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George Chaplin vs Gerry Cooney — record, stats and common opponents compared

George Chaplin

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Gerry Cooney

George Chaplin (23-9-2) 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Chaplin

23

Wins10 KO · 43%

9

Losses

2

Draws9 tracked bouts

Cooney

28

Wins24 KO · 86%

3

Losses

0

Draws31 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Cooney leads 1–0

George Chaplin and Gerry Cooney have met 1 time; Cooney leads 1–0.

George Chaplin and Gerry Cooney have met 1 time; Cooney leads 1–0.
Met1984Dec 8Series
George ChaplinFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Gerry CooneyFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Chaplin 0 · Cooney 6 of 6 measurable rows
ChaplinCooney
Record
23-9-228-3 (edge)
Win %0–100%
70.6%
90.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 24
10
24 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
43.48%
85.71% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
50%
86% (edge)
Times stopped†levelmax 3
3
3
Title reignslevelmax 0
0
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.4
1.1
2.4 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 31
9
31

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held
George Chaplin: No height on file
Gerry Cooney: 6′6″
Reachnot held
George Chaplin: No reach on file
Gerry Cooney: 81″
Agenot held
George Chaplin: No date of birth
Gerry Cooney: 70
Stance
George Chaplin: Not recorded
Gerry Cooney: Orthodox

George Chaplin left, Gerry Cooney right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
George Chaplin2 wins · from 9 tracked bouts

George Chaplin: 2 tracked wins — 1 by KO/TKO (50%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (50%). Counted from 9 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 by KO/TKO 50%1 by another method or unrecorded 50%

Gerry Cooney28 wins · from 31 tracked bouts

Gerry Cooney: 28 tracked wins — 24 by KO/TKO (86%), 3 on the cards (11%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (4%). Counted from 31 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

24 by KO/TKO 86%3 on the cards 11%1 by another method or unrecorded 4%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — George Chaplin 9, Gerry Cooney 31 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

George Chaplin last boxed on Aug 1, 1987 — 14,324 days ago. Chaplin had lost two straight, after one straight win.LLWLL

Dokes Nov 1981Bey Nov 1982Shavers Mar 1983Cooney Dec 1984Ferguson Aug 19871.1 tracked bouts per year

Gerry Cooney last boxed on Jan 15, 1990 — 13,426 days ago. Cooney had lost two straight, after three straight wins.WWWLL

Brown Sep 1984Chaplin Dec 1984Gregg May 1986Spinks Jun 1987Foreman Jan 19902.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have George Chaplin and Gerry Cooney ever fought each other?
Yes. George Chaplin and Gerry Cooney met once on December 8, 1984, and Gerry Cooney won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LDec 8, 1984 · Cooney · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Chaplin or Cooney?
George Chaplin is 23-9-2 and Gerry Cooney is 28-3. Gerry Cooney has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Chaplin23–9–270.6%

Cooney28–390.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Chaplin or Cooney?
George Chaplin has 10 knockout wins and Gerry Cooney has 24. Gerry Cooney has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Chaplin1043.5%

Cooney2485.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Chaplin and Cooney have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both George Chaplin and Gerry Cooney have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Chaplin and Cooney?
This comparison is drawn from 9 bouts tracked for George Chaplin and 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Chaplin9bouts

Cooney31bouts

How They Win ↓

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