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Sports Illustrated

Gerry Cooney 'I worked my butt off. The heat of the battle made me sweat like a pig. I knew my opponent had a hard time getting in close because of my smell.'

'I shared the smell with all my entourage after the fight'

Smell still there many years after

Gerry Cooney 'Every now and then I will rub my finger under my arm and smell it, to see if the sweet smell of victory is still there, believe it or not, it is'