![Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney forever connected 40 years after 1982 championship bout that pitted Black against white Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney forever connected 40 years after 1982 championship bout that pitted Black against white](https://andscape.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-81423884-e1654633362572.jpg?w=700)
Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney forever connected 40 years after 1982 championship bout that pitted Black against white
Boxing History - A very Happy Birthday to "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney, born in Manhattan on this date in 1956. | Facebook
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The Cooney and Holmes show that divided a nation: Forty years on, boxing greats recall Vegas fight | Daily Mail Online
![Gerry Cooney, right, defeated boxer Ken Norton in less than 60 seconds Monday night, May 12,1981 in New York. Unbeaten Cooney smashed Norton to the floor with six powerful punches to the Gerry Cooney, right, defeated boxer Ken Norton in less than 60 seconds Monday night, May 12,1981 in New York. Unbeaten Cooney smashed Norton to the floor with six powerful punches to the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NFTAEX/gerry-cooney-right-defeated-boxer-ken-norton-in-less-than-60-seconds-monday-night-may-121981-in-new-york-unbeaten-cooney-smashed-norton-to-the-floor-with-six-powerful-punches-to-the-headap-photoron-frehm-2NFTAEX.jpg)