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Feb 10, 2023 · Gerry Cooney: Heavyweight champion Larry Holmes defends his title against Cooney at Caesars Palace. There was a $10m purse for Cooney to fight Holmes — then the richest fight in history. He was 25-0 at that point but had never gone beyond 10 rounds. Having refused to sign with King’s stable he struggled to get suitable match-ups.
Apr 24, 2016 · Subscribed. 1.7K. 180K views 8 years ago. Highlights of the former top Heavyweight contender and devastating puncher. Gerry Cooney - Is a retired American professional heavyweight boxer from ...
Jun 24, 2019 · To the brink and back: The story behind Gerry Cooney’s road to recovery. After his Las Vegas defeat by Larry Holmes in 1982, Cooney found himself spiralling out of control. It took years of...
Jan 8, 2015 · From the time he first attracted public notice — when he won two Golden Gloves, got invited to the Olympic trials, and boxed in Europe — Gerry Cooney won fans with his gentle, easygoing nature.
Nov 1, 2022 · A look back at "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney...One of the most controversial fighters of the 1980s, he fought Jimmy Young, Ron Lyle, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks & George Foreman. George...
Aug 9, 1981 · Gerry Cooney is an anomaly, a white man in a sport dominated by Hispanics and blacks, a product of the suburban middle class in a game whose breeding ground is the gritty urban street.
On June 11, 1982, Gerry Cooney was 25-0 (22 knockouts) when he challenged Holmes for THE RING and WBC titles at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. It was the most eagerly anticipated heavyweight title showdown since Ali’s glory years – and it delivered.
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