H&G All-Time Index public fighter card
Gerry Cooney
Heavyweight · United States
Gerry Cooney ranks #698 in the H&G All-Time Index at Heavyweight, with a 73.22 All-Time Index score and a 28-3-0 professional record. His career span on this page is 1977-1990.
- All-time rank
- #698
- H&G All-Time Index
- 73.220-100 ranking index. This is the number that orders the list.
- Career record
- 28-3-0Professional wins, losses and draws.
- Active years
- 1977-1990
- Data Confidence
- MediumSolid but wider career evidence. Treat close ranks with extra care.
Career story
How Gerry Cooney's rating rose and fell year by year, with his peak marked.
Yearly peak-form Elo rating points. This curve is separate from the 0-100 ranking index.
Show the year-by-year numbers
| Year | Peak-form Elo rating |
|---|---|
| 1977 | 1,829 |
| 1978 | 1,870 |
| 1979 | 1,894 |
| 1980 | 1,901 |
| 1981 | 1,900 |
| 1982 | 1,890 |
| 1984 | 1,894 |
| 1986 | 1,880 |
| 1987 | 1,861 |
| 1990 | 1,842 |
Why this ranking
Gerry Cooney ranks #698 with a 73.22 score on the 60-100 H&G All-Time Index. His standout win in our data is over Ken Norton in 1981, who reached a 1,890 Peak-form Elo, one of the stronger opponents on his record. He has wins over 1 opponent who were unbeaten at the time. Data Confidence is Medium, so the rating should be read with wider uncertainty. Peak-form Elo is 1,901 (±216), separate from the 60-100 career Index.
What lifts or lowers this ranking
Bars show each weighted signal's relative size. Gold lifts the placement; grey holds it back.
Same-era separation left after the shared peak and sustained rating signal is removed.
Collapsed signal from peak rating, sustained rating and same-era separation.
How much repeat elite-year presence supports the all-time case.
A narrow signal for lineal, explicit undisputed or major multi-belt class control in this release data; it is not a full title history.
How much major title evidence supports the rating.
How much the record is helped by wins over contemporaneous title-level opponents.
Compare and explore
Put Gerry Cooney next to any other ranked fighter, or open the tools built on the same rating data.
Top fights
The highest-ranked fighters Gerry Cooney actually faced, biggest names first. Each one opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Larry Holmes#22 · Index 92 · 1982
- Michael Spinks#36 · Index 90 · 1987
- George Foreman#50 · Index 89 · 1990
- Ken Norton#422 · Index 76 · 1981
- Ron Lyle#524 · Index 75 · 1980
- Jimmy Young#965 · Index 71 · 1980
Ranked-vs-ranked bouts from the pinned fight archive, ordered by opponent ranking. An objective record of who they shared a ring with.
Great rivals he never fought
Ranked fighters who shared a recognised division and whose competitive careers overlapped, with no bout between them on record. Each name opens the head-to-head tool with the pair filled in.
- Buster Douglas#317 · Heavyweight · 10 overlapping years (1981-1990)
- Tim Witherspoon#383 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1979-1990)
- Francesco Damiani#413 · Heavyweight · 6 overlapping years (1985-1990)
- Dwight Muhammad Qawi#426 · Heavyweight · 13 overlapping years (1978-1990)
- Michael Dokes#452 · Heavyweight · 14 overlapping years (1977-1990)
- Frank Bruno#454 · Heavyweight · 9 overlapping years (1982-1990)
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- Pierre Coetzer#523 · Heavyweight · 8 overlapping years (1983-1990)
- Gary Mason#545 · Heavyweight · 7 overlapping years (1984-1990)
- Tony Tucker#580 · Heavyweight · 11 overlapping years (1980-1990)
- Donovan Ruddock#650 · Heavyweight · 9 overlapping years (1982-1990)
- Gerrie Coetzee#668 · Heavyweight · 14 overlapping years (1977-1990)
- Greg Page#694 · Heavyweight · 12 overlapping years (1979-1990)
Shared recognised division, overlapping competitive years, no recorded bout between them. A measured pattern only.
About this rating
Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.
The rating itself is built from the 28 bouts we hold full data for from 1977 to 1990, which is why this count differs from the professional record above.
For the data-minded
Peak-form Elo rating: 1,901 (peak dated 1980-10-01). This best-point rating sits on its own scale and is not directly comparable with the 0-100 index.
The peak estimate carries an uncertainty band of about ±216 Elo, so read close comparisons with care.