On May 25, 1980, Gerry Cooney (22-0, 18 KOs) and Jimmy Young (25-9-2, 9 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Gerry Cooney is coming in to the fight on a 22-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Leroy Boone, 5 months and 11 days ago. Jimmy Young is on a 2-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, with his last fight being a 2nd round TKO win over Don Halpin, 2 months and 17 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gerry Cooney at 99-1 winning odds. Jimmy Young really doesn't have much to present against Cooney.
Gerry Cooney stopped Jimmy Young via TKO in the 4th round. Cooney improves his record to 23-0 (19 KOs), while Young adds a loss to his record at 25-10-2.