Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which led to his boxing nickname of the Easton Assassin. Holmes, whose left jab is rated among the best in boxing history, held the WBC heavyweight title from 1978 to 1983, The Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles from 1980 to 1985, and the inaugural IBF heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985. During his only title reign, he defended his title against 19 fighters, the second most in history behind Joe Louis. He also holds the record for the longest individual heavyweight title streak in the modern boxing history. Holmes is one of only five boxers—along with Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Trevor Berbick—to defeat Muhammad Ali; he is the only one to have stopped Ali. Holmes won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Norton, Ali, Earnie Shavers, Mike Weaver, Gerry Cooney, Tim Witherspoon, Carl Williams and Marvis Frazier. He fell one short of matching Rocky Marciano's career record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in an upset in 1985. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks the following year, but made repeated comebacks. He was unsuccessful in three further attempts (against Mike Tyson in 1988, Evander Holyfield in 1992 and Oliver McCall in 1995) to regain the heavyweight title. Holmes fought for the final time in 2002, aged 52, against the 334lb Eric "Butterbean" Esch, and ended his career with a record of 69 wins and 6 losses. He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame. When Holmes was nineteen, he started boxing. In his twenty-first bout, he boxed Nick Wells in the semifinals of the 1972 National Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas. Wells, a southpaw known for unprecedently high knockout-to-win percentage for an amateur boxer, with a majority of knockouts coming in the first round, stopped Holmes in the first round. Nevertheless, Holmes was chosen by a selection committee of the National Olympic authorities to fight at the Olympic Box-offs in West Point, New York, where he had a match-up versus a fighting seaman Duane Bobick. Holmes was dropped in the first round with a right to the head. He got up and danced out of range, landing several stiff jabs in the process. Bobick mauled Holmes in the second round but could not corner him. The referee warned Holmes twice in the second for holding. In the third, Bobick landed several good rights and started to corner Holmes, who continued to hold. Eventually, Holmes was disqualified for excessive holding. Holmes invested the money he earned from boxing and settled in his hometown of Easton. When he retired from boxing, Holmes employed more than 200 people through his various business holdings. In 2008, he owned two restaurants and a nightclub, a training facility, an office complex, a snack food bar and slot machines.[citation needed] Holmes currently co-hosts a talk show What The Heck Were They Thinking?

  • Titlu: Larry Holmes
  • Popularitate: 4.754
  • Cunoscut pentru: Acting
  • Zi de nastere: 1949-11-03
  • Locul nasterii: Cuthbert, Georgia, USA
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  • De asemenea cunoscut ca si: The Easton Assassin , The Easton Assasin
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Larry Holmes Filme

  • 2015
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    Chasing Tyson

    Chasing Tyson

    6.7 2015 HD

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  • 2021
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    Earnie Shavers

    Earnie Shavers

    1 2021 HD

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  • 1980
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    Muhammad and Larry

    Muhammad and Larry

    1 1980 HD

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  • 2009
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    Muhammad and Larry

    Muhammad and Larry

    6.2 2009 HD

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  • 1980
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    Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali

    Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali

    1 1980 HD

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  • 2000
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    Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!

    Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2006
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    Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story

    Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story

    1 2006 HD

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  • 1995
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    Oliver McCall vs. Larry Holmes

    Oliver McCall vs. Larry Holmes

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1986
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    Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

    Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1970
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    Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney

    Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney

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  • 2017
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    Tommy

    Tommy

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  • 1983
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    Larry Holmes vs. Lucien Rodriguez

    Larry Holmes vs. Lucien Rodriguez

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  • 1985
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    Larry Holmes vs. Carl Williams

    Larry Holmes vs. Carl Williams

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  • 1985
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    Larry Holmes vs. David Bey

    Larry Holmes vs. David Bey

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  • 2014
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    River of Fundament

    River of Fundament

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  • 1982
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    Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney

    Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney

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  • 1982
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    Larry Holmes vs. Randall 'Tex' Cobb

    Larry Holmes vs. Randall 'Tex' Cobb

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  • 1981
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    Larry Holmes vs. Trevor Berbick

    Larry Holmes vs. Trevor Berbick

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  • 1981
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    Larry Holmes vs. Leon Spinks

    Larry Holmes vs. Leon Spinks

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  • 1981
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    Larry Holmes vs. Renaldo Snipes

    Larry Holmes vs. Renaldo Snipes

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  • 1994
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    Larry Holmes vs. Garing Lane

    Larry Holmes vs. Garing Lane

    1 1994 HD

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  • 2011
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    Dirty Movie

    Dirty Movie

    3.3 2011 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Moment After

    The Moment After

    5.2 1999 HD

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  • 1985
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    Half Nelson

    Half Nelson

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2024
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    In the Company of Kings

    In the Company of Kings

    1 2024 HD

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  • 2008
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    Thrilla in Manila

    Thrilla in Manila

    7.8 2008 HD

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  • 1986
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    Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks II

    Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks II

    6 1986 HD

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  • 1985
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    Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks

    Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks

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  • 2009
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    Facing Ali

    Facing Ali

    7.4 2009 HD

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  • 1993
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    Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

    Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson

    8 1993 HD

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  • 1988
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    Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

    Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes

    9 1988 HD

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  • 1989
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    Champions Forever

    Champions Forever

    8 1989 HD

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  • 1993
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    Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer

    Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer

    1 1993 HD

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  • 1987
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    Glory Years

    Glory Years

    5 1987 HD

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  • 2011
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    National Lampoon's Snatched

    National Lampoon's Snatched

    4.2 2011 HD

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  • 1989
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    Familia Simpson

    Familia Simpson

    8 1989 HD

    Cu locația în Springfield, orașul tipic american, povestea se concentrează pe aventurile ridicole ale familiei Simpson; Homer, Marge, Bart,...

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  • 2005
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    But Can They Sing?

    But Can They Sing?

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  • 1975
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    Sâmbătă noaptea în direct

    Sâmbătă noaptea în direct

    7 1975 HD

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  • 2009
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    30 for 30

    30 for 30

    7.5 2009 HD

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  • 1961
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    Emisiunea lui Mike Douglas

    Emisiunea lui Mike Douglas

    4.8 1961 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

    6.6 1968 HD

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  • 2004
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    The Next Great Champ

    The Next Great Champ

    1 2004 HD

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