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	Larry Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holmes gained credibility as a contender when, in 1978, he upset Earnie Shavers, winning almost every round of a 12 round bout.
		Holmes successfully defended the WBC belt 17 times in all until December 11, 1983, when he voluntarily relinquished that title for the championship of the new International Boxing Federation.
		Holmes' lack of popularity is attributed to him being the direct successor to Muhammad Ali, one of the most accomplished and most loved heavyweight champions of all time.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Holmes (581 words)

	Larry Holmes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949 in Cuthbert, Georgia) is a former world heavyweight boxing champion.
		Holmes was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, but he has spent the majority of his life living in Easton, Pennsylvania, from which he gained his boxing nickname, "The Easton Assassin."
		Holmes won the WBC heavyweight title on June 9, 1978, defeating Norton in 15 rounds.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Holmes (581 words)

	NationMaster.com - Encyclopedia: Larry Holmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Larry Holmes is the co-founder of International ANSWER and founder of Millions for Mumia, which seeks the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal.
		Holmes was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, but he has spent the majority of his life living in Easton, Pennsylvania, from which he gained his boxing nickname, "The Easton Assassin." Cuthbert is a city located in Randolph County, Georgia.
		Larry Holmes is a former world heavyweight boxing champion considered one of the fiercest fighters in the history of heavyweight boxing.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Larry-Holmes (1515 words)

	Larry Holmes - Wikipedia
		Holmes gab 1973 seinen Debütkampf im Profiboxen; fünf Jahre später wurde er durch einen knappen Punktsieg gegen Ken Norton Weltmeister im Schwergewicht.
		Holmes versuchte danach mehrmals ein Comeback, wurde aber nicht mehr Weltmeister.
		Von insgesamt 75 Kämpfen gewann Holmes 69, wobei er 44 seiner Siege durch Knockout errang.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Larry_Holmes (231 words)

	Boxing: What If? Larry Holmes Vs Vitali Klitschko
		Larry Holmes at this time was 48 - 0 before his suffered his first loss to Michael Spinks near the end of 1985 which became The Ring Magazine "Upset of the Year".
		A tiring Larry Holmes is doing all he can to not get hit with a big shot, but 1:35 in the round Vitali finds his mark and lands a clean right handed punch to the side of Holmes head.
		Holmes digs deep down in whatever it is that he is all about and began to catch Klitschko with long right hands and blood now begins to trickle from Vitali's mouth.
	ringsidereport.com /Tremble462005.htm (1878 words)

	Larry Holmes
		Larry Holmes was a superb Heavyweight Champion and made a total of 20 succesfull defences of the championship, whilst being virtually unbeatable throughout his 7 year reign at the top.
		Holmes was a great tactician in the ring, he would box if he had to, slug if he wanted to and fight inside if he needed a knockout, which was rare.
		Holmes was 36 years old for this fight which a lot of people fail to realize, and he lost his first fight to Spinks.
	www.btinternet.com /~iain.hampson/larry_holmes.htm (715 words)

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		Larry Holmes is the epitome of a champion whose humbleness overshadows his celebrity status.
		Larry Holmes still holds the distinction today of being one of the longest reigning world heavyweight champions in the history of boxing, second only to Joe Louis.
		Larry defended his title twenty consecutive times as a champion; he was not afraid of any challenger and never turned down any contenders.
	www.brooksinternational.com /Larry_Holmes_618.htm (217 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Larry Holmes (b. 1949)
		Holmes was born in Cuthbert on November 3, 1949, to Flossie and John Holmes.
		Holmes earned number-one contender status in March of that year when he defeated power-punching Ernie Shavers by decision over twelve rounds.
		Holmes, now the champion of the International Boxing Federation, lost his title to Michael Spinks, by controversial decision, on September 21, 1985.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-871 (461 words)

	Michael Spinks v Larry Holmes: A Look Back
		Holmes' streak of upsets, and or screw jobs, is most recently brought up with the name of Brian Nielson, in which Holmes lost a controversial decision on foreign ground a few years back.
		But Larry Holmes is a man built on pride, a winner at heart and someone who will never stop doing what he wants until he sees fit.
		Holmes refused to use his age as an excuse and preached weeks into the fight that he could beat Spinks and out shine Marciano's unbeaten record.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /news/LarryHolmesvMichaelSpinks.php (998 words)

	About The Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes
		Larry Holmes was always ready and eager to enter the ring, sometimes fighting nine times in one year.
		Larry Holmes is the epitome of a true Champion, both inside and outside the boxing ring.
		Larry's autobiography "Against The Odds" (St. Martins Press, 1998) and the Larry Holmes Documentary ("In The Arena") will show that motivation, self-confidence, and discipline are the essential ingredients for everyone to reach their goals.
	www.larryholmes.com /about_larryholmes.shtml (475 words)

