Larry Holmes And Gerry Cooney Headed To The UK For Speaking Appearances Ahead Of 40th Anniversary Of Their Epic Fight
They’re good friends now and have been for some time, yet back in 1982, Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney did not get along.
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What George Foreman Said After His Fight With Gerry Cooney: You Only Meet Three Genuine Punchers Throughout Your Career
Though the fight was much maligned when it happened, or even before then; the critics having a field day when the fight was announced, today, the George Foreman-Gerry Cooney fight has something of a legendary element to it.
39 Years Ago: Holmes Vs. Cooney – The Fight That Came A Year Too Early For Gentleman Gerry
The biggest heavyweight fight of the 1980s took place on this day in 1982, as heavyweight great Larry Holmes defended his crown against “Great White Hope” Gerry Cooney.
Gerry Cooney’s Disturbing Knockout Of Ken Norton: The Most Devastating Heavyweight KO Of The ’80s
Ken Norton had been there, Gerry Cooney wanted to get there. On this day 40 years ago, these two heavyweight giants who were at wholly different stages of their respective careers, met in New York.
George Foreman KO Gerry Cooney – The Moorer Win Aside, The Most Impressive KO “Big George” Scored In His Comeback
Though the fight was much maligned, and though plenty of experts refused to take the fight seriously going in, the heavy, accurate and eye-catching piece of punching George Foreman delivered in knocking out Gerry Cooney in the 2nd round of their pay-per-view fight sure got “Big George” respect.
When Gerry Cooney Was A Real Wrecking Machine
Gerry Cooney may not have ever developed into a truly great fighter, but at his best Cooney was absolutely a great puncher.
Gerry Cooney Hits 64 – Remembering When He Was A Superstar
Gerry Cooney turns 64 today. The towering Irish-American who retired three decades ago, having lost to George Foreman in his final attempt at a comeback, is in great health and spirits these days.
Gerry Cooney Vs. Ron Lyle – When A Young Puncher Clashes With An Ageing Slugger
The Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Star puncher Gerry Cooney met former world title challenger Ron Lyle in a classic young tiger Vs.
Gerry Cooney’s Most Impressive Win – Norton, Lyle Or Young?
Today, May 11, marks the anniversary of Gerry Cooney’s most brutal career KO – the one he scored over former WBC heavyweight champ Ken Norton in 1981.
Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney II? The Two Heavyweight Legends Set To Box An Exhibition
Forget the “Geezers at Caesars,” this one would be a heavyweight match-up between two stars with a combined 133 years! And it might happen, in exhibition form.