Holmes went on to hold world honours for a number of years after that, making 20 successful defences, before back-to-back ...

During Larry Holmes’ illustrious career, he faced some of the biggest names – and biggest punchers – of his era.

Fast forward eight years and one of the other consensus greatest fighters of all time, Mike Tyson, was set to clash against Holmes for the undisputed heavyweight title. When he was just 14 years old, ...

Larry Holmes turned 70 on Nov. 3, and he was happy to celebrate a day that celebrates him. “I got up, ate some food, talked shit, danced a little bit, I was happy,” he said. But a few days later, ...

Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes has no problem with Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield coming together for a trilogy fight. Tyson, 53-years-old and retired since 2005, has been training hard on ...