larry holmes

Opinion

The best fights of the 1970s

Dec 29 2021

Matt Christie examines Boxing News readers’ choices for the best fights to watch from the last five decades

History

Randall Tex Cobb: ‘They called me a fat, cowardly, cocaine-snorting, fight-fixing cheat. Who they calling fat?’

Dec 28 2021

Steve Bunce on the hellraiser, Randall Tex Cobb

Bunce Diaries

Editor’s Pick: The night Larry Holmes flew in Florida

Jul 02 2021

Feature

Editor’s Pick: Larry Holmes at 70 – The heavyweight great looks back on being paid $63 and getting his ribs broken by Joe Frazier

Dec 27 2020

History

On This Day – Larry Holmes overcomes struggle with Bonecrusher Smith to win first ever IBF heavyweight title fight

Nov 09 2020

History

On This Day: Larry Holmes is born in 1949

Nov 03 2020

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On This Day: Larry Holmes thrashes the remnants of Muhammad Ali

Oct 02 2020

Opinion

Panel: What was Larry Holmes’ best performance?

Apr 28 2020

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What boxing to watch this week

Apr 08 2020

Feature

10 heavyweight champions who ducked their closest rivals – from John L Sullivan to Riddick Bowe via Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes

Mar 07 2020

Q and A

Maurice Harris, 26-22-3, says he was “one of the greatest fighters ever”

Nov 22 2019

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On This Day: Muhammad Ali fails to hear the final bell for the only time

Oct 02 2019

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Michael Spinks – the good little man who beat the good big man

Sep 22 2019

History

On This Day: Heavyweight champion Ken Norton is born

Aug 09 2019

History • Feature

On This Day – Larry Holmes cruelly savages Scott LeDoux

Jul 07 2019

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Gerry Cooney reveals how being a ‘Great White Hope’ almost ruined him

Jun 11 2019

History

On This Day: Larry Holmes tops Gerry Cooney in Las Vegas Super-Fight

Jun 11 2019

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Sharing a ring with Muhammad Ali

Jun 03 2019

History

On This Day: Mike Tyson made his pro debut

Mar 06 2019

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On This Day: Mike Tyson thrashes an ageing and overweight Larry Holmes

Jan 22 2019

History

On This Day: Larry Holmes halts James ‘Bonecrusher’ Smith in Las Vegas

Nov 09 2018

History

On This Day: Earnie Shavers caramelises Ken Norton

Mar 23 2018