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Larry Holmes on Beating "Great White Hope" Gerry Cooney, Racist Overtones

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In this clip, Larry Holmes started out by speaking about his fights against Leon Spinks and Ronaldo Snipes, and then he transitioned into speaking about his highly publicized fight against Gerry Cooney. Larry explained that the fight against Gerry was being played out as a white vs Black fight in the media, with Gerry's team wearing "Not the White Man, but the Right Man" shirts. He also spoke about each of them having a $10 million purse for the fight, the biggest of his career. After winning the fight, Larry explained that he is still friends with Gerry, and he added that he won't stand for people dissing Gerry around him.
 

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I remember them days. I was a little into boxing back then. Me and my aunt actually went to see Larry Holmes fight. I think it was his comeback fight. Anyway we were both in the front row and got covered in Larry’s sweat and probably spit too
 

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I remember them days. I was a little into boxing back then. Me and my aunt actually went to see Larry Holmes fight. I think it was his comeback fight. Anyway we were both in the front row and got covered in Larry’s sweat and probably spit too

I hope the sweat wasn't too salty for you.
 

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