Nearly 40 years ago, Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney battled in one of the most anticipated heavyweight title fights, a meeting that divided fans across racial lines. Today, they are good friends.

The 40th anniversary of heavyweight champion Larry Holmes’ epic defeat of slugger Gerry Cooney will be celebrated Dec. 12 with a grand event honoring the boxing icons at Russo’s On The Bay in ...

Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney are in talks to relive the June 11, 1982, Caesars Palace brawl, the two pugilists told the Daily News. Famed boxing promoter Lou DiBella is helping put the exhibition ...

Gerry Cooney, a kid from Huntington, Long Island, entered the ring with the title of the Great White Hope against heavyweight champion Larry Holmes. It was a title that Cooney never asked for.

Larry Holmes (69-6, 44 KOs ... The build-up to the fight was full of racial overtones, with members of the Gerry Cooney camp wearing t-shirts that said “Not the White Man, but the Right ...

Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a heavyweight boxing match that took place on June 11, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It was one of the most highly anticipated fights of the early 1980s.

Larry Holmes defends his WBC heavyweight crown for the 12th time from challenger Gerry Cooney on June 11th, 1982 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Larry's record at the time of the fight was 39 wins ...