Evander Holyfield vs Bert Cooper

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  • @StuartTheunissen
    @StuartTheunissen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Bert didn't look like a journeyman that night. Great effort vs one of the greats!

    • @ScorpionF1RE_USA
      @ScorpionF1RE_USA 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah he did, he looked better in other fights.

  • @majimamike4097
    @majimamike4097 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    What a warrior Cooper was. Rest in peace Bert.

    • @harryheath9928
      @harryheath9928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yep he took hellfire in there and was there like a pitbull almost he was in a blink of an eye of becoming a champ smoking Bert was no joke in there whenever he fought it was going to see a knock down drag out flig affare

    • @duftyboxing
      @duftyboxing ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@harryheath9928Knocked Michael Moorer down when Moorer was Champ, I believe, and Moorer was badly hurt.

  • @Pauly421
    @Pauly421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    2:23 George: "Okay bring the food in!" LMAO I love that man so much. What a great guy and one of the greatest boxing careers ever :)

  • @antonioarias9078
    @antonioarias9078 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    1:17 George Foreman was consistently the only one out of the HBO crew that recognized Lewis potential and gave his respect. He saw him better than Bowe and Moore and was prophetic in saying Mercer would give Lewis trouble as he was Lewis toughest fight

  • @stevex8409
    @stevex8409 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This whole telecast is great. Many thanks.

    • @Johnny_Thunder
      @Johnny_Thunder 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      just compare it to the bush league coverage we have now. Sad how Boxing lost its charm.

    • @humorlesscomedy7657
      @humorlesscomedy7657 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Okay

  • @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1
    @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    RIP Bert Cooper
    RIP Harold Lederman

    • @SofaKingQuick
      @SofaKingQuick 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Centrist Philosopher RIP Mills Lane

    • @StormFive
      @StormFive 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@SofaKingQuick as of today, 22 December 2019, Mills Lane is very much alive

    • @charleslowe522
      @charleslowe522 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      In this fight and his fights with Michael Moorer and Iron Head Ray Mercer that put me in awe of Bert Cooper.

    • @mandarkastronomonov2962
      @mandarkastronomonov2962 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mills Lane is still alive.

    • @cedericocosantorini8013
      @cedericocosantorini8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had no idea. Too bad we lost them.

  • @MrDuds1984
    @MrDuds1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    People always talked about Holyfield Bowe round 10 but Holyfield Cooper round 3 is right up there

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      And Holyfied vs Dokes was amazing

  • @antaresblazewar9083
    @antaresblazewar9083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    George Foreman already knew back then, that Lewis was the man. And he was right about Mercer too. Foreman was an expert no doubt.

    • @AsifIqbal-kr7mk
      @AsifIqbal-kr7mk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think he was fearful of Lewis at all it just that since his comeback he wasn't that mean kind of guy he was more humble there were things that he said that didn't make any sense at that time people couldn't grasp it, But in latter years they loved Big George for who he was & another thing is if lewis vs George ever happend one thing is for sure it would have been night night for lewis, Thats because styles make fight & george was big & too powerful for lewis.

    • @active.7universal
      @active.7universal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@AsifIqbal-kr7mkare you kidding///Lewis in a trilogy would outbox foreman no question... remember tua vs lewis? lewis would outbox most if not all heavyweight boxers in a trilogy along with prime Ali and Larry Holmes.. foreman Lost almost every round vs Axel Shultz the German then foreman got the nod then turned down a REQUIRED immediate rematch and was stripped of the title... lewis would stick and move when needed

    • @AsifIqbal-kr7mk
      @AsifIqbal-kr7mk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@active.7universal No I'm not kidding u, I thought the world was full of surprises & guess what? I differently wasn't wrong...Do u even know anything about Boxing, Ali, George etc u are not just talking about regular fighters they were ahead of there times...
      "LEGENDARY"
      Ok just say for argument sake Lewis runs circles around formen???
      How can compare tua with him, No, No & No comparison formen at a tender age of pension became the oldest heavyweight champion in history, You want to know why....
      BIG & POWERFUL, Even a glancing blow by him would have made lewis see stars....& ALI Was is always be the GREATEST EVER....PERIOD

