Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
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Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a highly publicized 1982 world heavyweight title bout that became a major cultural event in boxing history, marked by its intense media buildup and racial overtones.
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| Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney Context triple: [Don King, promoted, Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney]
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A.
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer best known as the long-reigning WBC and IBF heavyweight champion who successfully defended his title 20 times between 1978 and 1985.
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Don King
Don King is an American boxing promoter famous for organizing some of the sport’s biggest championship fights and for his flamboyant, controversial public persona.
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C.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
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D.
Willie Pep
Willie Pep was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest featherweights in history, famed for his exceptional defensive skills and ringcraft.
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E.
World Welterweight Title
The World Welterweight Title is a prestigious professional boxing championship contested by fighters in the welterweight division and historically held by some of the sport’s greatest champions.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney Target entity description: Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a highly publicized 1982 world heavyweight title bout that became a major cultural event in boxing history, marked by its intense media buildup and racial overtones.
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A.
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer best known as the long-reigning WBC and IBF heavyweight champion who successfully defended his title 20 times between 1978 and 1985.
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B.
Don King
Don King is an American boxing promoter famous for organizing some of the sport’s biggest championship fights and for his flamboyant, controversial public persona.
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C.
Requiem for a Heavyweight
Requiem for a Heavyweight is a critically acclaimed American drama, originally a 1956 teleplay by Rod Serling and later a 1962 film, about an aging boxer facing the end of his career and his struggle for dignity outside the ring.
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D.
Willie Pep
Willie Pep was an American professional boxer widely regarded as one of the greatest featherweights in history, famed for his exceptional defensive skills and ringcraft.
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E.
World Welterweight Title
The World Welterweight Title is a prestigious professional boxing championship contested by fighters in the welterweight division and historically held by some of the sport’s greatest champions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boxing match
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world heavyweight title bout ⓘ |
| attendance | large outdoor crowd at Caesars Palace ⓘ |
| broadcastNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| challenger | Gerry Cooney ⓘ |
| challengerStatusOfGerryCooney | undefeated top contender at the time ⓘ |
| champion | Larry Holmes ⓘ |
| championStatusOfLarryHolmes | reigning WBC heavyweight champion ⓘ |
| city |
Las Vegas
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linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
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| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalImpact | major cultural event in boxing history ⓘ |
| date | 1982-06-11 ⓘ |
| era | early 1980s ⓘ |
| eraContext | post-Ali heavyweight era ⓘ |
| fighter1 | Larry Holmes ⓘ |
| fighter1Nationality | American ⓘ |
| fighter1RacePortrayal | Black ⓘ |
| fighter2 | Gerry Cooney ⓘ |
| fighter2Nationality | American ⓘ |
| fighter2RacePortrayal | White ⓘ |
| governingRules | 15-round heavyweight championship rules of the era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most publicized heavyweight title fights of the 20th century ⓘ |
| legacy |
often cited in discussions of race and marketing in boxing
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remembered as a defining fight of Larry Holmes’s title reign ⓘ |
| locationType | outdoor arena ⓘ |
| loser | Gerry Cooney ⓘ |
| mainEvent | yes ⓘ |
| mediaBuildup |
heavily hyped in the United States
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intense ⓘ |
| methodOfVictory | technical knockout ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive mainstream media attention
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racial overtones in promotion and media coverage ⓘ |
| payPerView | yes ⓘ |
| promoter | Don King ⓘ |
| promotionTheme | racially charged Black champion vs. White challenger narrative ⓘ |
| purseRecord | one of the richest heavyweight title fights of its era ⓘ |
| result | Larry Holmes defeated Gerry Cooney by technical knockout ⓘ |
| roundOfStoppage | 13 ⓘ |
| roundsScheduled | 15 ⓘ |
| sanctioningBody | WBC ⓘ |
| sport | boxing ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| titleOnTheLine |
WBC world heavyweight title
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linked to:
World Heavyweight Champion
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| venue | Caesars Palace ⓘ |
| weightClass | heavyweight ⓘ |
| wentToDistance | no ⓘ |
| winner | Larry Holmes ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
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Subject: Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney Description of subject: Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a highly publicized 1982 world heavyweight title bout that became a major cultural event in boxing history, marked by its intense media buildup and racial overtones.
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