Foster proceeded to immediately call Shakur Stevenson into the ring. Whether that fight actually happens next is not a foregone conclusion, but credit to Foster for wanting to challenge the best.
Cooper, who challenged for a heavyweight title on 3 occasions, would spend the rest of his career fighting the best of opponents, contenders, and champions.
Very sad to see that Frankie has passed away. I wrote this several years ago. Frankie was a gentleman and a funny person. No bitterness, only some regrets. Heckuva a fighter.
Several years later I was back in Reno. I again visited the fight location but this time I had another place I was determined to find. Johnson had trained for the Jeffries bout at a place called Rick’s Resort, a few miles from downtown Reno.
Saturday night, on the undercard of the much-anticipated David Benavidez vs. Gilberto Ramirez card, at the MGM Grand, Capetillo banked his 2nd win over undefeated James Pierce.
