George Foreman and Larry Holmes, two of the greatest heavyweights of the 1970s, in fact of all-time, somehow managed to avoid one another during their ’70s prime, but the two former champs did come oh, so close to getting it on in 1999. » Read Full Article
Happy Birthday To The Great Larry Holmes
- Leave a CommentFormer world heavyweight king Larry Holmes celebrates his 69th birthday today. » Read Full Article
Larry Holmes: Is He Top-Five All-Time?
- Leave a CommentMost lists you come across, practically all top-10 greatest heavyweight champions lists, have Larry Holmes in there somewhere. » Read Full Article
40 Years On: Recalling The Great Holmes-Norton Battle
- Leave a CommentJune 9, 1978 – Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
Unbeaten and, to his own disgust, largely ignored heavyweight contender Larry Holmes was getting a shot at the WBC crown. » Read Full Article
The four world heavyweight champions who got to 40-0, and what happened to them afterwards
- Leave a CommentIf he wins tomorrow night, against the dangerous Luis Ortiz, reigning and defending WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder will, as fans know, reach 40-0 as a pro. » Read Full Article
The night Larry Holmes gave Howard Cosell a bloody mouth
- Leave a CommentThere was a time when Howard Cosell was very much the voice of boxing; the man on the microphone whenever the big, big fights took place. » Read Full Article
Tyson Fury compares his ring exile with that of Muhammad Ali; comes out with a line borrowed straight from Larry Holmes
- Leave a CommentFormer heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury insists his time out of the ring, his exile if you like, is comparable to the enforced inactivity the great Muhammad Ali had to undergo back in the 1960s. » Read Full Article
Video: Who is the greatest heavyweight since Muhammad Ali?
- Leave a CommentMuhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs) is widely viewed as the greatest heavyweight of all time. » Read Full Article
Heavyweight great Larry Holmes says Anthony Joshua “would have knocked out a prime Mike Tyson”
- Leave a CommentHeavyweight legend Larry Holmes has heaped a ton of praise on new heavyweight star Anthony Joshua while at the same time he has surely annoyed a whole lot of Mike Tyson fans. » Read Full Article
35 years on: Is Holmes-Cobb still the most one-sided world heavyweight title fight ever?
- Leave a CommentIn the list of infamous, never to be forgotten fights, the world heavyweight title fight taht took place 35 years ago next month – between defending champ Larry Holmes and unimaginably tough challenger Randy “Tex” Cobb – holds its own distinctive place in fans’ memories. » Read Full Article
