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Larry Holmes Quotes: "I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich."

I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps"

All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps




Larry Holmes Quotes: "Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations."

Mike Tyson would have been a good sparring partner for me and Muhammad Ali because Tyson was a fast fighter and he could punch and throw good combinations.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000."

This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000.




Larry Holmes Quotes: "There is no quit in me."

There is no quit in me.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry."

[My] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry.




Larry Holmes Quotes: "Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and fly."

Now I'm free of him and I'm light as a feather. There's no weight holding me down; I'm ready to spread my wings and fly.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on."

If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor."

It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.




Larry Holmes Quotes: "I don't owe Don King anything. I got things with my own sweat and blood. I don't know if I'll be associated with Don but I won't be a slave or puppet for him."

I don't owe Don King anything. I got things with my own sweat and blood. I don't know if I'll be associated with Don but I won't be a slave or puppet for him.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Everyone still wants to see [Floyd] Mayweather and [Manny] Pacquaio fight. When the talks start though, it always seem like it is all about Mayweather, and I think the people hate that."

Everyone still wants to see [Floyd] Mayweather and [Manny] Pacquaio fight. When the talks start though, it always seem like it is all about Mayweather, and I think the people hate that.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk."

I have a lot of friends and fans in Canada and as a matter of fact I met a fan from there that came down to my office. It was nice and we took pictures and had a nice talk.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Kenny Norton hit me so hard that it still hurts. Now there was a case of two fighters who did not like each other."

Kenny Norton hit me so hard that it still hurts. Now there was a case of two fighters who did not like each other.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green."

Don King doesn't care about black or white. He just cares about green.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all."

My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped."

Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight."

With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Muhammad Ali could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion."

Muhammad Ali could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys."

Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man."

Ali was a guy that had a lot of discipline. If you hung around him, you'd be able to get some of that discipline that he had. And I learned from that. He was a sweet man.



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

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



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion."

Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the true champion.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "My actions speak louder than my words."

My actions speak louder than my words.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "When you constantly hear people talking about going the distance, going the distance, you can't help but wonder about it. I learned a lesson: next time I will fight my fight without that doubt."

When you constantly hear people talking about going the distance, going the distance, you can't help but wonder about it. I learned a lesson: next time I will fight my fight without that doubt.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Mike Tyson is a sharp puncher. Earnie Shavers was a PUNISHING puncher. There was a difference between the two. Because when Shavers hit you, you feel it all the way through your body."

Mike Tyson is a sharp puncher. Earnie Shavers was a PUNISHING puncher. There was a difference between the two. Because when Shavers hit you, you feel it all the way through your body.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Mike Tyson does a lot of things that shows he wants to win. He might hit you after the bell, he might hit you a little low, but he wants to win the fight. I think if he controls himself, he's okay."

Mike Tyson does a lot of things that shows he wants to win. He might hit you after the bell, he might hit you a little low, but he wants to win the fight. I think if he controls himself, he's okay.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "That guy [Floyd Mayweather] is throwing his money around like there is no tomorrow."

That guy [Floyd Mayweather] is throwing his money around like there is no tomorrow.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I have learned that promoters can love you, hate you, then love you again."

I have learned that promoters can love you, hate you, then love you again.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I make appearances, but I really want to spend more time fishing. That is what I really enjoy doing with my spare time."

I make appearances, but I really want to spend more time fishing. That is what I really enjoy doing with my spare time.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Don King is a hip exploiter, an intelligent flesh peddler"

Don King is a hip exploiter, an intelligent flesh peddler



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Don King ain't a bad guy. He cut my earnings, but I don't hold any hard feelings toward him."

Don King ain't a bad guy. He cut my earnings, but I don't hold any hard feelings toward him.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one."

The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties."

I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "When the bell rings, your trainer can't help you."

When the bell rings, your trainer can't help you.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I think gambling can be a good thing if you don't take it too seriously. Take it and have fun with it, and don't lose what you can't afford to lose."

I think gambling can be a good thing if you don't take it too seriously. Take it and have fun with it, and don't lose what you can't afford to lose.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Oliver McCall was someone who I never really got to know too well, and he had some well-publicized problems."

Oliver McCall was someone who I never really got to know too well, and he had some well-publicized problems.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "Tex Cobb would call me every day after we fought, I got sick of talking to him. I liked him a lot as a fighter, and as a person, and feel that sometimes he was misunderstood."

Tex Cobb would call me every day after we fought, I got sick of talking to him. I liked him a lot as a fighter, and as a person, and feel that sometimes he was misunderstood.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I'm tired. I am old and I have never quit pursuing my goals. I am heavily involved in real estate right now, but I am trying to get out of it altogether, I am just tired."

I'm tired. I am old and I have never quit pursuing my goals. I am heavily involved in real estate right now, but I am trying to get out of it altogether, I am just tired.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "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."

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.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I always enjoy myself fighting in Mississippi. I enjoy myself fighting anywhere."

I always enjoy myself fighting in Mississippi. I enjoy myself fighting anywhere.



Larry Holmes Quotes: "I don't think Mike Tyson's a bad guy. I think the people, the media, makes him out to be a bad guy."

I don't think Mike Tyson's a bad guy. I think the people, the media, makes him out to be a bad guy.