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

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George Foreman

George Foreman

Gerry Cooney

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Gerry Cooney

George Foreman (76-5) 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 5 common opponents.

Foreman

76

Wins68 KO · 89%

5

Losses

0

Draws82 tracked bouts

Cooney

28

Wins24 KO · 86%

3

Losses

0

Draws31 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Foreman leads 1–0

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

George Foreman and Gerry Cooney have met 1 time; Foreman leads 1–0.
Met1990Jan 15Series
George ForemanFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Gerry CooneyFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Foreman 8 · Cooney 0 of 8 measurable rows
ForemanCooney
Record
76-5 (edge)28-3
Win %0–100%
93.8% (edge)
90.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 68
68 (edge)
24
KO rate0–100%
89.47% (edge)
85.71%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
90% (edge)
86%
Times stopped†max 3
1 (edge)
3
Title reignsmax 5
5 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.9
2.9 (edge)
2.4
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 82
82
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

Height+3″
George Foreman: 6′3″
Gerry Cooney: 6′6″ (edge)
Reach+3″
George Foreman: 78″
Gerry Cooney: 81″ (edge)
Agenot comparable
George Foreman: Died aged 76
Gerry Cooney: 70
Stance
George Foreman: Orthodox
Gerry Cooney: Orthodox

George Foreman 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 Foreman77 wins · from 82 tracked bouts

George Foreman: 77 tracked wins — 69 by KO/TKO (90%) and 8 on the cards (10%). Counted from 82 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

69 by KO/TKO 90%8 on the cards 10%

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 Foreman 82, Gerry Cooney 31 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

5 shared

5 shared · Cooney better on 1 · even on 4

Foreman

Opponent

Cooney

  • George Foreman

    Win, TKO 2

    1974

    NortonEven

    Gerry Cooney

    Win, TKO 1

    1981

  • George Foreman

    Win, KO 5

    1976

    LyleEven

    Gerry Cooney

    Win, KO 1

    1980

  • George Foreman

    Loss, UD

    1977

    YoungCooney better

    Gerry Cooney

    Win, TKO 4

    1980

  • George Foreman

    Win, TKO 4

    1976

    DenisEven

    Gerry Cooney

    Win, TKO 3

    1979

  • George Foreman

    Win, KO 4

    1970

    PoliteEven

    Gerry Cooney

    Win, KO 4

    1978

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

George Foreman had won four in a row before losing a decision to Shannon Briggs. Foreman last boxed on Nov 22, 1997.WWWWL

Moorer Nov 1994Schulz Apr 1995Grimsley Nov 1996Savarese Apr 1997Briggs Nov 19972.9 tracked bouts per year

Gerry Cooney last boxed on Jan 15, 1990 — 13,427 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 Foreman and Gerry Cooney ever fought each other?
Yes. George Foreman and Gerry Cooney met once on January 15, 1990, and George Foreman won by KO in round 2.
The meeting

WJan 15, 1990 · Foreman · KO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Foreman or Cooney?
George Foreman is 76-5 and Gerry Cooney is 28-3. George Foreman has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Foreman76–593.8%

Cooney28–390.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Foreman or Cooney?
George Foreman has 68 knockout wins and Gerry Cooney has 24. George Foreman has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Foreman6889.5%

Cooney2485.7%

The Numbers ↓
Do Foreman and Cooney have any common opponents?
George Foreman and Gerry Cooney share 5 common opponents: Ken Norton, Ron Lyle and Jimmy Young (and 2 others). Gerry Cooney fared better against 1 of them.
5 shared opponents

Ken NortonWW

Ron LyleWW

Jimmy YoungLW

John "Dino" DenisWW

and 1 more

Common Opponents ↓
Who is bigger, Foreman or Cooney?
Gerry Cooney is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 8 cm above the other. Gerry Cooney also has the longer reach, by 7 cm.
Height · reach

Foreman190 cm199 cm reach

Cooney198 cm206 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Foreman and Cooney?
This comparison is drawn from 82 bouts tracked for George Foreman and 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Foreman82bouts

Cooney31bouts

How They Win ↓

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