Professional Boxing Record
| 28 Wins (24 knockouts), 3 Losses, 0 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 28–3 | George Foreman | KO | 2 (10) | 15/01/1990 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Cooney was floored twice in round 2. |
| Loss | 28–2 | Michael Spinks | TKO | 5 (15) | 15/06/1987 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Cooney down twice in round 5. |
| Win | 28–1 | Eddie Gregg | KO | 1 (10) | 31/05/1986 | Cow Palace, San Francisco, California, United States | |
| Win | 27–1 | George Chaplin | TKO | 2 (10) | 08/12/1984 | Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| Win | 26–1 | Philipp Brown | TKO | 4 (10) | 29/09/1984 | Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |
| Loss | 25–1 | Larry Holmes | TKO | 13 (15) | 11/06/1982 | Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | For WBC Heavyweight title. Cooney had 3 points deducted for low blows. |
| Win | 25–0 | Ken Norton | TKO | 1 (10) | 11/05/1981 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 24–0 | Ron Lyle | KO | 1 (10) | 24/10/1980 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, United States | |
| Win | 23–0 | Jimmy Young | TKO | 4 (10) | 25/05/1980 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | A cut over Young's left eye, led to a stoppage at the end of the 4th round. |
| Win | 22–0 | Leroy Boone | TKO | 6 (10) | 14/12/1979 | Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 21–0 | John Dino Denis | TKO | 3 (10) | 09/11/1979 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 20–0 | Malik Dozier | KO | 6 (10) | 09/10/1979 | Suffolk Forum, Commack, New York, United States | |
| Win | 19–0 | Broderick Mason | KO | 4 (10) | 22/08/1979 | Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 18–0 | Tom Prater | TKO | 2 (10) | 29/06/1979 | Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 17–0 | Charlie Johnson | UD | 8 | 26/02/1979 | Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 16–0 | Eddie Lopez | KO | 1 (10) | 13/01/1979 | Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 15–0 | Grady Daniels | RTD | 5 (8) | 15/12/1978 | Felt Forum, New York, New York, United States | Daniels not out for round 6. |
| Win | 14–0 | Sam McGill | UD | 8 | 01/11/1978 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, United States | |
| Win | 13–0 | Charley Polite | KO | 4 (8) | 04/10/1978 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, United States | |
| Win | 12–0 | G.G. Maldonado | TKO | 8 (8) | 22/06/1978 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 11–0 | S. T. Gordon | DQ | 4 (10) | 17/03/1978 | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 10–0 | Gary Bates | KO | 4 (6) | 11/02/1978 | Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Austin Johnson | KO | 1 (6) | 27/01/1978 | Calderon Theatre, Hempstead, New York, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | Terry Lee Kidd | KO | 1 (6) | 14/01/1978 | Colonie Hill, Hauppauge, New York, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Jimmie Sykes | KO | 1 (6) | 21/12/1977 | Roll-A-Rama, Brooklyn, New York, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Quinnie Locklear | KO | 1 (6) | 30/11/1977 | Westchester County Center, White Plains, New York, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Joe Maye | KO | 4 (6) | 18/11/1977 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Matt Robinson | PTS | 4 | 03/08/1977 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jose Rosario | KO | 2 (6) | 20/03/1977 | Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jimmy Robertson | KO | 2 (6) | 02/03/1977 | Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Bill Jackson | KO | 1 (6) | 15/02/1977 | Sunnyside Garden, Sunnyside, Queens, New York, United States | |
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