"Larry Holmes" is a former professional boxing/boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, "The Easton Assassin".

Holmes, whose left jab is rated among the best in boxing history, was the World Boxing Council/WBC Heavyweight Champion from 1978 to 1983, The Ring (magazine)/The Ring List of The Ring world champions/Heavyweight Champion from 1980 to 1985, and the International Boxing Federation/IBF Heavyweight Champion from 1983 to 1985. He made twenty successful title defenses, which places him third behind only Joe Louis' twenty-five and Wladimir Klitschko's twenty-one.

Holmes won his first forty-eight professional bouts, including victories over Earnie Shavers, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Mike Weaver (boxer)/Mike Weaver, Gerry Cooney, Tim Witherspoon and Marvis Frazier, and fell one short of matching Rocky Marciano's career record of 49-0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in 1985. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks, but made repeated comebacks and was unsuccessful in four (Tyson, Holyfield, McCall and Nielsen) further attempts to regain the title, the last in 1995. He had his last fight in 2002 and ended with a career record of 69-6.

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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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[His dignity restored, Holmes walked over to Tyson.] ---- you, ... You are a great champion.

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I hate you. You beat Muhammad Ali.

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I didn't want to go after him until the fifth or sixth round, after I had taken away some of his strength, ... But I had to open up a lot sooner than I wanted.

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There is no quit in me.

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No way Holmes can win this, Mercer is going to knock him out. Look at those hooks!

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Many activists around the country have been discussing this date.

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This anniversary of the war is a provocation for us.

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I was in a no-win situation.

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