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
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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Muhammad 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.
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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.
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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.
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I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter.
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Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
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All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps
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I didn't want to go after him until the fifth or sixth round, after I had taken away some of his strength, ... But I had to open up a lot sooner than I wanted.
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I don't feel that I ever got the chance to show my very best. I felt like I was lacking something. I don't think I showed my best.
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When I was over there they tried to poison me and I wasn't feeling good anyway but I really felt I beat him but didn't get the decision.
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The police are finding more and more excuses to inhibit, prohibit demonstrations, build pens that you can't even see over to put demonstrators in.
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One of the best ones out there was a guy named Howard Cosell. He was the best.
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I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever.