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I 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...
I wondered why Gerry Cooney, a pretender to the crown, and Sylvester Stallone, a heavyweight champion only in the movies, were pictured together. After the Holmes-Cooney bout, I know. Cooney and Stallone are both actors.
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...
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...
Several blacks in shouting range of Holmes later called out for him to retire now as the only undefeated black heavy weight champion. He thanked them kindly for the thought but plainly is of a mind to continue. "I feel good," he said. "I achieved something once again." Of course...