    • @active.7universal
      @active.7universal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AsifIqbal-kr7mk prime Ali //Larry Holmes//Lennox Lewis would outbox most if not all heavyweight boxers in a trilogy 💯.. go watch foreman vs Axel Shultz///lewis would most definitely outbox foreman in a trilogy

    • @AsifIqbal-kr7mk
      @AsifIqbal-kr7mk 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@active.7universal Axel who? Who was he? A milk man? Or a garbage man? You saying Axel this that the other, Do you even know what's George's 2nd coming age was? Then talk to me, He gave a prime holyfield a full distance & holyfield for me had the best ever punch resistance after ALI....Just imagine a prime formen how destructive he was...Nobody could touch him apart from
      " MOHAMMED ALI THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME" You really think Lewis could role with Big Boys of that era? Where the pretenders were the contenders....Lewis wouldn't be able to make it as there sparring partner...The best era for heavyweights of all time.

  • @joeblough261
    @joeblough261 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Holyfield was such class in the post-fight interview, unlike so many fighters who want to make an excuse. He gave all credit to Cooper. He could've blamed it on overtraining, going from the scheduled Tyson fight, then the replacement Damiani backing out, then Cooper. He could've chosen not to acknowledge that Cooper forced him to fight a war, instead he could've said, "yes I tried too hard for the hometown crowd" to Larry. All class.

  • @4real-
    @4real- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    There are three people in that ring who did a tremendous job, Evander showing skills and power, while Bert himself showing the heart of a warrior, also Mills lane as the Referee did a great job...the stopage that he did on Bert was perfectly timed...also he had a good reasons to why he stop the fight...damn what a legends...you wouldn't be seeing these type of professional fights nowadays....

    • @leestens5539
      @leestens5539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So basically the ONLY 3 people in the ring

    • @richardscott7377
      @richardscott7377 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why did he give Holyfield a standing 8 count, when the rules clearly stated no standing 8 counts?

    • @cadereimer6163
      @cadereimer6163 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@richardscott7377 it was ruled a knockdown because the ropes held him up it wasn’t a standing 8

    • @joeblough261
      @joeblough261 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cadereimer6163 Thank you for being one of the few of us who actually understands the rules of boxing, lol.

    • @DazzasBoxing
      @DazzasBoxing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@richardscott7377not a standing count, it’s a mandatory eight count as Mills Lane ruled that Holyfield would have gone down if ropes hadn’t held him up

  • @asiankids001
    @asiankids001 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Great fight
    RIP Bert

  • @jasong273
    @jasong273 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Man this was a fight i remember watching as a kid, I was a bert cooper fan when i saw him fight Mercer, I was even more of a fan vs Holyfield.. He wasn't a champion but i love that he didn't quit no matter the beating he later got by holyfield and not many people in boxing can say they hurt holyfield but he had him down and with no legs in round 3.

  • @BadIntentions2006
    @BadIntentions2006 5 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    "Why isn't Holyfield jabbing?" - - Because he's landing right upppercuts on the inside, at will, and has the gas tank to keep doing it until the final bell. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

    • @Pauly421
      @Pauly421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah that uppercut did it lol. Strange that Cooper didn't immediately start doing a longer game to not keep getting caught by the close uppercut.

    • @antaresblazewar9083
      @antaresblazewar9083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Holyfield would have won easly if he had used the jab instead of going all out. but we would not have such a war to watch, wo its good that he did not.

    • @michaelgant7479
      @michaelgant7479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It’s called punch management! Holyfield was not a natural heavy weight so he neglected the jab…

    • @craigdocherty9238
      @craigdocherty9238 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@michaelgant7479 he had a brilliant Jab he used his Jab when it applied he had every punch in the book he just knew when to use it, it dangerous to use your Jab against a smaller opponent like Cooper who's constantly looking to loop the right hand over the Jab. Holyfield used to out Jab big fighters like bowe for instance just using timing, jabbing when the taller bowe who outreached him considerably jabbing when he was jabbing and taking his head of centre line.

