Boxing History - A very Happy Birthday to "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney, born in Manhattan on this date in 1956. | Facebook
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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
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Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney forever connected 40 years after 1982 championship bout that pitted Black against white
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