Larry Holmes
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Down, But Not Out: Boxing’s Greatest Off-The-Deck-Moments
Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery worked out of a brief clinch, and the southpaw Nery was crouched slightly lower than Inoue. Seeing his opponent’s head at shoulder level, Inoue popped him in the chin with a short left uppercut, but there wasn’t much on it —...
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Daily Bread Mailbag: Holmes & Holyfield, Tszyu's Cut, Crawford's Future And The Perfect Fighting Machine
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards giving his thoughts on the legacies of Holmes and Holyfield, Tim Tszyu’s cut, Crawford’s next steps, and creating a perfect fighter.
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Paulie Malignaggi Predicts Canelo Alvarez Would Get ‘Hammered’ by David Benavidez
Many past boxing greats have passed their torch to a new generation. Does tradition demand that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez do the same for David Benavidez? ProBox TV analyst Paulie Malignaggi, for one, doesn't need to see it.
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40 Years Later, Holmes-Cooney Still Rates as a Classic
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Sentimental. Nostalgic. Maudlin. Get to a certain age and the gap between them narrows significantly. Particularly when certain milestones arrive. That was the case this past Saturday, when it was officially 40 years since the f...
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Larry Holmes Impressed With Trevor Bryan's Training For Daniel Dubois
WBA "regular" heavyweight champion Trevor Bryan and his team did a lot of listening. When the former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes speaks, silence is golden. Bryan is getting ready to defend his WBA title against mandatory challenger Daniel Duboi...
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It's Another Big Fight Anniversary, But This One's Not So Happy
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s pretty amazing to think about. Seems as soon as one high-profile championship fight anniversary from the late 1970s or early 1980s passes, another one comes rolling through within a week or two. So when people refer to that...
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Larry Holmes on Tyson vs. Holyfield 3 - Go Ahead and Do It!
Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes has no problem with Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield coming together for a trilogy fight. Tyson, 53-years-old, has been training hard on a regular basis - with the idea of returning for a few exhibition bouts...
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Wilder vs. Fury Rematch: Predictions From Fighters, Trainers
boxing legends, world champions, celebrities and more shared their predictions for the highly anticipated rematch between unbeaten WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder and undefeated lineal champion Tyson "The Gypsy King"...
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Larry Holmes Turns 70, Has One Wish: To Be Introduced at a Boxing Show
By Mitch Abramson - 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, Holmes, one of the greatest heavyw...
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Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes Anniversary Still Inspires Anger
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Months after the nostalgia fueled by his death, another Muhammad Ali anniversary has arrived. But this one’s not worthy of celebration. This past Sunday marked 36 years since Oct. 2, 1980. Thirty-six years since the beating Ali...