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
fighting doctors judging
Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.
kings fighting boxing
We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so whatever happens to Bob Arum, Don King or anyone else is fine with me.
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.
fighting thinking prime
I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.
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.
fighting thinking boxing
I won't say I won't fight again but I don't think anyone wants to fight me so I am finished and I will just continue with boxing exhibitions.
children fighting men
I didn't fight this fight for the blacks, the whites or the Spanish, I fought th fight for the people. We're all God's children. I don't see color. I'm not a racist When I look at Gerry Cooney, I just see a man trying to take my head off.
kings fighting boxing
When Don King's fighters lose their titles they come back fighting on the undercard for peanuts. King owns all the top heavyweights and we spar against each other but we get charged for it and that comes out of our purses.
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Many activists around the country have been discussing this date.
fifth open sixth sooner taken until
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.
american-athlete chance felt lacking
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.
american-athlete anyway beat feeling felt good poison tried
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.
american-athlete best
One of the best ones out there was a guy named Howard Cosell. He was the best.