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Fighting as an amateur, Gerry Cooney won international tournaments in England, Wales, and Scotland, as well as the New York Golden Gloves titles. He won two New York Golden Gloves Championships, the 1973 160-lb Sub-Novice Championship and the 1976 Heavyweight Open Championship.
Cooney had 3 points deducted for low blows. Per Commission report, fight was stopped by referee when Cooney's trainer entered the ring.
Apr 24, 2016 · Gerry Cooney - Is a retired American professional heavyweight boxer from Huntington, New York. Despite relative inexperience, his exciting wins and size, aided by expert promotion, propelled ...
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....
Gerry Cooney is best remembered for his classic 1982 fight with Larry Holmes for the World Heavyweight Championship. Cooney was considered to be a White Hope by many critics during his career, but he also acquired a reputation as a knockout artist.
Feb 10, 2023 · In the late ’70s and early ’80s, he rose to the top of the heavyweight division beating big names like Ron Lyle, Jimmy Young, and Ken Norton. Gerry Cooney: Boxing at Madison Square Garden, May 11, 1981. Young had beaten George Foreman in 1977, while Norton had defeated Muhammad Ali in 1973.
Jan 8, 2015 · Back when he was the leading contender for the world heavyweight championship of the world, back in the early 1980s, Gerry Cooney didn't seem hard to fathom.
