Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.
Gary Bates (0-3 across 3 tracked bouts) and Gerry Cooney (28-3) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 2 common opponents.
Gary Bates vs Gerry Cooney — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gerry Cooney leads 1–0- Gerry Cooney wonCooney vs BatesFeb 11, 1978 · KO · R4
The Numbers
- 0-3
- Record
- 28-3 (edge)
- 0%
- Win %
- 90.3% (edge)
- 0
- Wins by knockout
- 24 (edge)
- —
- KO rate
- 85.71%
- —
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 86%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 3
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 0.4
- Bouts per year
- 2.4 (edge)
- 3
- Bouts tracked
- 31
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- —
- Height
- 6′6″ (198 cm)
- —
- Reach
- 81″ (206 cm)
- —
- Age
- 70
- —
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGary Bates · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Gerry Cooney · 28 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
3
Other
1
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (3 and 31 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
2 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gary Bates
LLL
L3 streak · last fought Feb 11, 1978
Gerry Cooney
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 15, 1990
Common Questions
- Have Gary Bates and Gerry Cooney ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gary Bates and Gerry Cooney met once on February 11, 1978, and Gerry Cooney won by KO in round 4.
- Who has the better record, Gary Bates or Gerry Cooney?
- Gary Bates is 0-3 across the 3 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Gerry Cooney is 28-3. Gerry Cooney has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
- Who has more knockouts, Gary Bates or Gerry Cooney?
- Gary Bates has 0 knockout wins and Gerry Cooney has 24. Gerry Cooney has more.
- Do Gary Bates and Gerry Cooney have any common opponents?
- Gary Bates and Gerry Cooney share 2 common opponents: Ken Norton and Ron Lyle. Gerry Cooney fared better against 2 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gary Bates and Gerry Cooney?
- This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Gary Bates and 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.