GERRY COONEY - AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 306151
Sale Price $135.00
Reg. $160.00
GERRY COONEY
Shown in full view, wearing a boxing robe and shamrock boxing
trunks
Photograph signed: "Gerry/Cooney" in silver felt tip, Color,
8x10. In 1980, Gerry Cooney (born in 1956), who was ranked No. 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. Fine condition.
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