	CNNSI.com - Boxing - Larry Holmes ready for third comeback at age 52 - Saturday July 20, 2002 03:08 AM
		Holmes also has something of a chip on his broad shoulder, the kind a former champ gets when he retires and feels forgotten and underappreciated.
		Holmes will be paid $250,000, and said one of the reasons for taking the fight was to get to 75 bouts for his career.
		Holmes has said the comments were inserted by his co-author, Phil Berger.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /boxing/news/2002/07/19/holmes_comeback_ap (842 words)

	Larry Holmes vs. Eric Esch (July 27, 2002)
		Holmes (69-6, 44 KO's) began drilling Butterbean (63-3, 48 KO's) with left jabs in the first round, moving away, and then coming back to connect with periodic right hands to the jaw.
		Holmes returned to scoring with his jab and walking away in the 10th, while Butterbean was unable to mount any type of serious attack.
		Holmes who defended his heavyweight crown twenty times is best remembered at his peak and not this cartoon event.
	www.boxingtimes.com /analyses/2002/020727holmes_esch.html (546 words)

	PSNews - Larry Holmes
		Holmes, who was roundly criticized for his performance in the 1972 Olympic Trials against Duane Bobick, had to overcome skeptics for much of his boxing career.
		Holmes, first with the WBC title and subsequently with the IBF crown, made twenty successful defenses and came to within one victory of tying Rocky Marciano's record of 49 straight wins for a heavyweight champion, until he was beaten in a pair of disputed decisions by Michael Spinks.
		Larry Holmes: Earnie Shavers was indeed the hardest puncher I ever fought, because he hit me with a right hand that jarred my ancestors in Africa, if you want to take a page from Ali's book.
	www.boxinginsider.com /interviews/post/interviews/74139797.php (1615 words)

	Larry Holmes in TutorGig Encyclopedia
		Holmes was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, but he has spent the majority of his life living in Easton, Pennsylvania, from which he gained his famous boxing nickname, "The Easton Assassin."
		During the early part of his his boxing career in Pennsylvania, Holmes was a sparring partner to then heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali, who trained in the state.
		Holmes gained credibility as a contender when he upset Earnie Shavers, winning almost every round.
	www.tutorgig.com /ed/Larry_Holmes (568 words)

	JS Online: Larry Holmes to Fight Esch at 52 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Holmes, the former heavyweight champion, will be fighting for the first time since Nov. 17, 2000, when he knocked out Mike Weaver in the sixth round.
		Holmes said he's in good shape financially and is returning to the ring ``because I want to.
		Holmes said he expects to land the jab 20 times each round and use the left to set up his right hand which helped produce a career record of 68-6, including 44 by knockout.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/etc/ap/jun02/ap-box-holmes-esch061202.asp?format=print (442 words)

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		As a result of the media and the environment in which he was raised, Larry was in favor of the war and wanted the communist aggression to come to an end.
		Holmes went to the army who promised him only a two-year commitment and instruction at a diesel mechanic school after basic training if he enlisted right then.
		From this moment on, Larry knew that he wouls end up in Vietnam eventually and that his notions of mechanic school were naive.
	www.msu.edu /user/holmesl5/ohpaper.htm (793 words)

	HBO.com: Boxing: Where Are They Now? Larry Holmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Larry and Big George had been scheduled to fight on January 22nd of 1999 - Foreman's 50th birthday -- a bout that was cancelled when time ran out on a contractual stipulation related to financing.
		Holmes went home with 63 dollars from his first professional fight, and during his 20 year career, he has seen how managers and promoters profit from the boxers' personal sacrifices.
		In his biography, "Larry Holmes: Against the Odds", written with Phil Berger, he admitted that he was off his game that night, having been distracted by some ominous prognosis on a pinched nerve (One specialist believed that he actually risked paralysis by taking the fight, in particular if he threw the right hand).
	www.hbo.com /boxing/watn/holmes.shtml (2346 words)

	Larry Holmes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		(Holmes is active with St. Anthony's Youth Center in Easton and often speaks free of charge to various local groups and organizations.) Always accessible and visible to the public, Holmes pulls no punches when it comes to talking about Easton.
		It was as a child that Holmes developed a work ethic and attitude that would help him be successful as a man. From son of a sharecropper to champion, from shining shoes to multi-millionaire, from Olympic reject to king of the heavyweights.
		Larry, after receiving his third phone call in about an hour, pounds his fist on the wooden desk and raises his voice to a holler.
	www.wbu.cc /larryholmes.htm (2119 words)

