Larry Holmes Quotes

• George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions my name? He is afraid of me like most fighters are and most people want to forget about Larry Holmes, like he never ever existed.

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• You can’t put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today’s class of fighters.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Those guys were made for me and Muhammad because they come straight in and don’t back up but you had to watch out for his punching power but if we could have neutralized that then we would have been fine.

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• The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.

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• One of the best ones out there was a guy named Howard Cosell. He was the best.

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

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• Muhammad could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.

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• It’s hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once – when I was poor.

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• I’m not in the K-1 tournament. We thought about it but they really don’t want me as they feel I might get hurt so that’s fine with me but I do see a lot of guys out there that I feel I can take.

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• I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way I know how to fight. Whatever comes up, comes up.

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• I was probably the best that ever walked this earth. And I could take a punch. I could deliver a punch. I didn’t have the hardest punch in the world but my punches were sharp and they were crisp. And if you took too many of them, you would be knocked out.

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• I think George Foreman must have gained about 350 lbs and is slow as ever.

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• I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.

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• I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.

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• I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter.

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• 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.

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• I don’t think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.

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• I don’t really make plans and I just want to be happy and continue with my business and take care of my wife and kids. I want to sit back, relax and enjoy life.

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Birth:	3rd November, 1949
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Boxer

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