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Gerry Cooney

"If you look at my career, towards the end you will see I was fighting like once a year. I was not part of the Don King top heavyweights, so I was kind of kept out. His guys were getting three to four fights a year and I could only get one."

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"If you look at my career, towards the end you will see I was fighting like once a year. I was not part of the Don King top heavyweights, so I was kind of kept out. His guys were getting three to four fights a year and I could only get one."

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"Joblessness brings you face to face with destiny."

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Gerry Cooney
"I was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away."

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Gerry Cooney
"If you look at my career, towards the end you will see I was fighting like once a year. I was not part of the Don King top heavyweights, so I was kind of kept out. His guys were getting three to four fights a year and I could only get one."

Career

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Gerry Cooney
"The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be signed to him. I chose not to do that. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake."

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Gerry Cooney
"Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics."

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Gerry Cooney
"All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on."

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Gerry Cooney
"By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful."

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Gerry Cooney
"You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring."

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Gerry Cooney
"I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion."

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Gerry Cooney
"Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh."

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Gerry Cooney
"I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time."

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