Re: De la Hoya sets date for 'superfight' with Mayweather

Originally Posted by
clean
eastside boxing's articles are written by guyz like you and me. Larry Merchant was the HBO broadcaster for that fight and he said in Legendary nights that cooney made $20 million, I think Larry is the more credible source. plus the fight drew huge attention worldwide. Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was one of the biggest closed-circuit/pay-per-view productions in history, broadcast to over 150 countries.
"Very few people really understand what it means to be a fighter. I hate it when I hear someone say, 'That fighter doesn't have guts. I hate that, I don't care if you're a world champion six times over or a four-round fighter, to step inside that ring, you have to have guts" Oscar De La Hoya
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