Bowe I is the Line of Demarcation in REED's Opinion... Holyfield was Still Finding his Way Pre-Bowe...Cooney has a GOOD Chance of Beating the Version of Holy that Faced Cooper, Holmes and Foreman... But REED Doesn't Think Cooney Beats ANY Version of Post-Bowe I Holyfield... REED
Cooney wasn't so bad and when you see guys like Moorer or Cooper have Holyfield on Wobbly Street then I can see Holy winning 8 out of 10 but there's no reason why Cooney, with the proper training and preparation {unlike that shit he had for the Holmes fight} couldn't uncork a few big shots and have a chance. It's not some total blowout. Cooneys performance vs Holmes was adequate and came off an atrocious and negligent preparation which consisted of beating a finished-Norton and then taking a year out to protect his status instead of keeping on. Holy is the favourite and a wide favourite. But Cooney has a chance.
The only scenario i see that chance occurring is something like Cooney landing a temple shot leaving Evander momentarily wobbly and an over protective ref stops it for fear that he'll get just get teed off on. I agree it wouldn't be completely one sided from the opening bell but i think the end result is in favor of Holyfield 99 times out of 100.
Holy never really had it easy with big jabs either........if Cooney prepares right, there's no reason he can't go 12 and have a punchers chance throughout.
