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I don't see anything happening [in heavyweight division] when I watch these fights, they are very boring. Not only that, but you never heard of any of the fighters.
Larry Holmes
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Larry Holmes
Age: 74
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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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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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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Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.
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I didn't fight this fight for the blacks, the whites or the Spanish, I fought th fight for the people. We're all God's children. I don't see color. I'm not a racist When I look at Gerry Cooney, I just see a man trying to take my head off.
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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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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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I won't say I won't fight again but I don't think anyone wants to fight me so I am finished and I will just continue with boxing exhibitions.
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[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.
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I think a trainer is very important at the beginning of a fighter's career. A fighter needs to know how to throw a left, throw a right, how to duck, how to do certain things. Over time, you don't really need a trainer. You've got to train yourself. You've got to motivate yourself. And I don't think anybody can put that in you.
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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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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 cursed [Larry Merchant] out once, and I told him that he was a phony.
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That guy [Floyd Mayweather] is throwing his money around like there is no tomorrow.
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There is no quit in me.
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I don't know if I have any regrets, I have had a pretty successful life. I have learned good, bad, and ugly.
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