	Ed Ludwig: Interview: Larry Holmes : Boxing News
		Holmes powerful jab and dogged determination made it next to impossible for his opponents to overcome and take their place in history.
		Back in 1985 I was sitting with my family watching Larry Holmes defend his IBF title against Carl “The Truth” Williams on NBC and after witnessing a hard fought close battle my brother and I became hooked on boxing and we continued to follow Larry’s career from that point on.
		LH: Well Larry Holmes is one of the greatest fighters of all time, never got his just due, never got his credit, people always would boo him, even now in the twilight of his life people still don’t want to mention his name but he was one tough guy.
	www.doghouseboxing.com /Ed_Ludwig/Larry_Holmes_011504.htm (1937 words)

	Larry Millett, The Disappearance of Sherlock Holmes
		Holmes is such a popular character that he is often removed from his usual London haunts: Holmes figured strongly in episodes of TV shows as disparate as Magnum, PI and Star Trek: The Next Generation.
		Holmes captured the murderer of Elsie's husband, a brutal man named Abe Slaney, who was thought to have died in a jailbreak attempt, but who now turns out to have possibly not only survived but now kidnapped Elsie.
		Holmes deduces quite early on that he and Watson are up against a particularly fiendish criminal who has purposely left clues behind to draw them along on a predetermined course.
	www.greenmanreview.com /book/book_millett_disappearance.html (859 words)

	ESPN.com: SPORTSNATION - Chat-5543
		Holmes, who boasts a career record of 69-6 (44 KOs), holds the distinction of being the longest reigning World Heavyweight Champion in boxing history (1978-85), second only to Joe Louis.
		Larry Holmes: Ernie Shavers was the hardest hitter in my career, but when I fought him in '77, I didn't give him the chance to hit me.
		Larry Holmes: It matters if they have ability to sustain the punching power and the stamina and their ability to box -- and the ability to take a punch and go the distance.
	proxy.espn.go.com /chat/chatESPN?event_id=5543 (1138 words)

	Boxing - Larry Holmes: 26 Years Ago Tonight He Made His Mark
		When the decision was announced, Holmes won a split decision by the scores of 143-142, 143-142, and 142-143 or 8-7 in rounds for Holmes twice, and 8-7 for Norton.
		Who knew 26 years ago tonight that we would be looking back at Larry Holmes and admitting that yes, he is an all-time great and has to be considered one of the six or seven greatest Heavyweight Champions in Boxing history.
		Holmes was ahead easily 8-2 after 10, and didn’t lose more than 3 of the last 5 rounds making it 10-5.
	www.boxingscene.com /modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=1482 (1605 words)

	Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney \| TheSweetScience.com Boxing
		Most boxing writers, myself included, put Larry Holmes in the top ten of greatest heavyweight champions, and at the top of the list of the most unappreciated.
		Holmes possessed arguably the stiffest left jab in history and superb ringmanship, but he was 33 going into the fight.
		Holmes held his title for three more years, extending his record to 48-0, before losing a controversial decision to Michael Spinks in 1985.
	www.thesweetscience.com /boxing-article/3174/larry-holmes-gerry-cooney (1270 words)

	Larry Holmes
		But Holmes eventually captured the heavyweight title, in 1978, and retained it until '85.
		Holmes, who's currently 245 pounds (25 more than when he was champ), doesn't think he'll lose any weight for the upcoming fight.
		I think I'll be okay, but I'm not the Larry Holmes I was in '78 when I won the title.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/110598/20q.shtml (716 words)

	Was Larry Holmes...”The Greatest”??
		Poor old Larry came along at the end of one of the most turbulent eras in history and had no real dragons to slay.
		Everybody thought Larry was through when Earnie Shavers landed that big right hand in the 7th round of their rematch; but somehow, through some bottomless reservoir of heart, courage, and will, Larry got up and out lasted “Mr.
		Larry Holmes was your ordinary average guy with a fire in his belly who wanted to prove to the world that he was somebody.
	www.eastsideboxing.com /news.php?p=5692&more=1 (1725 words)

	I Hate Larry Holmes - Boxing Chat
		Larry was one of the best heavyweights of all time and he got little respect.
		Larry wanted to fight Big George in 1977, but Foreman, did not want that fight and retired, and when Joe Frazier wanted to make a comeback in 1978, he indiated he would fight anyone but Holmes.
		It is true that Larry said some stupid things, such as the Marciano comment, but it was only made after the press claimed that Rocky was a better fighter than Larry, when it appeared Holmes would break Rocky's record as an undefeated champion.
	www.saddoboxing.com /boxing_forum/index.php/topic,12927.0.html (1379 words)

	Publications - Sports Illustrated Boxing Larry Holmes
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