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Larry Holmes Biography

Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname of the "Easton Assassin".

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Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought for those guys and they put the money up like they are supposed to then I don't have a problem.

Bob, Fought, Guy, King, Kings, Problem

I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.

Agriculture, Dirt, Filthy, Rich

My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.

Fans, Gave, Holmes, Know, Larry, Names

Everyone still wants to see [Floyd] Mayweather and [Manny] Pacquaio fight. When the talks start though, it always seem like it is all about Mayweather, and I think the people hate that.

Fighting, Hate, Like, Mayweather, Start, Thinking

Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.

Boxing, Cares, King, Kings, White

Yeah, I thought I could be heavyweight champion of the world when I was working with Ali and Joe Frazier and Earnie Shavers and all those guys. Because they were older than me and I was doing my thing.

Boxing, Champion, Guy, Guys, Shavers, Yeah

Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and fly.

Boxing, Down, Fly, Holding, Light, Wings

Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs.

200, Boxers, Good, Heavyweights, Kind, Weighing

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.

Denmark, Fight, Fighting, Giving, Including, Loss

I think the world is changing. And it's changing so fast that people have to change with it.

Change, Changing, People, Thinking, World

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.

Faces, Fighter, Harder, Hearing, Jimmy, Tillis

I have learned that promoters can love you, hate you, then love you again.

Hate, I Have Learned, Love, Love You, Promoters

The only thing I'd like to see is to give fighters an option to wear a small headguard, a one-ounce headguard. Some fighters might not want that option. But you know - you're training all the time, you're boxing all the time, and you've got a headguard on, you're using big gloves, and you're getting hit. And you observe that your face is better protected that way. Now they're doing it with ten-ounce gloves and no headguard. I think if they have a one-ounce headguard on to protect some of those brain cells in the head, it would be beneficial to the fighter.

Boxing, Cells, Fighters, Small, Thinking, Training

Whether I make two dollars or no dollars, it's better than losing. I've got enough people playing the games at the casino that I don't lose any money. So it's good for me, and it's fun.

Casino, Fun, Games, Make, People, Two

People think that I reached the top overnight; well, it took me fourteen years. I was twenty-nine before I really made it. I've had my jaws and hands broken. One arm is out of place. I've paid my dues in this business.

Hands, People, Reached, Thinking, Top, Years

You never heard of any of the fighters [in heavyweight division]. It is very hard to watch. It upsets me to turn on my television set and never be able to look forward to a good fight in that weight class.

Class, Fighting, Good, Heard, Heavyweights, Look

I'm happy with my career but I could have been happier if I could have been treated like a champion should have been treated because management and fighters take advantage of fighters.

Career, Careers, Champion, Happier, Should Have, Treated

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.

Against, Boxing, Fighting, Kings, Spar

I'm tired. I am old and I have never quit pursuing my goals. I am heavily involved in real estate right now, but I am trying to get out of it altogether, I am just tired.

Altogether, Estate, Goal, Real, Right, Tired

I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.

Fact, Fans, Matter, Met, Nice, Office

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