"The bad press came because they thought I……" — Gerry Cooney
"The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be signed to him. I chose not to do that. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake."
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Gerry Cooney
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18 Quotes by Gerry Cooney
Gerry Cooney has 18 quotes on this site.
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All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none.
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All of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the…
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Growing up training, I use to get up so early I would wave to the garbage men going by. So,…
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I am seeing all the guys, like Earnie Shavers, Tex Cobb, and Larry Holmes all the time.
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You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then…
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I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my…
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By the time you're 30 years old, you can be on a nowhere street, if you're not careful.
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Boxing was not the sport that I thought is was due to all the politics.
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I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them…
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Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen…
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Roberto Duran was the kind of guy who was a true fighter and you hardly see guys like that anymore.
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You have a small period of time when you can perfect your career and become good at it. A lot…
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If my forgeries looked as bad as the CBS documents, it would have been 'Catch Me In Two Days'.
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