Bert Cooper vs Willie Dewitt (FULL FIGHT) | 14th February 1987 | Saskatchewan, Canada

Bert Cooper 209 lbs beat Willie de Wit 212 lbs by TKO at 2:58 in round 2 of 10
Date: 1987-02-14
Location: Regina Agridome, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Referee: Barney O'Connor
Judge: Lloyd Sutton
Judge: William Warwick
Judge: Ken Rudd
At the time of this bout, 1984 heavyweight Olympic silver Medalist Willie de Wit was seen as a legitimate rising challenger for the world heavyweight title. Willie De Wit's televised loss to 'Smokin' Bert Cooper was the only loss of his 24 bout pro career, and de Wit, the Canadian heavyweight champion seen as the next George Chuvalo, would never be considered a factor in the heavyweight division again. De Wit later retired and went to law school.
Saw this bout broadcast live on CBS Sports Saturday, Budweiser Boxing series. Midway through round one, de Wit rocked Cooper with a short left to the chin. A Joe Frazier lookalike, Cooper was in the process of throwing a punch as well, a counter short left to the head which staggered de Wit backwards. An overhand right from cooper sent de Wit to the canvas along the ropes, where the count reached eight before he arose. A cooper right to the head, left hook to the body right to the head sent de Wit to the canvas a second time as the bell rang ending round one. The first half of round two was even, and de Wit jabbed strongly against Cooper, but exposed a single flaw. His left hand was constantly low coming back off the jab, and Cooper was loading up on the right hand looking to land the bomb over de Wit's left. When Cooper's right hand lead finally counter landed with power, de Wit fell backwards to the canvas. De Wit got up, and came back strong, but Cooper continued to score with the overhand counter right over de Wit's low left. A series of Cooper counter power shots to the head found the mark in the last thirty seconds of round two, and de Wit reeled backwards defenseless. Cooper landed a power left to the head of de Wit on the ropes. De Wit pitched face forward to the canvas. He barely beat the count, but his face was a bloody mess, and de Wit's nose appeared to be broken gushing blood. De Wit's trainer came onto the ring apron with a white towel and entered the ring to protect his fighter, ending the one-sided contest.
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