Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes deserves far more credit than popular memory grants him. Often overshadowed by Ali, he held the heavyweight crown from 1978 to 1985, and his jab is routinely ranked among the finest in the division's history. To me, that left hand is the whole story: precise, punishing, and the product of pure technical discipline rather than spectacle. Born in Georgia and forged in Easton, Pennsylvania, the Easton Assassin built a reign on consistency, not theatrics. His 2008 Hall of Fame induction finally aligned recognition with reality. I have deep respect for fighters whose greatness lies in mastery rather than showmanship.

Name (English)

Larry Holmes

Name (Japanese)

ラリー・ホームズ

Reading

らりー・ほーむず

Born

November 3, 1949 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Ox

Origin

Cuthbert, Georgia, United States

Height

190 cm

Occupation

boxer

Awards & achievements

• 2008 International Boxing Hall of Fame
• WBC World Heavyweight Champion
• IBF World Heavyweight Champion
• The Ring World Heavyweight Champion
• 1978 Sugar Ray Robinson Award
• 1982 The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year

• Official sitehttps://www.larryholmes.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Holmes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q370932

Tags

• Georgia
• boxer

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.