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, ...

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

Larry Holmes suffered only one stoppage defeat during his illustrious career, succumbing to the astounding power of Mike Tyson in 1988. Yet, ‘The Easton ...

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1949 was an outstanding year, for it produced two heavyweight boxing immortals. George Foreman was born on January 10 and Larry Holmes was born on November 3. Foreman and Holmes are two of the ...

Errol Spence has no interest in fighting Manny Pacquiao as the all-time great considers a boxing comeback. "I wouldn't fight him. Larry Holmes is one of the greatest heavyweights. He doesn't get the ...

Larry Holmes (69-6, 44 KOs) is to many, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Most boxers from any weight class have their signature move, and Holmes was his brilliant jab. His left jab ...

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, ...

CLEVELAND — Earnie Shavers, whose thunderous punches stopped 68 fighters and earned him heavyweight title fights with Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, has died. He was 78. Former British boxer and close ...