    • @jimberlygridder183
      @jimberlygridder183 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why the heck we talking of HolyFields jab when Coopers jab is literally NON EXISTENT. If Cooper uses a jab and some head movement this is a different fight.

  • @ahmadissaah8387
    @ahmadissaah8387 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    what a marvelous bout, two thumbs up 👍👍💪

  • @leostenson4476
    @leostenson4476 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was in an intensive outpatient treatment a few years back with Bert. He was sitting across from me when the class started and the counselor introduced him as "Bert, our new member" and he said he used to be a fighter. I was staring at him and suddenly it hit me.."Are you Bert COOPER?" He responded, "I'm Smokin Bert Cooper". We spent the rest of his first day in group watching videos of his knockouts on TH-cam

  • @petierican6079
    @petierican6079 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Your the best coachstrout great great great fights this is what I was talking about the other day HBO gives you a piece on the fighters let you know a little bit about their boxing history their personal lives Nobody Does that anymore God I'm going to miss HBO

  • @Bruzeys
    @Bruzeys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Absolute legend. RIP Mills Lane 😢❤
    26:15
    28:05

    • @ckobo84
      @ckobo84 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolute disgusting stoppage. The fix was in.

    • @LTDANMAN44
      @LTDANMAN44 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      LET'S GET IT ON!

  • @bobbestofbobs
    @bobbestofbobs 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Great fight, Holyfield is underrated

    • @24bigcoop
      @24bigcoop 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Very underrated fight!

    • @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1
      @WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      One could argue the late Cooper is underrated.

    • @Aiden-s4o
      @Aiden-s4o 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Holy was the man STRAIGHT WARRIOR

    • @robertcatania1120
      @robertcatania1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I would argue that Holyfield is an underrated Heavyweight...on one hand he is the only 4-time Heavyweight champion and he gets plenty of recognition from all-time heavyweight greats debates and lists...on the other hand Holyfield's record as a Heavyweight was 25-10 with 1 NC and 2 Draws (one of which was an indisputable loss to Lennox Lewis, so he really should be 25-11 as a Heavyweight). That's not exactly a record that most would gush over. He fought a lot of good competition and had some wars in the ring, so he deserves the recognition, but underrated?? I wouldn't say that.

    • @markjackson6431
      @markjackson6431 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lewis might be the better boxer but Holyfield was the boxer of the 90s. he fought everybody and didn’t quit. he should be in the top 3 of heavyweight fighters of all time but he stayed too long which damaged his legacy

  • @bryandungee1029
    @bryandungee1029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Idk How in the world Evander kept his composer during the Tomahawk Chop!!! I woulda jumped outta my skin I woulda been so got damned hype!!! Smfh that shit gave ME goosebumps and I'm not Evander OR from Atlanta!!!

    • @mr.bullionnaire9748
      @mr.bullionnaire9748 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That sounded awesome when it slowly came on. It was perfect.

  • @jimkon5767
    @jimkon5767 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Evander, the winning-est Heavyweight and Lineal Lite Heavy/Cruiser-weight titles.
    The best boxer ever as mentioned above ....

  • @juanvsreviews
    @juanvsreviews 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The good old days, oh how I miss them

  • @chriswelcome8102
    @chriswelcome8102 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    3rd round should've got round of the year

  • @mickeylocklear783
    @mickeylocklear783 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pancreatic cancer is one of the worst cancers to have. Rest in Peace Bert, you are still talked about today and will go down as a legend

  • @bryandungee1029
    @bryandungee1029 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think it's safe to say, "YOU KNOW" is a phrase Bert is very fond of!!!

