Cooney’s record was 28 – 1 before his final two fights resulted in losses to Michael Spinks in June 1987 and George Foreman in January 1990 to bring his professional record to 28 – 3 with 24 knockouts. As an amateur Cooney won two New York Golden Gloves Championships. After retiring he founded the Fighters’ Imitative for Support and Training and has co-hosted the show Friday Night at the Fights on SIRIUS XM Radio.