Each fighter reportedly made $10 million for that bout, though Cooney and Holmes both told The News the challenger ultimately collected a bigger windfall. To this day, Cooney says he doesn’t know why there was no rematch. He saw going toe-to-toe with Holmes and losing his undefeated record as the education of a lifetime.
Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney to celebrate their classic 1982 fight with anniversary party
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