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
activists country discussing
Many activists around the country have been discussing this date.
holmes knock win
no way Holmes can win this, Mercer is going to knock him out. Look at those hooks!
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.
fought guys holmes
I don't want you guys to write, "Larry Holmes fought one too many.
anniversary war
This anniversary of the war is a provocation for us.
agriculture dirt rich
I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.
kings boxing ifs
If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.
dream thinking champion
I achieved something once again, I think we all want to put a mark on life. I dream, and my dreams always come true. I dreamed I was the heavyweight champion of the world. I am the heavyweight champion of the world.
brother eight giving
It wasn't about Larry Holmes, if I would have fought a brother I wouldn't have gotten the money I got. Give me 10 black guys and I make eight dollars. Give me Gerry Cooney and I make $10 million.
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.
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.
kings white boxing
Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.
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.