Bert Cooper was born in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. on January 10, 1966. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 years on September 11, 1984 against Dennis Caldwell. Cooper defeated Caldwell via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Cooper got his first world-title fight at the age of 25 after 34 professional fights. On November 23, 1991 Cooper challenged Evander Holyfield's WBA and IBF heavyweight titles but lost via 7th round TKO.
Cooper's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Carl Davis at age 46, on September 8, 2012.
Some of Bert Cooper's best fights were against Henry Tillman and Orlin Norris. For a complete list of Cooper's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Bert Cooper".
Cooper has 25 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Bert Cooper Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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64 | Sep 08, 2012 | 46 | Carl Davis | loss | TKO 2 |
63 | Apr 05, 2012 | 46 | Chauncy Welliver | loss | UD 10 |
62 | Apr 23, 2011 | 45 | Luis Ortiz 32 7-0 | loss | TKO 2 |
61 | Feb 26, 2011 | 45 | Gabe Brown | win | SD 6 |
60 | Jun 18, 2010 | 44 | Corey Winfield | win | KO 6 |
59 | Sep 20, 2002 | 36 | Darroll Wilson | loss | RTD 4 |
58 | Jun 22, 2002 | 36 | Craig Tomlinson | win | UD 10 |
57 | Jul 27, 2001 | 35 | Joe Mesi | loss | TKO 7 |
56 | Oct 16, 1999 | 33 | Fres Oquendo | loss | UD 10 |
55 | Jun 19, 1999 | 33 | Brian Yates | win | TKO 4 |
54 | Mar 04, 1999 | 33 | Derrick Jefferson | loss | TKO 2 |
53 | Sep 19, 1997 | 31 | Anthony Green | loss | UD 8 |
52 | Jul 29, 1997 | 31 | Richie Melito | win | KO 1 |
51 | Apr 22, 1997 | 31 | Samson Po'uha | loss | TKO 4 |
50 | Mar 18, 1997 | 31 | Chris Byrd 26 20-0 | loss | UD 10 |
49 | Jun 23, 1995 | 29 | Alexander Zolkin | loss | TKO 9 |
48 | Jul 30, 1994 | 28 | George Harris | win | KO 1 |
47 | Jun 24, 1994 | 28 | Jeremy Williams 21 16-1 | loss | DQ 7 |
46 | Apr 22, 1994 | 28 | Joe Savage | win | KO 1 |
45 | Apr 14, 1994 | 28 | Larry Donald | loss | TKO 7 |
44 | Dec 03, 1993 | 27 | Craig Petersen | loss | SD 3 |
43 | Nov 28, 1993 | 27 | Mike Robinson | win | TKO 3 |
42 | Jun 26, 1993 | 27 | Corrie Sanders | loss | TKO 3 |
41 | Mar 25, 1993 | 27 | Derek Williams | win | UD 10 |
40 | Feb 27, 1993 | 27 | Mike Weaver 41 36-16-1 | loss | UD 10 |
39 | Sep 15, 1992 | 26 | Rocky Pepeli | win | TKO 8 |
38 | Jul 11, 1992 | 26 | David Jaco | win | UD 10 |
37 | May 15, 1992 | 26 | Michael Moorer 24 28-0 | loss | TKO 5 |
36 | Feb 15, 1992 | 26 | Cecil Coffee | win | TKO 2 |
35 | Nov 23, 1991 | 25 | Evander Holyfield 29 26-0 | loss | TKO 7 |
34 | Oct 18, 1991 | 25 | Joe Hipp | win | TKO 5 |
33 | Aug 08, 1991 | 25 | Anthony Wade | win | TKO 8 |
32 | May 11, 1991 | 25 | Conroy Nelson | win | TKO 9 |
31 | Feb 26, 1991 | 25 | Loren Ross | win | TKO 8 |
30 | Oct 25, 1990 | 24 | Riddick Bowe 23 19-0 | loss | KO 2 |
29 | Aug 05, 1990 | 24 | Ray Mercer 29 15-0 | loss | UD 12 |
28 | Feb 17, 1990 | 24 | Orlin Norris 24 22-1 | win | TKO 8 |
27 | Dec 09, 1989 | 23 | Mike Cohen | nc | NA
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26 | Sep 28, 1989 | 23 | Rick Hoard | win | TKO 1 |
25 | Jun 01, 1989 | 23 | George Foreman 40 62-2 | loss | RTD 2 |
24 | Feb 15, 1989 | 23 | Nate Miller 25 13-1 | loss | RTD 6 |
23 | Sep 27, 1988 | 22 | Tony Morrison | win | TKO 9 |
22 | Jun 01, 1988 | 22 | Everett Martin | loss | UD 10 |
21 | Mar 15, 1988 | 22 | Tony Fulilangi | win | TKO 4 |
20 | Dec 04, 1987 | 21 | Tim Bullock | win | TKO 3 |
19 | Nov 20, 1987 | 21 | Andre McCall | win | TKO 6 |
18 | Jun 21, 1987 | 21 | Carl Williams 27 17-2 | loss | RTD 7 |
17 | Feb 14, 1987 | 21 | Willie de Wit | win | TKO 2 |
16 | Dec 02, 1986 | 20 | Carlos Hernández | win | TKO 8 |
15 | Oct 10, 1986 | 20 | Spencer Chavis | win | TKO 3 |
14 | Aug 26, 1986 | 20 | Tyrone Booze | win | SD 12 |
13 | Jun 15, 1986 | 20 | Henry Tillman 25 10-0 | win | UD 12 |
12 | Apr 18, 1986 | 20 | Oscar Holman | win | TKO 10 |
11 | Jan 31, 1986 | 20 | Reggie Gross | loss | TKO 8 |
10 | Dec 12, 1985 | 19 | Cedric Parsons | win | KO 1 |
9 | Oct 09, 1985 | 19 | Ray Davison | win | UD 6 |
8 | Aug 03, 1985 | 19 | Tim Davenport | win | TKO 1 |
7 | May 20, 1985 | 19 | Larry Givens | win | TKO 3 |
6 | May 09, 1985 | 19 | Jim Jones | win | KO 1 |
5 | Apr 18, 1985 | 19 | Lorenzo Boyd | win | KO 1 |
4 | Feb 23, 1985 | 19 | Alvin Fuggs | win | KO 1 |
3 | Nov 24, 1984 | 18 | Ian Priest | win | TKO 1 |
2 | Oct 30, 1984 | 18 | Mark Young | win | TKO 2 |
1 | Sep 11, 1984 | 18 | Dennis Caldwell | win | KO 1 |