Browsing Tag Gerry Cooney

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  Boxiana 3

  Jan. 24, 1976: Foreman vs Lyle

  Following his surprise defeat to Muhammad Ali in one of the most historic fights in boxing history, George Foreman returned from Africa not just a former champion, but ...

  On January 24, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Jan. 15, 1990: Foreman vs Cooney

  They billed Foreman vs Cooney as “The Preacher and The Puncher,” but it quickly became known as “The Geezers at Caesars,” this unique crossroads battle between two aging ...

  On January 15, 2020 / By Michael Carbert
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  Nov. 6, 1981: Holmes vs Snipes

  In May of 1981, undefeated fair-skinned heavyweight contender Gerry Cooney galvanized the attention of fair-skinned American sports fans by demolishing respected veteran Ken Norton in a mere 54 ...

  On November 6, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Sept. 21, 1985: Holmes vs Spinks I

  In March of 1985, heavyweight champion Larry Holmes scored a tenth round stoppage of undefeated contender David Bey and then immediately announced that he was done. As in, ...

  On September 21, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  June 11, 1982: Holmes vs Cooney

  It was boxing’s biggest night, but for all the wrong reasons. In terms of sheer popularity, exposure, and the money that goes with it, the 1980s has to ...

  On June 11, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  May 25, 1980: Cooney vs Young

  “I’m going to win this fight, going to win it big. I’ve trained hard for this and I’ve got it all together. I hear this Cooney kid is ...

  On May 25, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  May 20, 1983: Holmes vs Witherspoon

  The career of heavyweight champion Larry Holmes is, among other things, a study in frustration. First, there was the struggle to establish himself as a serious contender in ...

  On May 20, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  April 19, 1991: Holyfield vs Foreman

  When news came in 1987 that former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who had retired almost a decade before to become an evangelical pastor, intended to embark on a ...

  On April 19, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  April 11, 1981: Holmes vs Berbick

  In 1981 few doubted that Larry Holmes was one of the best boxers in the world, but rarely had the holder of the most coveted prize in all ...

  On April 11, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Fight City Podcast No. 3

  Welcome to another episode of the new Fight City Podcast with its host Alden Chodash. Once again he is joined by the founder and editor of TheFightCity.com, Michael ...

  On October 31, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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  Legends In The Bronx: Ring 10 Fundraiser On Sept. 23

  It may not be the only organization working to assist the boxing’s fallen warriors and ex-fighters in need, but Ring 10 of New York City is certainly one ...

  On September 10, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Scribe Of “The Fancy”

  Great stories always involve great characters, so it makes sense that so many fiction writers have taken boxers as their subjects. Few sports make such drastic demands on ...

  On January 15, 2018 / By Joshua Isard
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  Columns 1

  The Big Mouth Factor

  I’m not going to bullshit you. I’m going to tell it like it is. I don’t hold back. I don’t pull my punches. Here’s what I think. This ...

  On July 11, 2017 / By Sean Crose
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  Columns 1

  His Own Worst Enemy

  I think it’s safe to say that Tyson Fury was not taking his rematch with Wladimir Klitschko as seriously as he should have. As we now all know, ...

  On October 2, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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  “I Wish He Would Live Forever”

  Muhammad Ali was bigger than boxing and much more than a celebrity. He was a leader of social and cultural change, embodying characteristics which all of us aspire ...

  On June 9, 2016 / By Thad Moore
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  Tim Witherspoon: “I’m The Real Rocky!”

  Everyone knows who Rocky Balboa is, but who is the true Rocky, the real-life Rocky? Tim Witherspoon, a former heavyweight champion who, like the mythical Rocky, hails from ...

  On February 9, 2016 / By Thad Moore
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  Is Bigger Really Better?

  Heavyweight champ Jess Willard was 6’6, but he was absolutely destroyed by Jack Dempsey who stood five inches shorter and gave away 58 pounds. Another huge champion, Primo ...

  On January 17, 2016 / By Sean Crose
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  Michael Dokes: 1958-2012

  News of the death from cancer of Michael “Dynamite” Dokes, former WBA heavyweight champion, causes one to pause and consider the terrible toll an overestimation of one’s talent ...

  On August 14, 2012 / By Michael Carbert