--- title: "15 Want Quotes By Larry Holmes" description: "15 Want quotes by Larry Holmes. Plus more from Larry Holmes and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/larry-holmes-7529_back_i-don-t-really-make-plans-and-i-just-wan_2467751.jpg" --- > [I don't really make plans and I just want to be happy and continue with my business and take care of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-don-t-really-make-plans-and-i-just-want-to-be-happy-and-continue/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/258/larry-holmes-7529_back_i-don-t-really-make-plans-and-i-just-wan_2467751.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) > [Tyson is a lot better than I thought, a lot better. People can talk about Spinks all they want... Tyson is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/tyson-is-a-lot-better-than-i-thought-a-lot-better-people-can-talk/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/larry-holmes-7529_champion_tyson-is-a-lot-better-than-i-thought-a-l_2625153.jpg) > [I'm not in the K-1 tournament. We thought about it but they really don't want me as they feel I might get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-m-not-in-the-k-1-tournament-we-thought-about-it-but-they-really-don/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/larry-holmes-7529_about_i-m-not-in-the-k-1-tournament-we-thought_3192697.jpg) > [I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-would-think-about-the-outcome-visualize-sometimes-because-it-never/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f6/larry-holmes-7529_about_i-would-think-about-the-outcome-visualiz_1351411.jpg) > [ 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/larry-holmes-7529_fighting_everyone-still-wants-to-see-floyd-maywea_72985.jpg) > [I make appearances, but I really want to spend more time fishing. That is what I really enjoy doing with my spare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-make-appearances-but-i-really-want-to-spend-more-time-fishing-that/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d05/larry-holmes-7529_appearance_i-make-appearances-but-i-really-want-to_1842099.jpg) > [I achieved something once again, I think we all want to put a mark on life. I dream, and my dreams always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-achieved-something-once-again-i-think-we-all-want-to-put-a-mark-on/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/larry-holmes-7529_champion_i-achieved-something-once-again-i-think_1179457.jpg) > [George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/george-foreman-is-easier-and-has-the-bigger-name-and-have-you-noticed/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/larry-holmes-7529_bigger_george-foreman-is-easier-and-has-the-big_1569965.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) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/larry-holmes-7529_division_the-seventies-and-eighties-are-when-the_2506258.jpg) > [I think Roy Jones is a great fighter, a great puncher. But you know, he doesn't use the jab. But he's got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-think-roy-jones-is-a-great-fighter-a-great-puncher-but-you-know-he/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e07/larry-holmes-7529_attitude_i-think-roy-jones-is-a-great-fighter-a-g_2346297.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 think a lot of people like to gamble, and they don't want to go to the casino to gamble. Sometimes they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-think-a-lot-of-people-like-to-gamble-and-they-don-t-want-to-go-to/) [Larry Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fb/larry-holmes-7529_casino_i-think-a-lot-of-people-like-to-gamble-a_2352318.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/larry-holmes-7529_boxing_i-won-t-say-i-won-t-fight-again-but-i-do_990664.jpg) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/larry-holmes/#itemlist", "name": "15 Want Quotes By Larry Holmes", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't really make plans and I just want to be happy and continue with my business and take care of my wife and kids. 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We thought about it but they really don't want me as they feel I might get hurt so that's fine with me but I do see a lot of guys out there that I feel I can take.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larry Holmes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-m-not-in-the-k-1-tournament-we-thought-about-it-but-they-really-don/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/larry-holmes-7529_about_i-m-not-in-the-k-1-tournament-we-thought_3192697.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/larry-holmes-7529_about_i-m-not-in-the-k-1-tournament-we-thought_3192697.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/larry-holmes-7529_about_i-m-not-in-the-k-1-tournament-we-thought_3192697.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not in the K-1 tournament. 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When the talks start though, it always seem like it is all about Mayweather, and I think the people hate that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larry Holmes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/everyone-still-wants-to-see-floyd-mayweather-and-manny-pacquaio-fight/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/larry-holmes-7529_fighting_everyone-still-wants-to-see-floyd-maywea_72985.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/larry-holmes-7529_fighting_everyone-still-wants-to-see-floyd-maywea_72985.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/larry-holmes-7529_fighting_everyone-still-wants-to-see-floyd-maywea_72985.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Everyone still wants to see [Floyd] Mayweather and [Manny] Pacquaio fight. 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That is what I really enjoy doing with my…” — Larry Holmes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I achieved something once again, I think we all want to put a mark on life. I dream, and my dreams always come true. I dreamed I was the heavyweight champion of the world. I am the heavyweight champion of the world.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Larry Holmes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-holmes/i-achieved-something-once-again-i-think-we-all-want-to-put-a-mark-on/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/larry-holmes-7529_champion_i-achieved-something-once-again-i-think_1179457.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/larry-holmes-7529_champion_i-achieved-something-once-again-i-think_1179457.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/517/larry-holmes-7529_champion_i-achieved-something-once-again-i-think_1179457.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I achieved something once again, I think we all want to put a mark on life. I dream, and my dreams always…” — Larry Holmes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions my name? 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