  • @daviddelarosajr7233
    @daviddelarosajr7233 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Rip Bert🙏🙏

  • @danielcrowell8143
    @danielcrowell8143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    History Holyfield and Cassius Clay both dropped by fighters named cooper both won heavyweight title 3 times both promoted by don king and both fought Larry Holmes and George foreman

    • @steveeagel1917
      @steveeagel1917 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Holyfield won the hwt title 5 times my friend more than ANYONE else.

    • @danielcrowell8143
      @danielcrowell8143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@steveeagel1917 okay 3 times he won the hwt title 2 times he won substitutes

    • @omeruzel600
      @omeruzel600 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@danielcrowell8143 Holyfield 4 (Douglas, Bowe 2, Tyson 1 and Ruiz 1)..

    • @danielcrowell8143
      @danielcrowell8143 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@omeruzel600 Yes but but I disagree with stripping Lewis of his wba title so I don’t count Ruiz as title fight

  • @cedericocosantorini8013
    @cedericocosantorini8013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    November 23, 1991. You could add that in your description, and thanks much for the share.

  • @amck72
    @amck72 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    One of the best HW fights I ever saw. I didn`t know Bert was only 25 years old. He looked like he was 35.

  • @harlemsoldier421
    @harlemsoldier421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I have always thought that Holyfield would give Tyson problems. Not because he's necessarily a better fighter but because his style of fighting. Tyson's style of fighting on the inside was perfect for holyfield. R.I.P Bert Cooper. If Cooper fought these bums that we have now, he'd be heavyweight champion.

    • @theinformationbomber7102
      @theinformationbomber7102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      holyfield caused Tyson problems by abusing PEDs and doing headbutts
      He's a disgusting cheater and a shame to boxing
      Tyson did Justice to him in the rematch

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@theinformationbomber7102
      Hahaha excuses excuses like tyson is not a dirty fighter
      Headbutts
      Lowblows
      Elbows
      Arm locks
      Chocks

    • @jimberlygridder183
      @jimberlygridder183 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If the Tyson of Cus'Damato years fights Holyfield....with Tysons speed..movement, footwork, ability to get around the guy, and of course punching power, Holyfield gets steamrolled by Tyson. Tyson lost all his movement and footwork and speedy drive, after he came outa prison. He just was a fighter relying on punching power and a few moves, and when they didnt work, he lost his will. He wasnt the same fighter at all. Still dangerous, but not the juggernaut he once was.

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jimberlygridder183
      Lol plz prime tyson was outboxed by a journey man James quick tillis and knocked out by another James buster Douglas
      prime tyson or not is the the warrior who gets of the canvas to win a fight and turns things around from come behind win like
      Marciano, Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Holyfield, Bowe
      Just not in there league not gladiator

    • @theinformationbomber7102
      @theinformationbomber7102 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@earth7551 no Tyson isn't a dirty fighter all I noticed was some elbows that's it meanwhile holyfield is the most disgusting cheater in the history of boxing he doesn't count
      he's a proven PEDs abusing cheater and a shame to boxing he's a disgrace to the sport

  • @GDavis49
    @GDavis49 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great quality video.

  • @Pauly421
    @Pauly421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Once again thanks for the upload coach so many classic fights that might never have been enjoyed again

  • @joekarate9424
    @joekarate9424 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Incredible fight!

    • @eljefe797
      @eljefe797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Easily top 5 fight I've ever seen... Maybe THE best.

  • @neondynamite2071
    @neondynamite2071 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    At 53:28 Holyfields mouthpiece drops out and he catches it and places it back in his mouth while working on the inside like a wizard.

    • @Pulp_nd_Fuss
      @Pulp_nd_Fuss 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      i don't think that was his mouthpiece. Just a chunk of his trunk through arms of cooper

    • @DazzasBoxing
      @DazzasBoxing 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It does at first look like his mouthpiece, but it’s actually Coopers left gloves bandage you can see as he moved his arm down, easier to see in a slower playback mode

  • @Azziee
    @Azziee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Rip Bert.

