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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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Larry Holmes
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
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Don King was good to me through my years as champion, but I wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him. He's a wheeler dealer and you've got to be careful. He's a great con artist.
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[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.
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