Gerry Cooney (28-3) and Larry Holmes (69-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 3 common opponents.
Gerry Cooney vs Larry Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Larry Holmes leads 1–0- Larry Holmes wonHolmes vs CooneyJun 11, 1982 · TKO · R13
The Numbers
- 28-3
- Record
- 69-6 (edge)
- 90.3%
- Win %
- 92% (edge)
- 24
- Wins by knockout
- 44 (edge)
- 85.71% (edge)
- KO rate
- 63.77%
- 86% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 65%
- 3
- Times stopped
- 1 (edge)
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 2.4
- Bouts per year
- 2.6 (edge)
- 31
- Bouts tracked
- 77
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) (edge)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 81″ (206 cm)
- Reach
- 81″ (206 cm)
- 70
- Age
- 76
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- United States
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyGerry Cooney · 28 wins
KO/TKO
24
Decision
3
Other
1
Larry Holmes · 71 wins
KO/TKO
46
Decision
25
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (31 and 77 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
3 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Gerry Cooney
LLWWW
L2 streak · last fought Jan 15, 1990
Larry Holmes
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Jul 27, 2002
Common Questions
- Have Gerry Cooney and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?
- Yes. Gerry Cooney and Larry Holmes met once on June 11, 1982, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 13.
- Who has the better record, Gerry Cooney or Larry Holmes?
- Gerry Cooney is 28-3 and Larry Holmes is 69-6. Larry Holmes has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Gerry Cooney or Larry Holmes?
- Gerry Cooney has 24 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.
- Do Gerry Cooney and Larry Holmes have any common opponents?
- Gerry Cooney and Larry Holmes share 3 common opponents: Michael Spinks, Ken Norton and Tom Prater. Gerry Cooney fared better against 1 of them.
- Who is bigger, Gerry Cooney or Larry Holmes?
- Gerry Cooney is the taller fighter at 198 cm, 8 cm above the other.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Gerry Cooney and Larry Holmes?
- This comparison is drawn from 31 bouts tracked for Gerry Cooney and 77 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.