  • @ronburgundy8423
    @ronburgundy8423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    you forget how good the 90's was especially early to mid some great tear ups. Holyfield, Cooper, Bowe, Mercer, Ruddock, Tyson, Lewis, Golota, Foreman, Briggs etc.. all prepared to go toe to toe. loved the HBO shows too

    • @theinformationbomber7102
      @theinformationbomber7102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn true that was the era

    • @joeblough261
      @joeblough261 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@theinformationbomber7102 Yes, and all guys with real boxing skills vs. the slow, fat, and sloppy slobs today or recently, like Dilian Whyte, Kownacki, Arreola, Martin, Ortiz, etc. None of them can even throw more than a 2 punch combo and they're sloppy as hell. The guys at the top are good though - Fury is damn near 7ft and moves unbelievably gracefully for his size. Wilder has no conventional boxing skill but he learned how to use what he has to great effect. And Joshua is actually a good fighter, he just can't get out of his own messed up head. And Andy Ruiz, even though he's the biggest slob of them all definitely can fight. Even Holyfield said that sparring Ruiz at age 45 or whatever he was at the time was finally the point where he knew he needed to retire.

    • @renzopeterson153
      @renzopeterson153 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ibeabuchi, Tua, McCall, Holmes, Tucker, Morrison and Moorer.

    • @renzopeterson153
      @renzopeterson153 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@joeblough261Fury is an overrated fraud who been hurt by Cruiserweights, I'm surprised you didn't mention Usyk who's good but weak to the body and imo wouldn't be able to hang in the 90's. Somebody like Holy is too durable and too much dog for an Usyk.

  • @richardspinks6736
    @richardspinks6736 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Exciting fight . Holyfield wasn’t in too many boring fights early in his heavyweight rein

  • @powerwagon1897
    @powerwagon1897 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No more ESPN fights.........greatest line ever!

  • @smokin8540
    @smokin8540 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    After breaking up with Joe Frazier in '87 (after the loss to Carl Williams), Cooper was never the same. Whit Lowery (the guy you see in his corner) was a good coach, but not a mentor unlike Frazier. And it was exactly what Cooper would have needed to have real success in the heavyweight division. Cooper smoked, did drugs and drank, then later in his career he started eating pretty badly, but when he was motivated and he didn't give up, he could have given anyone a hard time.

  • @johnjosiah8839
    @johnjosiah8839 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Awesome major tough fight ‼️

  • @paulmendrina1449
    @paulmendrina1449 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember Bert Cooper and Ray Mercer had a totally great fight around this time I forgot who won but a all time great fight

  • @kinghippo1911
    @kinghippo1911 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why is it, when TH-camrs make videos of the greatest rounds of all time, that they don't include Holyfield-Cooper round 3???? Surely it has to be one of the most underrated rounds of all time.

  • @alexcontreras8247
    @alexcontreras8247 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    RIP Bert Cooper. One tough SOB!!

  • @eljefe797
    @eljefe797 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    What a fight! No one talks about this fight I wonder why

    • @paulholyfield
      @paulholyfield 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes, it seems to have been lost in the shuffle of great championship fights. It left a huge impression on me all those years ago, and I've come back to watch it again and again.

    • @LissaBroyles
      @LissaBroyles ปีที่แล้ว

      Because Cooper won. Look at the rules. "No standing 8 count." Holyfield got saved by a standing 8 count that was illegal. Talking about this fight people would have to admit Holyfield lost.

  • @andranikpoladyan1058
    @andranikpoladyan1058 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Evander Holyfield vs Bert Cooper 3 round and Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 10 round.

  • @petegurucs
    @petegurucs ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a fight 👏👏👏. Great stoppage by mils lane by the way

  • @kennethmccall4185
    @kennethmccall4185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Those Upper cuts! OMG and Bert took em..

  • @vansims3032
    @vansims3032 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wow !! Bert Cooper was tough as iron my friends. The average man wouldn't had went half that far against those uppercuts

    • @antaresblazewar9083
      @antaresblazewar9083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      the average man would die if hit by just one of those punches.

