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Corner #17
Gerry Cooney
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28 (24 KO)
21 :30
On this episode Co Smitty down w Although Cooney was never Heavyweight
Champion, his success in the ring helped propel the sport to new heights both financially and in terms of popularity
nationally. His title fight against Larry Holmes capitvated the country as a sporting event and for the social
implications it carried with it as well. Cooney has stayed very active in Boxing and is a much loved figure in the sport.
In This Corner premiered on April 1 2004 on the Empire Sports Network broadcasting in Upstate New
York and Nationally on DirecTV and Dish Network. Since that first airing, In This Corner has been on the
air every week and is in its 15th year of featuring one on one interviews and in ring demonstrations with
the biggest names in the sport of Boxing.
There has never been another show that has chronicled the stories of this many World Champions.
