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You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters.

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Larry Holmes
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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Earnie hit me harder than any other fighter, including Mike Tyson. He hit me and I was face down on the canvas hearing saxophonist Jimmy Tillis.
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We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so whatever happens to Bob Arum, Don King or anyone else is fine with me.
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[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.
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This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000.
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Bob Arum and Don King can do their thing but if I fought for those guys and they put the money up like they are supposed to then I don't have a problem.
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Mike Tyson always had a big heart, but one of his problems is that he's short. And he's got kind of a personal attitude. But that don't make him a great fighter.
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Kenny Norton hit me so hard that it still hurts. Now there was a case of two fighters who did not like each other.
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Set a goal and make a commitment to meet that goal. Do the best you can, but never forget your roots, never forget where you came from. After you have succeeded, look back and see if there are others that you might help to achieve what you have accomplished.
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It wasn't about Larry Holmes, if I would have fought a brother I wouldn't have gotten the money I got. Give me 10 black guys and I make eight dollars. Give me Gerry Cooney and I make $10 million.
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I'm happy with my career but I could have been happier if I could have been treated like a champion should have been treated because management and fighters take advantage of fighters.
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The media loves to take things like that [Rocky Marciano couldn't hold my jockstrap] out of context. There was no harm meant when I said that, but plenty of harm came from it.
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It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.
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I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.
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Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion.
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I don't think boxing needs to be regulated. I think boxing needs to have a complaint board. And I think the complaint board should be able to look into boxing situations - as far as if you're getting what you should be getting, whether you're being managed, not being managed, etc.
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Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.
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I always enjoy myself fighting in Mississippi. I enjoy myself fighting anywhere.
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Don King ain't a bad guy. He cut my earnings, but I don't hold any hard feelings toward him.
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I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.
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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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