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> [I always enjoy myself fighting in Mississippi. I enjoy myself fighting anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-always-enjoy-myself-fighting-in-mississippi-i-enjoy-myself-fighting/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [I still feel that I am in my prime right now but I think my best fights were in my thirties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-still-feel-that-i-am-in-my-prime-right-now-but-i-think-my-best/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-won-t-say-i-won-t-fight-again-but-i-don-t-think-anyone-wants-to/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-don-t-think-joe-louis-could-take-the-punches-today-fighting-in-this/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/fighters-today-are-much-bigger-stronger-and-quicker-and-not-only-that/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [Boxing is already stable, as far as the opportunity to fight, opportunity for fighters to step inside the ring and make some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/boxing-is-already-stable-as-far-as-the-opportunity-to-fight/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [Mike Tyson does a lot of things that shows he wants to win. He might hit you after the bell, he might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/mike-tyson-does-a-lot-of-things-that-shows-he-wants-to-win-he-might/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [When Don King's fighters lose their titles they come back fighting on the undercard for peanuts. King owns all the top heavyweights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/when-don-king-s-fighters-lose-their-titles-they-come-back-fighting-on/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [ You never heard of any of the fighters \[in heavyweight division\]. It is very hard to watch. It upsets me to turn… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/you-never-heard-of-any-of-the-fighters-in-heavyweight-division-it-is/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [When you constantly hear people talking about going the distance, going the distance, you can't help but wonder about it. I learned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/when-you-constantly-hear-people-talking-about-going-the-distance/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/we-put-our-life-on-the-line-to-fight-for-them-put-on-a-show-and-these/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [ Everyone still wants to see \[Floyd\] Mayweather and \[Manny\] Pacquaio fight. When the talks start though, it always seem like it is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/everyone-still-wants-to-see-floyd-mayweather-and-manny-pacquaio-fight/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/with-a-record-of-75-fights-and-6-losses-some-of-the-losses-were-very/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [ I don't see anything happening \[in heavyweight division\] when I watch these fights, they are very boring. Not only that, but you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-don-t-see-anything-happening-in-heavyweight-division-when-i-watch/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [I didn't fight this fight for the blacks, the whites or the Spanish, I fought th fight for the people. We're all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-didn-t-fight-this-fight-for-the-blacks-the-whites-or-the-spanish-i/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [ Leading up to the fight \[Trevor Berbick\] took every opportunity he could to badmouth Larry Holmes and I just blew up. After… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/leading-up-to-the-fight-trevor-berbick-took-every-opportunity-he/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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> [The seventies and eighties are when the division was really good. The fights were very enjoyable and everyone knew when the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/the-seventies-and-eighties-are-when-the-division-was-really-good-the/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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## Other authors on Fighting

## More by Larry Holmes

> [I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-don-t-think-joe-louis-could-take-the-punches-today-fighting-in-this/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-m-happy-with-my-career-but-i-could-have-been-happier-if-i-could/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-m-tired-i-am-old-and-i-have-never-quit-pursuing-my-goals-i-am/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/now-i-m-free-of-him-and-i-m-light-as-a-feather-there-s-no-weight/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [ I cursed \[Larry Merchant\] out once, and I told him that he was a phony. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-cursed-larry-merchant-out-once-and-i-told-him-that-he-was-a-phony/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [ Everyone still wants to see \[Floyd\] Mayweather and \[Manny\] Pacquaio fight. When the talks start though, it always seem like it is all about… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/everyone-still-wants-to-see-floyd-mayweather-and-manny-pacquaio-fight/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-m-not-a-guy-who-counts-cards-i-m-a-guy-that-plays-with-feeling/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-think-ali-was-a-fan-of-mine-even-though-he-never-said-it-a-lot-of/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [I don't think boxing needs to be regulated. I think boxing needs to have a complaint board. And I think the complaint board should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-don-t-think-boxing-needs-to-be-regulated-i-think-boxing-needs-to/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [This is the lying thieving mother who cut me $500,000.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/this-is-the-lying-thieving-mother-who-cut-me-500-000/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-think-gambling-can-be-a-good-thing-if-you-don-t-take-it-too/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [ \[My\] worst habit: Drinking too much Budweiser when I get angry. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/my-worst-habit-drinking-too-much-budweiser-when-i-get-angry/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [Mike Tyson is a sharp puncher. Earnie Shavers was a PUNISHING puncher. There was a difference between the two. Because when Shavers hit you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/mike-tyson-is-a-sharp-puncher-earnie-shavers-was-a-punishing-puncher/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [Earnie hit me harder than any other fighter, including Mike Tyson. He hit me and I was face down on the canvas hearing saxophonist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/earnie-hit-me-harder-than-any-other-fighter-including-mike-tyson-he/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

> [I didn't fight this fight for the blacks, the whites or the Spanish, I fought th fight for the people. We're all God's children.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-didn-t-fight-this-fight-for-the-blacks-the-whites-or-the-spanish-i/)

[Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/)

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