{"id":46862,"date":"2014-10-26T14:33:54","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T20:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=46862"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:39:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:39:05","slug":"john-dino-denis-gerry-cooney-and-the-70s-heavyweight-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=46862","title":{"rendered":"John Dino Denis: Gerry Cooney and the 70\u2019s Heavyweight Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"polls-776\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_776\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_776_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"69b3a8ebaf\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"776\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Do you think John Dino Denis could be competitive in the heavyweight division today?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-776-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2267\" name=\"poll_776\" value=\"2267\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2267\">Yes<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"radio\" id=\"poll-answer-2268\" name=\"poll_776\" value=\"2268\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-2268\">No<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(776);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(776); return false;\" title=\"View Results Of This Poll\">View Results<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"polls-776-loading\" class=\"wp-polls-loading\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-polls\/images\/loading.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading ...\" title=\"Loading ...\" class=\"wp-polls-image\" \/>&nbsp;Loading ...<\/div>\n\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=46862\" rel=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=46862\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-46863\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"JDD\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JDD-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JDD-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/JDD.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the talent laden heavyweight era of the 1970\u2019s a few notable fighters have slipped through the cracks. One such fighter was Massachusetts native, John \u201cDino\u201d Denis. He was as game as they come and he battled some of the best of his era.<\/p>\n<p>Born in 1951, John turned professional in 1972. By 1976 he would run his record up to an impressive 28-0-1. Among the notables he defeated were Terry Daniels, Mike Boswell, Joe \u201cKing\u201d Roman and the rugged Scott LeDoux. It all came crashing down in 1976 when Dino was slated on the comeback trail of George Foreman. Dino showed the heart of a lion but was finally overwhelmed by Foreman\u2019s power in round four.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 1977 Dino dropped a decision to a talented big guy named Leroy Jones. Denis would then win seven in a row which would lead him to a 1979 match against the red hot Gerry Cooney. Dino just ended up becoming another notch in the gun as \u201cGentlemen\u201d Gerry stopped him in round three. Dino then reeled off nine straight before a surprising KO loss to Donnie Long in 1982. 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