Browsing Tag Bert Cooper

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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Opening Rounds

  In boxing, as in most things in life, it’s quality, not quantity. Excitement is the name of the game and the greatest fights are the ones offering the ...

  On June 10, 2021 / By Neil Crane
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  May 15, 1992: Moorer vs Cooper

  Michael Moorer and Bert Cooper were at different stages of their careers when they clashed for the vacant, and rather dubious, WBO world title and gave fight fans ...

  On May 15, 2021 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Nov. 23, 1991: Holyfield vs Cooper

  Let’s raise a glass and give a heart-felt salute to Bert Cooper, may he rest in peace. He went on to that big ring in the sky in ...

  On November 23, 2020 / By Robert Portis
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  Nov. 5, 1994: Foreman vs Moorer

  Boxing, they say, is a young man’s game. An obvious fact, one would think, especially for a sport as rough and dangerous as pugilism. But on the other ...

  On November 5, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Top 12 All-Time Greatest Heavyweight Slugfests

  Heading into tonight’s much-anticipated rematch between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, the man they call “The Gypsy King” has repeatedly promised an action-packed war, a heavyweight version of ...

  On February 22, 2020 / By Patrick Connor