Description: LARRY HOLMES versus GERRY COONEY WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHTCaesars' Hotel - Las Vegas VHS - PAL - NEW - VERY, VERY RARE!! - Not-rated - 61-minutes - COMPLETE FIGHT - Cardboard Sleeve - Colour - NEVER RELEASED - Channel 7 Sydney master * Seven Sports Special via Sattelite* Tape has - "Copying of this program in any form is illegal" - from time-to-time during footage On June 11, 1982, Cooney, with a record of 25-0, got his chance to fight Larry Holmes for the WBC heavyweight title - 15-rounds. The heavily promoted fight was accompanied by racial overtones (Cooney is white, Holmes an African American) and what was then the largest purse ever for a challenger at $10 million. THE UGLY, RACIALLY CHARGED BUILDUP TO THE 1982 SUPERFIGHT BETWEEN LARRY HOLMES AND GERRY COONEY WAS AN UNFORTUNATE THROWBACK TO “GREAT WHITE HOPE” PROMOTIONS OF THE PASTIt was a typical broiling summer day in Nevada as the referee brought the fighters together at mid-ring to start their long-anticipated heavyweight championship fight, which the promoter billed as “The Fight of the Century.” It was the ultra-popular undefeated white challenger, who was called “The Great White Hope,” against the powerful black champion.
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Location: Kingsgrove, New South Wales
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Restocking fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Signal Standard: PAL
Former Rental: No
Rating: E
Sub-Genre: Boxing
Director: Channel 7 Master
Leading Role: Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney
Studio: Channel 7 - Sydney
Modified Item: No
Special Features: Cult, Deleted Title
Edition: Limited Edition
Format: VHS - PAL
Region Code: PAL
Language: English
Release Year: 1982
Genre: Sports
Movie/TV Title: Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney - World Heavyweight Title Fight - C7
