO'd Wladimir the way I see it.

He did fight a guy of Wladimir's power(George Foreman) and was KO'd in 2 rounds! So I see how you would think Cooney would win.

Yes, but George Foreman is a significantly greater puncher than Klit, and Cooney was quite past his prime at the time. Also Foreman's chin is legnedary, Klit's is not.

Why do you say he is a significantly greater puncher than Wladimir?Go look at the opponents records that Cooney fought!The best guy he beat was a very old Ken Norton.He beat a lot of club fighters and lost when he stepped up.In his prime he was still fighting guys with records of 3wins and 2loses and 6wins and 2loses!Wladimir is a so much better fighter than Cooney ever was?Wladimir has always KO'd bigger guys easier than smaller guys and Cooney would be tailor made for him.Wladimir has KO'd guys with much better chins as well.

[sexydarin]

I've never checked his record, but how many guys had cooney been ko'd by?

[Taeth]

Wlad wins this by KO....Cooney would not be able to handle the skill of Wlad...Cooney was a ham and egger...He also never faced a man with the power of Klitschko.....Gerry's whole arsonal depended on that left

Come on man. I think he fought someone who could match the power of the mighty Wladimir. Someone named....George Foreman!!!
This is a good topic IMO. Cooney in his prime would have KO'd Klit IMO. Just like Corey Sanders did. Him and Sanders have a good deal in common. Both, power punchers with quick hands. Cooney would have KO'd Wladimir the way I see it.

He did fight a guy of Wladimir's power(George Foreman) and was KO'd in 2 rounds! So I see how you would think Cooney would win.

Yes, but George Foreman is a significantly greater puncher than Klit, and Cooney was quite past his prime at the time. Also Foreman's chin is legnedary, Klit's is not.

How can you determine who hit harder between Foreman and Klit? Its absolutely impossible.

[brocktonblockbust]

you really must be joshing.......does any sane person out there really think Klit hits even 50% as hard as Big George Oh my God, go join a badm inton forum or something.

[El Kabong]

actually white marshmallows is a double-ententre redundancy as I have never seen a marshmallow of any other color. I am white, you dumb cretin, so how can that be racist? You are a little knee-jerking in your reactions, yes? Your mind goes right to racism instead of just laughing about it, I think its funny, 2 white marshmallows, big deal. If it was 2 Italians I woulda said 2 Goombahs. Lighten up a little bit you white uptight man, you.

Buy some Lucky Charms!

Wlad wins....he has the superior talent in his prime and Gerry was just not a good boxer and if Larry Holmes hurt him that bad how would Wlad hurt him

[Klitsfan]

you really must be joshing.......does any sane person out there really think Klit hits even 50% as hard as Big George Oh my God, go join a badm inton forum or something.

Well Wladimir has 43 KO's in 47 wins and against guys who have never been stopped before.Wladimir has faced guys much bigger than the guys Foreman faced.Foreman faced more fighters that were under 210lbs than over that.Wladimir has only faced 1 fighter under 210lbs.The majority being over 230lbs.If Wladimir was facing guys that weighed under 200lbs there is no doubt he would have KO'd them all but as it is already only 4 of his wins have gone to the scorecards.

[The Shadow]

who wins the war of the 2 white marshmallows?? if gerry lands the left hook, the klit will sleep forever, yes?

Cooney, in my estimation, had the better chin of the two. After his devastating loss to Holmes, he spiraled into a world of drug/alcohol abuse. Even in his post-holmes state, Foreman commented that he had to stop him because he didn't think he could take another punch from Cooney.
However, I think that Klit is the better technician in the ring, and under Manny, I don't see how he would lose.
So I have mixed feelings about this match-up: Cooney after the Lyle fight...I'd say an early KO
Post-Holmes Cooney would have gotten KTFO.