    • @theinformationbomber7102
      @theinformationbomber7102 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The average man wouldn't get up from that left hook in the 1st round

  • @WallStJim-sz5bq
    @WallStJim-sz5bq ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Holyfield said was all heart and tuffness

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That's difference between Holyfield tyson
      Holyfield is a gladiator

  • @jimberlygridder183
    @jimberlygridder183 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You hear and feel the thud of these punches thru the screen. Two big strong dudes, who punch all day for a living, standing in front of eachother throwing friggin hammers. Wheeeweeee..this a doozy. Idk how Cooper took all those uppercuts.

  • @michaelgoodyear9369
    @michaelgoodyear9369 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time seeing this fight. Great match

  • @jameshunt4071
    @jameshunt4071 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great fight.

  • @kenberry8504
    @kenberry8504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I still remember George Foreman saying that if Bert Cooper would've had the proper time to prepare for Holyfield, he would've run Holyfield right out of that ring.

  • @NewEngland462
    @NewEngland462 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holyfield was so accurate and punches were always sharp and hard

  • @AwestruckAudioHertz
    @AwestruckAudioHertz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fuckin' love Mills Lane. Best Ref to ever do it. The way he made sure action was able to take place, while still commanding immense amounts of respect but fighters 4-5 times his size. Watching a small Mills Lane hold Holyfields head after Tyson bit his ear off was a picture never to be repeated for so many years LOL.
    Great fight, just recently became familiar with Bert Cooper.

    • @joeblough261
      @joeblough261 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Only time I ever remember Mills Lane shitting the bed was Holmes vs. Cooney. Otherwise he was the greatest of all times

  • @angeleusebio9451
    @angeleusebio9451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Evander is really the real deal exciting fighter

  • @vincentwilliams5271
    @vincentwilliams5271 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    RIP Bert Copper and Miles Lane 🙏

  • @21GunStudio
    @21GunStudio ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Holyfield was supposed to fight Tyson this night. I lost so much respect for Holyfield then almost getting blasted out by Bert Cooper. Of course, he completely proved me wrong after that. For whatever reason, this was just about the worst he was ever hurt during his contending career. Cooper could bang, but boy he took incredible punishment over his career.

  • @Krakkenn69
    @Krakkenn69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Two Great Warriors.. 👍👍👍

  • @bb-gc2tx
    @bb-gc2tx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    a forgotten classic

  • @willis7319
    @willis7319 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    RIP Bert

  • @tonymaxx100
    @tonymaxx100 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Bert Cooper one tough dude 👊👊💪

  • @glenswait8146
    @glenswait8146 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Greatest fighters I’ve ever watched in my lifetime

  • @jonathanziegler8126
    @jonathanziegler8126 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is there a way to mute Larry Merchant?

  • @joeblough261
    @joeblough261 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    WTF is Foreman talking about? The ref never saved Holyfield, he followed the rules and when the ropes held Holy up, he did the right thing by calling a knockdown and counting. When else would he have stopped the fight? Cooper landed a few more punches but for the full last minute of the round Holyfield had recouped and was beating Bert half to death.

  • @ryanjansen8785
    @ryanjansen8785 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    evander and his strong jab in the opening along with establishing himself as an obstacle in general in round one, but bert found enough of a rhythm to land an impactful overhand in round 3 and made it hard to rule out bert's potential after that. this was followed by some more impactful punches thrown, but evander did a good job keeping his hands up through it, prior to getting himself settled in the fight again.

  • @R.G.777.
    @R.G.777. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If cooper threw some punches to the body in the 3rd round when he had holyfield hurt the heavyweight landscape would have been different

  • @istvandejesus
    @istvandejesus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    How on earth could Cooper stand after those punches?

  • @user-kx6yv1bn6q
    @user-kx6yv1bn6q 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I remember watching this live on SKY Movies channel in the UK at age 15. The atmosphere for this fight night was electric and very underrated.
    The third round of this fight was one of the greatest rounds of all time in my view, but why is it not ranked as one of the greatest rounds in boxing history?

