Word: contendere
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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The Holmes-Cooney title fight certainly was a genuine news story. It was an unpredictable match. With a white contender it had an element of novelty. And finally, boxing itself, of which the heavyweight title is the epitome, is enjoying a renaissance. Perhaps a TIME cover was in order. But...
For Cameroon, also a 2,000-to-1 shot with authoritative London bookies, its cup runneth over. After holding off the Peruvians, Cameroon's "untamable lions" repeated the performance against another respected contender, Poland. Dashiki-clad, singing, whistle-blowing fans from Cameroon cheered their team's offensive abandon...
It so happens that Larry Holmes is the undefeated heavyweight champion of the known (nonmovie) world, Gerry Cooney is the unbeaten No. 1 contender with an unknown wallop, and they are fighting each other this Friday night in a small ring out behind a large gambling lor for $20 million...
Rocky is a meat-and-potatoes exemplar of the American dream, a working stiffs contender who battles for his dignity against odds that seem overwhelming. Rocky III, premiering just two weeks ahead of the Cooney-Holmes championship match, extends a fresh set of sweat-stained victories to Rocky's...
This time Rocky, who whipped Creed to take the title in II, announces his retirement, feeling he can no longer give the sport his best shot. From the crowd on the museum steps jumps the Mohawk-coiffed, feather-bedecked Clubber Lang (played by Newcomer Mr. T, a.k.a. Lawrence Tero). The...