Larry Holmes was one of the most dominant heavyweight champions in history, with 20 successful title defenses. Yet, despite ...
While some boxing fans have chosen to point the finger at Holmes for the decline in the health of former world heavyweight ...
Known as ‘The Easton Assassin’, Holmes’ thunderous punching power and ram-rod jab played a significant role in him holding the world heavyweight championship between 1978 and 1985. He picked up ...
A rematch of one of heavyweight boxing’s most hyped championship fights is in the works — nearly 38 years later. Larry Holmes and Gerry Cooney are in talks to relive the June 11, 1982 ...
Larry Holmes is one of the most underrated figures in boxing history. Despite reigning as the world heavyweight champion for over seven years and defending his title 20 times, his name is often ...
Former heavy-weight champion Larry Holmes is on the road to recovery following a recent health scare. Holmes was admitted to St. Luke's Hospital earlier this week after his blood sugar spiked ...
Throughout his iconic boxing career that featured wins over Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and many more, Larry Holmes always took his hometown with him. “The Easton Assassin ...
Such was the case in the Louis and Tyson and to a lesser extent the Larry Holmes eras. How many times in the history of boxing have there been two or more great heavyweights competing together in ...
Nostalgic boxing fans should love a new book written by local author, Steve Hunt. Heavyweight Title Fights of the 1980s is a ...