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Bert Cooper (other)
Bert Cooper was a boxer. Bert or Bertie Cooper may also refer to: *Bert Cooper (American football), American football player *Bert Cooper (Mad Men), Bert Cooper ''(Mad Men)'' *Bertie Cooper, Australian rules footballer See also *Albert Cooper (other) *Robert Cooper (other) *Herbert Cooper, cricketer {{hndis, Cooper, Bert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Cooper
Bertram Cooper (January 10, 1966 – May 10, 2019), nicknamed Smokin' Bert Cooper, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2012. He fought Evander Holyfield, George Foreman, Riddick Bowe, Michael Moorer, Chris Byrd, Ray Mercer, and Corrie Sanders, among others. Cooper challenged three times for a world title, and was known for being in several wild fights, including his world title bouts with Holyfield and Moorer. Professional career Cooper came out of Philadelphia and was trained in his early years by ex-champ Joe Frazier, and rose in the rankings with a series of explosive knockouts in the Cruiserweight division. Unable to get a world title shot despite winning the NABF belt and defeating Olympic gold medallist Henry Tillman and future world champion Tyrone Booze, he began boxing in the heavyweight division, knocking out Willie DeWitt in 2 rounds but being stopped in 8 rounds by No. 1 ranked heavyweight contender Carl "The Truth" Williams and in 2 round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |