Larry Holmes
Larry Holmes
Larry Holmesis an American former professional boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, the "Easton Assassin"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBoxer
Date of Birth3 November 1949
CityCuthbert, GA
CountryUnited States of America
strong land guy
The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.
loss fighting giving
With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight.
black poor hard
It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.
heavyweights boxers kind
Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs.
kings guy bob
Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought for those guys and they put the money up like they are supposed to then I don't have a problem.
fighting thinking prime
I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.
moving hands missing
Muhammad Ali could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.
hearing faces fighter
Earnie hit me harder than any other fighter, including Mike Tyson. He hit me and I was face down on the canvas hearing saxophonist Jimmy Tillis.
sparring-partner fighter muhammad
Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.
hard-work killers fighter
I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter.
guy fighter beats
Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
wings light boxing
Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and fly.
people champion want
Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion.
distance fighting talking
When you constantly hear people talking about going the distance, going the distance, you can't help but wonder about it. I learned a lesson: next time I will fight my fight without that doubt.