On May 11, 1981, Gerry Cooney (24-0, 20 KOs) and Ken Norton (42-6-1, 33 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Gerry Cooney is coming in to the fight on a 24-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round KO victory over Ron Lyle, 6 months and 17 days ago. Ken Norton is on a 1-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, with his last fight being a split decision win over Randall Cobb, 6 months and 4 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Gerry Cooney at 99-1 winning odds. Ken Norton really doesn't have much to present against Cooney.
Gerry Cooney stopped Ken Norton via TKO in the 1st round. Cooney improves his record to 25-0 (21 KOs), while Norton adds a loss to his record at 42-7-1.