Gerry Cooney
"Gentleman Gerry"
- Born
- 1956
- Died
- —
- Nationality
- USA
- Career
- 1977–1990
A huge-hitting contender who challenged Larry Holmes in 1982.
Titles & Honours
- Never won a world title
Career Timeline
1977–1990- Milestone
First recorded professional bout
vs Bill Jackson · W KO
- Signature fight
vs Ron Lyle
W KO · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Hempstead, New York , U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
25th recorded win
vs Ken Norton · TKO. Newspaper decisions excluded.
- Signature fight
vs Ken Norton
W TKO · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.. Archive selection: one of the first three wins over distinct fighters profiled here, not an expert-selected signature fight.
- Milestone
Latest recorded bout
vs George Foreman · L KO. Not necessarily the retirement date.
Derived from the current archive and profile honours. Title-reign years are not exact bout dates; title claims are not independently verified. Signature fights use existing profile selections, or clearly labelled wins over other archived fighters when no selections exist. Year-only dates retain their original precision.
Photo Archive
1 archival photographs under their original licences.
Fight-by-Fight Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-02-15 | W | Bill Jackson | KO | 1 | Sunnyside Garden Arena , New York City, New York , U.S. |
| 1977-03-02 | W | Jimmy Robertson | KO | 2 | Madison Square Garden , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-03-20 | W | Jose Rosario | KO | 2 | Exposition Center , Louisville, Kentucky , U.S. |
| 1977-08-03 | W | Matt Robinson | PTS | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-11-18 | W | Joe Maye | KO | 4 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1977-11-30 | W | Quinnie Locklear | KO | 1 | Westchester County Center , White Plains, New York , U.S. |
| 1977-12-21 | W | Jimmie Sykes | KO | 1 | Roll-O Rama, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-01-14 | W | Terry Lee Kidd | KO | 1 | Colonie Hill, Hauppauge, New York , U.S. |
| 1978-01-27 | W | Austin Johnson | KO | 1 | Calderone Concert Hall , Hempstead, New York , U.S. |
| 1978-02-11 | W | Gary Bates | KO | 4 | Las Vegas Hilton , Winchester, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1978-03-17 | W | S. T. Gordon | DQ | 4 | The Aladdin , Paradise, Nevada , U.S. |
| 1978-06-22 | W | G. G. Maldonado | TKO | 8 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-10-04 | W | Charley Polite | KO | 4 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-11-01 | W | Sam McGill | UD | 8 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, U.S. |
| 1978-12-15 | W | Grady Daniels | RTD | 5 | Felt Forum , New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-01-13 | W | Eddie Lopez | UD | 8 | Convention Center , Miami Beach, Florida , U.S. |
| 1979-02-26 | W | Charlie Johnson | KO | 1 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-06-29 | W | Tom Prater | TKO | 2 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-08-22 | W | Broderick Mason | KO | 4 | Felt Forum, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-10-09 | W | Malik Dozier | KO | 6 | Long Island Arena , Commack, New York , U.S. |
| 1979-11-09 | W | John Dino Denis | TKO | 3 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1979-12-14 | W | Leroy Boone | TKO | 6 | Convention Hall , Atlantic City, New Jersey , U.S. |
| 1980-05-25 | W | Jimmy Young | TKO | 4 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1980-10-24 | W | Ron Lyle | KO | 1 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Hempstead, New York , U.S. |
| 1981-05-11 | W | Ken Norton | TKO | 1 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 1982-06-11 | L | Larry Holmes | TKO | 13 | Caesars Palace , Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |
| 1984-09-29 | W | Philipp Brown | TKO | 4 | Sullivan Arena , Anchorage, Alaska , U.S. |
| 1984-12-08 | W | George Chaplin | TKO | 2 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum , Phoenix, Arizona , U.S. |
| 1986-05-31 | W | Eddie Gregg | KO | 1 | Cow Palace , San Francisco, California , U.S. |
| 1987-06-15 | L | Michael Spinks | TKO | 5 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 1990-01-15 | L | George Foreman | KO | 2 | Convention Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. |
Showing 31 of 31 recorded fights · last updated 2026-10-15. Imported record tables are not independently verified and may be incomplete. Early-era logs include newspaper decisions (NWS), which are not counted in the official totals above.
Record notes
Fight record last retrieved: 2026-10-11. Title histories remain subject to archival review.
Historical-era totals differ between record-keeping conventions (newspaper decisions, exhibitions).
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