He sharpened his skills as a sparring partner for legends like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and, in 1978, captured the WBC ...
Larry Holmes has fought a raft of iconic heavyweight sluggers but there was one that gave him a night he won’t forget. ‘The ...
In the world of heavyweight boxing, few names resonate with the same power as Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Both legends shaped the sport in profound ways, but their styles and eras differed greatly.
Recently, Larry Holmes, recognized as ‘The Easton Assassin,’ stirred controversy by claiming that Mike Tyson, one of the most formidable heavyweights of all time, would have been a ‘nobody’ had he ...
Tyson rose to stardom in the mid-1980’s where he became the world heavyweight champion for the first time with a sensational ...
Larry Holmes has fought some monsters of heavyweight boxing during his career, including Mike Tyson. Holmes is also one of ...
At 24-0, Joe Louis was seen as the next biggest star in heavyweight boxing. A powerful puncher who dispatched most of his ...
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, Caesars ...
George Foreman lived a happy and fulfilling post-career. That remains the exception in boxing, a sport that can afford to ...
Speaking to Sky Sports Boxing, former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes sensationally claimed that ‘Iron’ Mike would not have survived in his era, which included icons such as Joe Frazier and Muhammad ...
Mike Tyson once named the boxing legend he most wanted to face from any era. Tyson enjoyed an iconic boxing career, winning ...