Larry Holmes believes just one last fight had an impact on the health of former rival Muhammad Ali. Ali is often regarded as ...

On this day in history, Ali fought his seventh and final fight in Las Vegas against Larry Holmes. Ali agreed to come out of ...

45 years ago, Larry Holmes beat up his hero. A fight which sickened those watching on who loved his hero too. Muhammad Ali reached into his deep reserves of magic and found there were no more miracles ...

Larry Holmes (69-6, 44 KOs) is to many, one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Most boxers from any weight class have their signature move, and Holmes was his brilliant jab. His left jab ...

George Foreman was a two-time world heavyweight champion, initially claiming world honours at the age of 24 in 1973, before ...

Jerry Izenberg reflects on Muhammad Ali’s global fights, dictators like Mobutu, and the legacy of the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle.

Throughout his iconic boxing career that featured wins over Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and many more, Larry Holmes always took his hometown with him. “The Easton Assassin” represented ...

Resuming bis career in the 1990s, Holmes would seek the opportunity to become heavyweight champion again, but he would fail in his efforts to reclaim the crown when he was beaten by Evander Holyfield ...

Ken Burns UNUM is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and ...

Larry Holmes has fought some monsters of heavyweight boxing during his career, including Mike Tyson. Holmes is also one of the few fighters to hold a win against the late great Muhammad Ali. He has ...

1949 was an outstanding year, for it produced two heavyweight boxing immortals. George Foreman was born on January 10 and Larry Holmes was born on November 3. Foreman and Holmes are two of the ...