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Gerry Cooney
Gerry Cooney is a former boxer who emerged as the #1 contender for the heavyweight championship of the world.
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Beginning in the late 1970s, “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney’s professional boxing career was marked by exhilarating fights, exciting wins, and a powerful left hook. In 1982, Cooney landed a lucrative match against world heavyweight champion Larry Holmes on one of the biggest stages in championship boxing. Yet Cooney’s bouts in the ring were nothing compared to the inner turmoil that he dealt with and eventually overcame.
“Gentleman Gerry: A Contender in the Ring” (June 2019) a Champion in Recovery chronicles the career of a boxing legend, the challenges and triumphs of a trauma survivor, and an alcoholic’s journey to sustained recovery.
About Gerry Cooney
Gerry Cooney is a former boxer who emerged as the #1 contender for the heavyweight championship of the world. Ranked #53 on The Ring Magazine’s “100 Greatest Punchers of All Time,” Cooney fought all-time great champion Larry Holmes in one of the most memorable and anticipated title fights in boxing history. Cooney currently co-hosts “At the Fights” on SiriusXM radio with Randy “The Commissioner” Gordon.
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Gerry Cooney
Former Boxer
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Up Close and Personal with “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney
[AdSense-A] Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt (Copyrighted Boxing Interviews Of A Lifetime, 2002) I don’t think there was a more suited nickname in the history of boxing than Gerry Cooney’s. He was nicknamed the “Gentleman” and he is, truly that. Gerry is a man of such admirable qualities,
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Gerry Cooney Former Heavyweight Boxer On Overcoming Hurdles [Video] - Latin Business Today
His biggest winning battle was over alcoholism. Once dubbed, “The Great White Hope,” Gerry Cooney has become an inspirational figure after his boxing career and after battling the demons such as alcohol and a difficult upbringing. A recent guest of “The Clubhouse” radio show, Cooney showed a side few probably expect. Humorous. Self-deprecating. Witty and […]
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Gerry Cooney Hall of Fame
Gerry Cooney Professional boxer Born: August 24, 1956, in New York Lives in: Fanwood, New Jersey New Jersey Hall of Fame, Class of 2019-20: Sports Gerald Arthur Cooney only lost three fights in his career as a hard-hitting professional boxer. Unfortunately, two of those loses came in much-publicized challenges for the world heavyweight title. Cooney grew up in the Long
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Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.
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Too many guys don't know what to do with their lives after boxing. I was lucky because I had two managers who didn't trust each other, and so they were always making sure where all the money was, and because of that, so did I.
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Boxing was a way to express my anger. All of a sudden, I was expressing anger, and I was good at it. I was like a Jekyll and Hyde. Boxing helped me because I was fighting the anger out. I was knocking guys out.
