Here is a list of Holmes's best fights. For a list of Holmes's losses, refer to "Larry Holmes Losses".
On April 11, 1981 Larry Holmes met Trevor Berbick in a heavyweight (WBC and The Ring) world-title defense fight. Holmes was 31 years old and with a record of 37-0 (27), and Berbick was 26 years old and with a record of 18-1-1 (16). Holmes won the fight via 15-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his titles.
On February 7, 1992 Larry Holmes faced off against Ray Mercer at age 42. He was coming in with a record of 54-3 (37), and Mercer was 30 years old and with a record of 18-0 (13). Holmes won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On May 20, 1985 Larry Holmes met Carl Williams in a heavyweight (IBF and The Ring) world-title defense fight. Holmes was 35 years old and with a record of 48-0 (34), and Williams was 25 years old and with a record of 16-0 (12). Holmes won the fight via 15-round unanimous decision and successfully defended his titles.
On July 27, 2002 Larry Holmes faced off against Eric Esch at age 52. He was coming in with a record of 69-6 (44), and Esch was 35 years old and with a record of 64-2-3 (49). Holmes won the fight via 10-round unanimous decision.
On March 25, 1978 Larry Holmes faced off against Earnie Shavers at age 28. He was coming in with a record of 27-0 (19), and Shavers was 33 years old and with a record of 54-6-1 (52). Holmes won the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
On June 9, 1978 Larry Holmes fought Ken Norton in a heavyweight world-title fight for Norton's WBC title. Holmes was 28 years old and with a record of 28-0 (19), and Norton was 34 years old and with a record of 40-4 (32). Holmes won the fight via 15-round split decision and is crowned the new heavyweight world champion.
On November 10, 1978 Larry Holmes met Alfredo Evangelista in a heavyweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Holmes was 29 years old and with a record of 29-0 (20), and Evangelista was 23 years old and with a record of 23-2-1 (18). Holmes stopped Alfredo Evangelista via 7th-round KO and successfully defended his title.
On October 2, 1980 Larry Holmes, the WBC champion, met Muhammad Ali, the The Ring champion, in a heavyweight world-title unification fight. Holmes was 30 years old and with a record of 36-0 (27), and Ali was 38 years old and with a record of 56-3 (37). Holmes stopped Muhammad Ali via 10th-round retirement and is crowned the unified WBC and The Ring champion.
On June 11, 1982 Larry Holmes met Gerry Cooney in a heavyweight (WBC and The Ring) world-title defense fight. Holmes was 32 years old and with a record of 40-0 (30), and Cooney was 25 years old and with a record of 25-0 (21). Holmes stopped Gerry Cooney via 13th-round TKO and successfully defended his titles.
On March 31, 1980 Larry Holmes met Leroy Jones in a heavyweight (WBC) world-title defense fight. Holmes was 30 years old and with a record of 34-0 (25), and Jones was 30 years old and with a record of 24-0-1 (12). Holmes stopped Leroy Jones via 8th-round TKO and successfully defended his title.
