GERRY COONEY - HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHALLENGER, SIGNED, DOUBLE MATTED ITEM w/COA

Description: GERRY COONEYHARD HITTING HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHALLENGER12" x 16" Double Matted, Unframed & Signed COMES WITH COA & LIFETIME AUTHENTICITY GUARANTEE LAST DOUBLE MATTED SIGNED PIECE I HAVE!! PLEASE NOTE: This item is already double matted. A framing center would charge you over $25 to $30 to do this. All you have to do is buy an inexpensive 11" x 14" frame, take off my protective shrink wrap and insert it in the frame. Please take this into account when you decide to bid on this item. What this means you are buying this autographed item for about $10. I can offer you this item at this low price because I do my own matting and at my age of 73, I am trying to clear out my inventory. NOTE: BUY A SECOND DOUBLE MATTED SIGNED ART PRINT AND SHIPPING ON SECOND ITEM IS FREE!! GERALD ARTHUR COONEY (born August 24, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1990. He challenged twice for world heavyweight titles in 1982 and 1987. He is widely regarded as one of the hardest punchers in heavyweight history. He beat Champions Ken Norton and S. T. Gordon as well as top contenders Ron Lyle and Jimmy Young. He boasts an impressive 85.7% knockout to win percentage. Known for his big left-hook and his imposing size, the tall, lean Cooney had his first paid fight on February 15, 1977, beating Billy Jackson by a knockout in one round. Nine wins followed and Cooney gained attention as a future contender, although his opponents were carefully chosen. He moved up a weight class and fought future world cruiserweight champion S. T. Gordon in Las Vegas, winning by a fourth round disqualification. Cooney had 11 more wins, spanning 1978 and 1979. In 1981, he defeated former world heavyweight champion Ken Norton by a knockout just 54 seconds into the first round with a blisteringly powerful attack. This tied the record set in 1948 by Lee Savold for the quickest knockout in a main event in Madison Square Garden. Since his management team was unwilling to risk losing a big future pay day with Holmes by having him face another viable fighter, Cooney did not fight for 13 months after defeating Norton. The following year, Holmes agreed to fight him with the fight held June 11, 1982. With a purse of ten million dollars for the challenger, it was the richest fight in boxing history to that time. If Cooney won, he would have become the first Caucasian world heavyweight champion since Swede Ingemar Johansson defeated Floyd Patterson 23 years earlier. Don King called Cooney "The Great White Hope." The bout, held June 11, 1982 drew attention worldwide, and Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was one of the biggest closed-circuit/pay-per-view productions in history, broadcast to over 150 countries. Cooney fought bravely after he was knocked down briefly in the second round. He was fined three points for repeated low blows. After 12 rounds, the more skillful and experienced Holmes finally wore him down. In round 13, Cooney's trainer Victor Valle stepped into the ring, forcing the referee to stop the fight. Two of the three judges would have had Cooney ahead after the 12th round if it weren't for the point deductions. Holmes and Cooney became friends after the fight, a relationship that endured for them. In his career, Cooney only last three fights to George Foreman, Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks. About Us We have been in the autograph and memorabilia business for over 35 years. All of our autographs were acquired in person. I LOVE BOXING! IN COLLEGE I BOOKED MUHAMMAD ALI TO A SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT AT OHIO UNIVERSITY DORM FUND RAISER AND BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS WITH HIM UNTIL HIS DEATH. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO TO VISIT THE BOXING HALL OF FAME DURING INDUCTIONS THREE TIMES WHERE I OBTAINED MOST OF MY AUTOGRAHS IN PERSON. 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Price: 44.95 USD

Location: Sunbury, Ohio

End Time: 2024-05-08T19:21:46.000Z

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