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 More Quotes by Larry Holmes More Quotes From Larry Holmes The seventies and eighties are when the division was really good. The fights were very enjoyable and everyone knew when the next fight was. Nowadays, you don't even know who won a fight three days after it happens. We need heavyweights, the people want heavyweights. Larry Holmes heavyweightsfightingpeople You never heard of any of the fighters [in heavyweight division]. It is very hard to watch. It upsets me to turn on my television set and never be able to look forward to a good fight in that weight class. Larry Holmes upsetfightingclass I don't see anything happening [in heavyweight division] when I watch these fights, they are very boring. Not only that, but you never heard of any of the fighters. Larry Holmes heavyweightsdivisionfighting I think Roy Jones is a great fighter, a great puncher. But you know, he doesn't use the jab. But he's got everything else going for him. The problem that hurts Roy Jones in the boxing business, in the celebrity business, is his attitude. Attitude hurts, because you say a lot of things that you probably don't really mean and you say them because you don't want to be put down. But you've got a lot of people who don't like what you say, and that hurts. And that's what Roy Jones has been hurt by. That's what I have been hurt by. Larry Holmes hurtattitudemean 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 fightingwinningthinking I don't think Mike Tyson's a bad guy. I think the people, the media, makes him out to be a bad guy. Larry Holmes mediapeoplethinking I always enjoy myself fighting in Mississippi. I enjoy myself fighting anywhere. Larry Holmes mississippienjoyfighting 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 differencesbodytwo Boxing is already stable, as far as the opportunity to fight, opportunity for fighters to step inside the ring and make some money - I think that's OK, that's fairly legit. I just think fighters need to be represented when it comes down to making sure the "i" is dotted and the "t" is crossed. Larry Holmes fightingopportunitythinking 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 artistkingsyears I think a trainer is very important at the beginning of a fighter's career. A fighter needs to know how to throw a left, throw a right, how to duck, how to do certain things. Over time, you don't really need a trainer. You've got to train yourself. You've got to motivate yourself. And I don't think anybody can put that in you. Larry Holmes duckscareersthinking Fighters DON'T know how to jab. You take Roy Jones, for instance. He paws his jab. He throws it out, it don't land. And then he'll hit you with a left hook, hit you with a right hand. But he doesn't really know the jab. A guy needs to learn the jab, know the jab, and use the jab. And these guys don't do it today. Larry Holmes guylandhands I think a lot of people like to gamble, and they don't want to go to the casino to gamble. Sometimes they want to do it in the privacy of their home. They can't concentrate the way they want to in a gambling casino. Larry Holmes gamblinghomethinking I think the world is changing. And it's changing so fast that people have to change with it. Larry Holmes peopleworldthinking Let people live their lives, as long as they don't hurt anybody. As long as they don't destroy their own lives. Larry Holmes hurtlongpeople 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 gamblingfunthinking I'm not a guy who counts cards. I'm a guy that plays with feeling. Because I feel that if something is going to come up, it comes up; if it doesn't, it doesn't. And a lot of people get pissed at me because that's the way I play but that's the way I learned to play - with my feelings. Larry Holmes guyplaypeople Whether I make two dollars or no dollars, it's better than losing. I've got enough people playing the games at the casino that I don't lose any money. So it's good for me, and it's fun. Larry Holmes gamesfuntwo 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 fighterheartattitude I cursed [Larry Merchant] out once, and I told him that he was a phony. Larry Holmes phonylarrymerchants
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