GERRY COONEY - AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED - HFSID 266260
Sale Price $135.00
Reg. $160.00
GERRY COONEY. ANS: "Gerry Cooney", 1p, 8½x5¾. No place, no
date. To "Sondra & friends". In full: "Hope you enjoy these
photos as I do." Photos not present. In 1980, Gerry Cooney (born in
1956), who was ranked number 1 in the WBC, challenged Larry Holmes. In
1981, he beat former world Heavyweight champion Ken Norton by a knockout in the
first in front of a Madison Square Garden crowd and HBO cameras. In 1982,
Cooney's life changed. Holmes agreed to fight him, with a purse of one million
dollars for the challenger. Cooney, who was attempting to become the first
white World Heavyweight champion in 23 years, was nicknamed "The Great White
Hope" by Don King. In what would be one of the biggest HBO Boxing
productions in history, the fight was broadcast to over 150 countries around the
world. Cooney lost his bid to become World Heavyweight champion by a knockout in
13 rounds. In 1987, he made a one-fight comeback to meet former World
Heavyweight champion Michael Spinks, losing by a knockout in five rounds. In
1990, in Cooney's last fight, he lost in two rounds to former world champion
George Foreman. Cooney retired with a record of 28 wins, 25 by KOs, and
three losses. Irregularly cut. On verso letter by Sandra to Cooney asking for
photos (light show through). Fine condition.
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