  • @BrooklynAvenue
    @BrooklynAvenue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jesus Christ what a fight!

  • @leestens5539
    @leestens5539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cooper was a complete underdog...these guys keep talking about the heart and will of Holyfield...the heart and will of Cooper dwarfed Holyfields courage in my opinion

  • @Thatguyy002
    @Thatguyy002 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a fight!!! Fight of the year surely, Mike would have been on the canvas on the 3rd round.

    • @lukebashian5591
      @lukebashian5591 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike wouldn't of let it go to the 3rd

    • @theinformationbomber7102
      @theinformationbomber7102 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mike would have knocked this PEDs abusing cheater out in the 2nd
      holyfield is a disgrace to boxing

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lukebashian5591
      Cause he would have started fouling when tyson is getting his beat and pushed back yeah I agree

    • @khaver5970
      @khaver5970 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@earth7551 depends if Tyson would have landed a bomb in the first 2 rounds. He did have way more power than Cooper. What IF...

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@khaver5970
      I don't know about if he had more power then cooper cause cooper hurt Holyfield and tyson couldn't
      All I see was tyson manhandled from pilar to post like a rag doll

  • @junior0307able
    @junior0307able 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Rip Bert Cooper

  • @therealsnuf
    @therealsnuf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    28:35 is the bell start ! 🤙🤙 Great fight !

  • @JohnDoe-cw4lf
    @JohnDoe-cw4lf 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    HOW was it HUMANLY possible for Cooper to take so many Powerful UPPERCUTS ??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

  • @ahmedatia3333
    @ahmedatia3333 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please what is name song entrance pert cooper??

  • @francisjtuk
    @francisjtuk ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm going to be honest here - have you ever seen a scarier mofo at final instructions than Holyfield ?? He even made Tyson look down. Dude was a warrior.

  • @ScorpionF1RE_USA
    @ScorpionF1RE_USA 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Poor Bert man. Holy Sh

  • @REXX-STRONGSTYLE
    @REXX-STRONGSTYLE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This fight game plan lack of discipline is just setting holyfield up for Riddick Bowe...smh...I was around when this fight took place let me tell you back in those days in the early 90s the whole world was obsessed with knockouts because of Mike Tyson and I think holyfield drunk the Kool-Aid on the KO craze of the late 80s and 90s and really was trying to show that he could be a knockout puncher especially after he beat buster Douglas....holyfield should have had one of the longest reigns of all time but he got so obsessed with trying to prove he could knock guys out it cost him victories that he could have easily won with his tremendous Superior boxing skills. he could have easily won this fight with footwork and in and out combination punching and counters.... But he chose to get in yet another epic "avoidable" war with a journeyman fighter with nothing to lose.this is what keeps him from being in my opinion the greatest heavyweight of all time that lack of discipline to stay to a fight plan.

  • @elijahn.grisham4017
    @elijahn.grisham4017 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow its been a long time since i heard the announcers talk so bad about the other fighter just basically tear him down definitely a warm up fight for Evander

  • @HaHaHa-TRUMPSYOMAN
    @HaHaHa-TRUMPSYOMAN 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Listening to the crowd cheering I can only imagine how loud it was during the Roman era in the Colosseum

  • @mickeylocklear783
    @mickeylocklear783 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bert was fixing to quit, but changed his mind, and I am glad Mills Lane stopped it. Look at all those upper cuts all night and the way his head was being knocked upwards isn’t good on your brain.

