I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way I know how to fight. Whatever comes up, comes up. Larry Holmes More Quotes by Larry Holmes More Quotes From Larry Holmes I cursed [Larry Merchant] out once, and I told him that he was a phony. Larry Holmes phony larry merchants I don't like Larry Merchant. He thinks he knows everything about a sport that he was never in. He walks around with papers and studies what he writes, he just pisses you off. Larry Holmes writing sports thinking 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 harm media said I have learned that promoters can love you, hate you, then love you again. Larry Holmes i-have-learned hate love-you 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 boxing fighting kings The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one. Larry Holmes guy land strong Don King is a hip exploiter, an intelligent flesh peddler Larry Holmes boxing intelligent kings 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 missing hands moving 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 fighter hearing faces Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs. Larry Holmes heavyweights boxers kind You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters. Larry Holmes guy class today I never tried to be a mercenary or a killer but a hard working fighter. Larry Holmes fighter killers hard-work Everybody knows that I am one of the greatest fighters of all time and I would beat all those guys. Larry Holmes fighter beats guy 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 sparring-partner muhammad fighter My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all. Larry Holmes holmes fans names I was probably the best that ever walked this earth. And I could take a punch. I could deliver a punch. I didn't have the hardest punch in the world but my punches were sharp and they were crisp. And if you took too many of them, you would be knocked out. Larry Holmes earth would-be world 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 umpires doctors fighting Yeah, I thought I could be heavyweight champion of the world when I was working with Ali and Joe Frazier and Earnie Shavers and all those guys. Because they were older than me and I was doing my thing. Larry Holmes champion boxing guy I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties. Larry Holmes prime fighting thinking 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 bob guy kings
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