--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Larry Holmes" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Larry Holmes. Plus more from Larry Holmes and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/larry-holmes-7529_boxing_if-you-don-t-follow-don-king-you-get-ste_733370.jpg" --- > [If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/if-you-don-t-follow-don-king-you-get-stepped-on/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/larry-holmes-7529_boxing_if-you-don-t-follow-don-king-you-get-ste_733370.jpg) > [It wasn't about Larry Holmes, if I would have fought a brother I wouldn't have gotten the money I got. Give me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/it-wasn-t-about-larry-holmes-if-i-would-have-fought-a-brother-i/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/larry-holmes-7529_black_it-wasn-t-about-larry-holmes-if-i-would_1103744.jpg) > [I'm happy with my career but I could have been happier if I could have been treated like a champion should have…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/larry-holmes-7529_advantage_i-m-happy-with-my-career-but-i-could-hav_28323.jpg) > [I don't know if I have any regrets, I have had a pretty successful life. I have learned good, bad, and ugly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-don-t-know-if-i-have-any-regrets-i-have-had-a-pretty-successful/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/larry-holmes-7529_i-have-learned_i-don-t-know-if-i-have-any-regrets-i-hav_1374974.jpg) > [I think gambling can be a good thing if you don't take it too seriously. Take it and have fun with it,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/156/larry-holmes-7529_fun_i-think-gambling-can-be-a-good-thing-if_228889.jpg) > [I don't owe Don King anything. I got things with my own sweat and blood. I don't know if I'll be associated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-don-t-owe-don-king-anything-i-got-things-with-my-own-sweat-and/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/larry-holmes-7529_be-a-slave_i-don-t-owe-don-king-anything-i-got-thin_2407526.jpg) > [I'm not a guy who counts cards. I'm a guy that plays with feeling. Because I feel that if something is going…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4b/larry-holmes-7529_cards_i-m-not-a-guy-who-counts-cards-i-m-a-guy_76690.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/605/larry-holmes-7529_bells_mike-tyson-does-a-lot-of-things-that-sho_929328.jpg) > [I don't think boxing needs to be regulated. I think boxing needs to have a complaint board. And I think the complaint…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/larry-holmes-7529_able_i-don-t-think-boxing-needs-to-be-regulat_131831.jpg) > [ I did a job, \[Don King\] took money, probably more than he should have. If I was supposed to get $10 million,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-did-a-job-don-king-took-money-probably-more-than-he-should-have-if/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/larry-holmes-7529_happens_i-did-a-job-don-king-took-money-probably_2628138.jpg) > [Set a goal and make a commitment to meet that goal. Do the best you can, but never forget your roots, never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/set-a-goal-and-make-a-commitment-to-meet-that-goal-do-the-best-you/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4b/larry-holmes-7529_accomplished_set-a-goal-and-make-a-commitment-to-meet_2732610.jpg) > [The only thing I'd like to see is to give fighters an option to wear a small headguard, a one-ounce headguard. Some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/the-only-thing-i-d-like-to-see-is-to-give-fighters-an-option-to-wear/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a2/larry-holmes-7529_beneficial_the-only-thing-i-d-like-to-see-is-to-giv_497924.jpg) > [I train myself. I don't have trainers who want hundreds of thousands of dollars to train me. I hire who I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-train-myself-i-don-t-have-trainers-who-want-hundreds-of-thousands/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/866/larry-holmes-7529_bigs_i-train-myself-i-don-t-have-trainers-who_1589182.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/larry-holmes/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Larry Holmes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larry Holmes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/if-you-don-t-follow-don-king-you-get-stepped-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/larry-holmes-7529_boxing_if-you-don-t-follow-don-king-you-get-ste_733370.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/larry-holmes-7529_boxing_if-you-don-t-follow-don-king-you-get-ste_733370.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/larry-holmes-7529_boxing_if-you-don-t-follow-don-king-you-get-ste_733370.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you don't follow Don King, you get stepped on.” — Larry Holmes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It wasn't about Larry Holmes, if I would have fought a brother I wouldn't have gotten the money I got. 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