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Larry Holmes

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

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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.

– Larry Holmes

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