  • @HabitatGBO8004
    @HabitatGBO8004 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We use to laugh at Mr Cooper looking back At Burt's fights since we have TH-cam Burt Cooper was a Hell of a fighter and always in top shape ..it just seem he was always offered fights on the fly without enough time to really commit to focusing

  • @johntoomey357
    @johntoomey357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cooper did drop Holyfield but Holyfield quickly recovered

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's why Holyfield is superior then tyson is more dangerous heart balls indomitable willpower to dig deep and turn things around in the brink of defeat

  • @threerings1345
    @threerings1345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Had Cooper jumped on Holyfield when he was on queer street against the ropes, it only would have taken 1 or 2 more clean shots to put him down for real and maybe finish him off. Instead Cooper gave Holyfield a huge break by allowing Mills Lane to step in and save him.

  • @Mathew-cz5nb
    @Mathew-cz5nb 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow Great Fight two supreme Warriors ❤

  • @muzikmon2267
    @muzikmon2267 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    THAT WAS DEFINITELY A KNOCKDOWN FROM BERT COOPER TO EVANDER!!
    When the ropes hold you up from not going down that's a knockdown in the rule book.
    If evander did not grab the ropes on the way down he would have fallen all the way to the floor. IT WAS A KNOCKDOWN NOT EVEN ARGUABLE!!

    • @Seanryan2001
      @Seanryan2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      But there was no standing 8 count in the rules for this fight. Lane should not have stopped the fight and let Cooper carry on.

    • @johnjamele
      @johnjamele 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Seanryan2001 the referee saved Holyfield later on too, when Holyfield was completely gassed and the ref stepped in to give him a break to replace the torn glove.

    • @TheBatugan77
      @TheBatugan77 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Seanryan2001
      It wasn't a standing eight count.

  • @joekarate9424
    @joekarate9424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Had no idea Bert passed! RIP

    • @joekarate9424
      @joekarate9424 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Hurricane Polk absolutely heartbreaking. I loved the sneaky right hand he kept throwing!

  • @danielcrowell8143
    @danielcrowell8143 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oh and both had torn glove 🥊 during fight with cooper put that in boxing trivia

  • @alvin2795
    @alvin2795 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Tyson who? Holyfield best of his era no doubt

  • @bradley8867
    @bradley8867 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cooper looked way older than 25 ,I thought 💭 he was older than Holyfield until I saw the tale of the tape

  • @jjs7396
    @jjs7396 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Most of hollyfield fights were wars .

  • @cobra_joe6237
    @cobra_joe6237 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Copper doesn’t jab going in, getting hit with the uppercut constantly and his corner gives him no instruction. 😎🥊🥊🥊

  • @onuratik6819
    @onuratik6819 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Great great fight...Real Deal is a real warrior. Bert Cooper was also good. nowadays we dont see such fights, fighters of today are coward.

    • @earth7551
      @earth7551 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's the difference between Holyfield and tyson
      Holyfield is a gladiator get of the canvas to win a fight
      tyson never does

  • @ronnel8415
    @ronnel8415 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These guys here Man

  • @jimberlygridder183
    @jimberlygridder183 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If Cooper learns a jab and some head movement this is a completely different fight. How the hell a professional fighter gonna NOT have or use a jab. Why didnt the corner tell him to jab and get an angle. And for god sakes watch out for the uppercut! He onky got hit with it the same way a hundred friggin times! Woweee

  • @Aristotelezz
    @Aristotelezz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For Holyfield this fight couldn't have been better. If gave lots of future opponents a totally false idea about him.

  • @claytonandrews1907
    @claytonandrews1907 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Bert COOPER WAS ONE TOUGH MAN. AND WAS ONE OF THE BEST CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHTS IN HOLYFIELDS HISTORY. ALMOST HAD EVANDED OUT OF THERE IN THE 3RD. GREAT FIGHT. COOPER SHOULD HAVE TRAINED BETTER Thru THE YEAR'S AND HE COULD HAVE BEEN A WORLD CHAMPION

  • @KHALABEEB
    @KHALABEEB 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    CTE by association for us all...jeezus

  • @louieHuelsman
    @louieHuelsman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Naa I’m f it was Loards of the Underground!!!!
    Then would’ve been something!!!! Gr8 video!!!

  • @Theraiman616
    @Theraiman616 14 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    this fight was crazy