I lost three times in my career. Losing to Holmes I could deal with, because I lost to a true champion.
Gerry CooneyI was a left hooker, and I loved hooking. I also really liked to jab and mix it up right away.
Gerry CooneyGil Clancy told me to move around for six or seven rounds, but when you're a puncher and you catch someone, you got after them. And in that fight [with George Foreman in 1999] my timing was off and I got caught.
Gerry CooneyAll of the sports have a safety net, but boxing is the only sport that has none. So when the fighter is through, he is through. While he was fighting his management was very excited for him, but now that he is done, that management team is moving on.
Gerry Cooney