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the career of Larry Holmes, one of the most accomplished boxers in heavyweight history.
American former professional boxer Larry Holmes was born on November 3,
1949 in Cuthbert, Georgia and grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania. Nicknamed The Easton Assassin,
throughout his career from 1973 to 2002, Holmes' exceptional ability and talent in boxing showed
in his numerous wins. He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time
and has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Holmes was the fourth of twelve children born to John and Flossie Holmes.
To help support his family, Holmes dropped out of school when he was in the seventh grade and
went to work at a car wash for $1 an hour. He later drove a dump truck and worked in a quarry.
Larry's younger brother, middleweight contender Mark Holmes, fought between 1980
and 1987 and had a record of 38 wins and one defeat
with 17 knockouts, but never received the opportunity to fight for a world title.
Larry Holmes married Diane Robinson since 1979. The couple raised five children together
in which three daughters are from Larry's two previous relationships.
When Holmes was nineteen, he started boxing. He honed his skills and became a very prominent
amateur boxer, winning 19 out of his 22 fights. Holmes turned professional on March 21, 1973. He
won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Ken Norton, Ali, Earnie Shavers,
Mike Weaver, Gerry Cooney, Tim Witherspoon, Carl Williams and Marvis Frazier. He fell one
short of matching Rocky Marciano's career record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in an upset
in 1985. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks the following year, but made repeated
comebacks. He was unsuccessful in four further attempts (against Mike Tyson in 1988, Evander
Holyfield in 1992, Oliver McCall in 1995 and Brian Nielsen in 1997) to regain the heavyweight title.
Holmes fought for the final time in 2002, aged 52, against the 334lb Eric "Butterbean" Esch,
and ended his career with a record of 69 wins and 6 losses, all of these in title fights.
Holmes, whose left jab is rated among the best in boxing history,
held the WBC heavyweight title from 1978 to 1983, the Ring magazine and
lineal heavyweight titles from 1980 to 1985, and the inaugural IBF heavyweight title from
1983 to 1985. During his only title reign, he defended his title against 19 opponents,
the second most in history behind Joe Louis and the most since the international expansion of
boxing governing bodies. He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time
and has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame.
As of 2021, Larry Holmes’s net worth is estimated as $20 million. He
has amassed most of his wealth through his numerous fights,
including high profile title defense fights against boxing greats.
Holmes invested the money he earned from boxing and settled in his hometown of Easton. When he
retired from boxing, Holmes employed more than 200 people through his various business holdings.
In 2008, he owned two restaurants and a nightclub,
a training facility, an office complex, a snack food bar and slot machines. Holmes
currently co-hosts a talk show entitled "What The Heck Were They Thinking?"
In 2016, Holmes guest starred as himself in an episode of Mike Tyson Mysteries,
titled "Unsolved Situations". Holmes is the only boxer to have
knocked out Muhammad Ali and the only man still alive to have beaten Ali.
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