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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 (72.6kg) 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.
Aug 5, 2019 · 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.
Jun 24, 2019 · After his Las Vegas defeat by Larry Holmes in 1982, Cooney found himself spiralling out of control. It took years of pain and hurt to get himself back on the straight and narrow.
"Gentleman" Gerry Cooney talks about his upbringing on Long Island, what motivated his boxing career and what he currently does for the sport.Visit -TITLE Bo...
Gerry Cooney was a professional boxer who had an impressive career record of 28-3 with 24 knockout wins. Born in Manhattan, New York, in August 1956, Cooney began his boxing career as an amateur before turning professional in 1977 at the age of 20.
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...
1973 New York Golden Gloves 160lb. sub-novice class 3rd round bout. 1973-01-31. Craig Tsouristakis. debut. Felt Forum, New York. W-PTS. event bout wiki. 1973 New York Golden Gloves 160lb. sub-novice class 1st round bout. am boxer.
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.
Gerald Arthur Cooney (born August 24, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1990, and challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 1982 and 1987 (for the WBC and lineal title in 1982 and 1987, and for the lineal title only in 1987).Born into a blue collar Irish-Catholic family on Long Island, Cooney was ...
