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People think that I reached the top overnight well, it took me fourteen years. I was twenty-nine before I really made it. I've had my jaws and hands broken. One arm is out of place. I've paid my dues in this business.

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Larry Holmes
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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