Earnie Shavers Quotes by Gerry Cooney

The only regret I have in my career, is my managers wanted a big payday, and I wanted four or five more fights before…

— Gerry Cooney

I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.

— Gerry Cooney

I am a fight fan. I think boxing had its problems and kind of fell away for a while, but it's coming back strong .

— Gerry Cooney

I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.

— Gerry Cooney

I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when…

— Gerry Cooney

If you look at my career, towards the end you will see I was fighting like once a year. I was not part of…

— Gerry Cooney

Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.

— Gerry Cooney

With the Klitschkos, though, unless someone comes around, they can stay where they are forever! The heavyweight division is lackluster, and it will be…

— Gerry Cooney

The way to beat the Klitschkos is to get inside, under the jab, and bang to the body. Do that for two or three…

— Gerry Cooney

I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path…

— Gerry Cooney

Like I say, boxing was on the floor, but it got back up.

— Gerry Cooney

I like the Klitschko boys, I think they're in a class of their own. I like Manny Pacquiao. All the super-middleweights are great.

— Gerry Cooney

I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.

— Gerry Cooney

Today I have a great life. I have three kids and a beautiful wife. I play golf every day. I give to charities. I'm…

— Gerry Cooney

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.

— Gerry Cooney