Word: cooney
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...have never thought of boxers as eloquent speakers. Yet your profile on Gerry Cooney [June 14], showing his concern and appreciation for his followers, exhibited refreshing values in these days of the overpaid athlete who cares only for his paycheck. Despite the outcome of his fight with Larry Holmes, Cooney has already proved himself a champion...
...fifth round, Holmes rose up on his toes and began to dance lightly and smile occasionally. His hands gathered speed, and Cooney became especially hittable. By the sixth, Rappaport and co-Manager Mike Jones had to make room in the corner for Cutman Artie Curley, whose patchwork was inspected once by the physician at ringside. In the 90° desert heat, aggravated by the television lights, both men sprayed sweat like revolving lawn sprinklers. Holmes, 6 ft. 3 in. and 212½ lbs., and Cooney, 6 ft. 6 in. and 225½ lbs., looked equally fit. Cooney, who lad never...
...tenth round was more than a pretty good one for Cooney. Momentarily, Holmes seemed fascinated with finding out precisely how hard Cooney really did hit. But by the eleventh, Cooney's fists were drooping steadily, and Holmes danced to the attack again with swift and steady combinations. Then, in the 13th, Cooney was badly stunned, and Holmes began to measure him with the left glove on the shoulder or face (thumb out) and fetch him clouts with the right. Cooney sagged, and by the time Valle made it through the ropes, the challenger had caught a barrage of fierce...
...instant the fight ended, officially at 2:52 of the 13th round, blaring patriotic music came on the loudspeaker system, including the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The young men in Cooney's entourage, most of them grade-school buddies from Long Island, pressed together around him in his corner, and some of their eyes were redder than his. The sparrowlike head of Ray Arcel poked through the challenger's huddle, and Holmes' man whispered generously: "Don't get discouraged, Gerry. Keep trying. You're still going to make...
Just as he had been after dismantling Ali in 1980, Holmes was gracious about his opponent. "I want to compliment Gerry Cooney. I think he's a great fighter. I shook Gerry Cooney's hand before the fight and I shook his hand after the fight. No hard feelings." For his part, Cooney said of Holmes, "He's the champion. No bitterness." Cooney finally conceded, "I was a little rusty." A cumulative total of 3 min. 43 sec. in two fights over two years is an insufficient time in the ring. "I didn't have...