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I saw my brother have an altercation one time. He hit a guy with a left hook to the body and a right hand to the chin. He not only knocked the guy out, but out of wind. That stuck with me. It scared me.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Body Brother Chin Guy Hand He Hit Hook Knocked Left Me One Time Only Out Right Right Hand Saw Scared Stuck Time Wind

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I had two managers who couldn't stand each other. I had a promoter, Don King, who couldn't get any fights, and I was fighting once a year. I knocked out Norton and then didn't fight for 13 months. Then I fight the heavyweight champion of the world.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Any Champion Each Fight Fighting Fights Get Had Heavyweight King Knocked Managers Months Once Once A Year Other Out Promoter Stand Then Two Who World Year

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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

Topics: Any Fighter Had Like Me Problems Pulling Solving Things Two Want You

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It's tough waking up in the morning and reading derogatory stories about you.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: About Derogatory Morning Reading Stories Tough Up Waking Waking Up You

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I always had the hope that Holmes and I would fight again.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Again Always Fight Had Holmes Hope Would

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I never fought because of my father. I started to box before he pushed me. It had nothing to do with him.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Because Before Box Father Fought Had He Him Me Never Nothing Pushed Started

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My father would never have lost to Holmes.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Father Holmes Lost Never Would

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You can have more than one career, but you only have one family.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Career Family More Only Than You

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I grew up in a household where I learned five things from my old man. You know what they were? You're no good. You're a failure. You're not going to amount to anything. Don't trust nobody, and don't tell nobody your business. When I lost to Larry Holmes in 1982, I felt all five of those things smacked me right across the face.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: Across Amount Anything Business Face Failure Felt Five Going Good Grew Holmes Household Know Larry Learned Lost Man Me Nobody Old Old Man Right Tell Things Those Trust Up Were Where You Your

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When I see a fighter gets into the ring, I not only see the fighter, but I see his wife and children. I care about what happens to them. I care about what happens to that fighter after he gets out of the ring.

~Gerry Cooney

Topics: About After Care Children Fighter Gets Happens He His Only Out Ring See Them Wife I See I Care

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: August 4th, 1956

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