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.
Gerry Cooney (28-3) and Jimmie Sykes (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.
Gerry Cooney vs Jimmie Sykes — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Gerry Cooney leads 1–0- Gerry Cooney wonCooney vs SykesDec 21, 1977 · KO · R1
The Numbers
- 28-3 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2
- 90.3% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 24 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 85.71%
- KO rate
- —
- 86%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.4 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.4
- 31
- Bouts tracked
- 2
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
- 6′6″ (198 cm)
- Height
- —
- 81″ (206 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 70
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGerry Cooney · 28 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
3
Other
1
Jimmie Sykes · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (31 and 2 respectively), 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
Gerry Cooney
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 15, 1990
Jimmie Sykes
LL
L2 streak · last fought Jul 24, 1983
Common Questions
- Have Gerry Cooney and Jimmie Sykes ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gerry Cooney and Jimmie Sykes met once on December 21, 1977, and Gerry Cooney won by KO in round 1.
- Who has the better record, Gerry Cooney or Jimmie Sykes?
- Gerry Cooney is 28-3 and Jimmie Sykes is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Gerry Cooney or Jimmie Sykes?
- Gerry Cooney has 24 knockout wins and Jimmie Sykes has 0. Gerry Cooney has more.
- Do Gerry Cooney and Jimmie Sykes have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Gerry Cooney and Jimmie Sykes have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gerry Cooney and Jimmie Sykes?
- This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney and 2 bouts tracked for Jimmie Sykes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.