“It sucks,” Holmes said, leaving little doubt of his opinion. “The big names aren’t out there. I’m not out there and Gerry’s not out there.”

It’s a fitting tribute for the popular brawler known as the Bayonne Bleeder for usually ending up battered and bloody, win or lose.

We look at the 10 Greatest Heavyweight Knockouts in boxing history in the legendary Top Rank Library

After big KO wins over faded names Ron Lyle, Jimmy Young and Ken Norton, Cooney was all over the place; a genuine household name everywhere in America.

Today, May 11, marks the anniversary of Gerry Cooney’s most brutal career KO – the one he scored over former WBC heavyweight champ Ken Norton in 1981.

An exhibition rematch of one of heavyweight boxing’s most hyped championship fights is in the works — nearly 38 years later.