The Night Bert Cooper Made The World Take Notice

By: Sean Crose
“What tonight is about,” said Larry Merchant, “is this…champions like Evander Holyfield fight journeymen like Bert Cooper between major fights. These interludes give us a chance to watch the champion do his stuff. Sometimes were surprised when they turn out to be more difficult than we anticipated - which could happen tonight - and about every fifty years in the heavyweight division, a Braddock beats a Baer, or a Douglas beats a Tyson.”It was the ev