At the time of his rendering an ageing Larry Holmes unconscious, in disturbing fashion, not too many fans, experts or historians took too much notice of the Mike Tyson KO win; certainly the reigning heavyweight champ was given little praise or credit for taking out the 38 year old who had himself ruled the division from 1978 to 1985. » Read Full Article
George Foreman Vs. Larry Holmes, January 23rd, 1999 – The Fight That Bounced
- Leave a CommentGeorge 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?
-Most 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
-June 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
-If 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
-There 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
-Former 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?
-Muhammad 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”
-Heavyweight 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