saint0917
January 17th, 2009, 06:54 AM
1/15/90:
Big George Foreman, 41, wins the 20th consecutive bout of his comeback with a brisk knockout of 33-year-old Jerry Cooney at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City. At 253 pounds, the revitalized preacher from Texas mounts a furious attack, burying the 6'7" Irishman under an avalanche of blows until it’s quickly over at 1:57 of the second round. Cooney will announce his retirement following the one-sided bout.
B I R T H D A Y S
Bobby Grich b. 1949
Ernie DiGregorio b. 1951
Delino DeShields b. 1969
Mary Pierce b. 1975
Drew Brees b. 1979
Big George Foreman, 41, wins the 20th consecutive bout of his comeback with a brisk knockout of 33-year-old Jerry Cooney at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City. At 253 pounds, the revitalized preacher from Texas mounts a furious attack, burying the 6'7" Irishman under an avalanche of blows until it’s quickly over at 1:57 of the second round. Cooney will announce his retirement following the one-sided bout.
B I R T H D A Y S
Bobby Grich b. 1949
Ernie DiGregorio b. 1951
Delino DeShields b. 1969
Mary Pierce b. 1975
Drew Brees b. 1979