Larry Holmes (69-6, 44) was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S. on November 3, 1949. At the age of 23 years on March 21, 1973, he made his professional boxing debut against Rodell Dupree, winning the fight via 4-round points decision.
On his 28th career fight at 28 years old, Holmes became a heavyweight world champion on June 9, 1978 after defeating Ken Norton via 15-round split decision to win the WBC title.
Holmes' last fight was a 10-round unanimous decision win against Eric Esch at age 52 on July 27, 2002. He retired with a 4-fight winning streak.
Some of Larry Holmes' best fights have been against Trevor Berbick, Carl Williams, Ray Mercer, Eric Esch, Earnie Shavers, Ken Norton and Alfredo Evangelista.
Holmes has 6 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75  | Jul 27, 2002 52 years, 8 months 69-6 (44) | 35 years, 11 months 64-2-3 (49) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
74  | Nov 17, 2000 51 years 68-6 (44) | 49 years, 5 months 41-17-1 (28) | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
73  | Jun 18, 1999 49 years, 7 months 67-6 (43) | 46 years, 2 months 44-16-1 (32) | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
72 | Jul 29, 1997 47 years, 8 months 66-6 (42) | Maurice Harris | 10 | SD | WIN | |
71  | Jan 24, 1997 47 years, 2 months 65-6 (42) | 31 years, 9 months 31-0 (19) | HW | 12 | SD | LOSS |
70 | Jun 16, 1996 46 years, 7 months 65-5 (42) | Anthony Willis | 8 | KO | WIN | |
69 | Apr 16, 1996 46 years, 5 months 64-5 (41) | Quinn Navarre | 10 | UD | WIN | |
68 | Jan 9, 1996 46 years, 2 months 63-5 (41) | Curtis Sheppard | 4 | KO | WIN | |
67 | Sep 19, 1995 45 years, 10 months 62-5 (40) | Ed Donaldson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
66  | Apr 8, 1995 45 years, 5 months 61-5 (40) | 29 years, 11 months 25-5 (18) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBC |
65 | Sep 8, 1994 44 years, 10 months 61-4 (40) | Jesse Ferguson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
64 | Mar 8, 1994 44 years, 4 months 60-4 (40) | Garing Lane | 10 | UD | WIN | |
63  | Sep 28, 1993 43 years, 10 months 59-4 (40) | 30 years, 5 months 32-9-1 (23) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
62 | May 18, 1993 43 years, 6 months 58-4 (40) | Paul Poirier | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
61 | Apr 13, 1993 43 years, 5 months 57-4 (39) | Ken Lakusta | 7 | RTD | WIN | |
60 | Mar 9, 1993 43 years, 4 months 56-4 (38) | Rocky Pepeli | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
59 | Jan 5, 1993 43 years, 2 months 55-4 (37) | Everett Martin | 10 | UD | WIN | |
58  | Jun 19, 1992 42 years, 7 months 54-4 (37) | 29 years, 8 months 27-0 (22) | HW | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBA, WBC, IBF |
57  | Feb 7, 1992 42 years, 3 months 54-3 (37) | 30 years, 10 months 18-0 (13) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
56 | Nov 12, 1991 42 years 53-3 (37) | Jamie Howe | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
55 | Sep 17, 1991 41 years, 10 months 52-3 (36) | Art Card | 10 | UD | WIN | |
54 | Aug 24, 1991 41 years, 9 months 51-3 (36) | Michael Greer | 4 | KO | WIN | |
53 | Aug 13, 1991 41 years, 9 months 50-3 (35) | Eddie Gonzales | 10 | UD | WIN | |
52 | Apr 7, 1991 41 years, 5 months 49-3 (35) | Tim Anderson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
51  | Jan 22, 1988 38 years, 2 months 48-3 (34) | 21 years, 6 months 32-0 (28) | HW | 4 | KO | LOSS For WBA, WBC, IBF |
50  | Apr 19, 1986 36 years, 5 months 48-2 (34) | 29 years, 8 months 28-0 (19) | HW | 15 | SD | LOSS For IBF, The Ring |
49 | Sep 21, 1985 35 years, 10 months 48-1 (34) | 29 years, 1 months 27-0 (19) | HW | 15 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF, The Ring |
48  | May 20, 1985 35 years, 6 months 48-0 (34) | 25 years, 6 months 16-0 (12) | HW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
47 | Mar 15, 1985 35 years, 4 months 47-0 (34) | David Bey | HW | 10 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
46 | Nov 9, 1984 35 years 46-0 (33) | 31 years, 7 months 14-1 (12) | HW | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF, The Ring |
45  | Nov 25, 1983 34 years 45-0 (32) | 23 years, 2 months 10-0 (6) | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Defended The Ring |
44 | Sep 10, 1983 33 years, 10 months 44-0 (31) | Scott Frank | HW | 5 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
43  | May 20, 1983 33 years, 6 months 43-0 (30) | 25 years, 4 months 15-0 (11) | HW | 12 | SD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
42 | Mar 27, 1983 33 years, 4 months 42-0 (30) | Lucien Rodriguez | HW | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
41 | Nov 26, 1982 33 years 41-0 (30) | Randall Cobb | HW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
40  | Jun 11, 1982 32 years, 7 months 40-0 (30) | 25 years, 9 months 25-0 (21) | HW | 13 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
39 | Nov 6, 1981 32 years 39-0 (29) | Renaldo Snipes | HW | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
38  | Jun 12, 1981 31 years, 7 months 38-0 (28) | 27 years, 11 months 10-2-2 (8) | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
37  | Apr 11, 1981 31 years, 5 months 37-0 (27) | 26 years, 8 months 18-1-1 (16) | HW | 15 | UD | WIN Defended WBC, The Ring |
36  | Oct 2, 1980 30 years, 10 months 36-0 (27) | 38 years, 8 months 56-3 (37) | HW | 10 | RTD | WIN Won The Ring Defended WBC Vacant |
35 | Jul 7, 1980 30 years, 8 months 35-0 (26) | Scott LeDoux | HW | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
34  | Mar 31, 1980 30 years, 4 months 34-0 (25) | 30 years, 1 months 24-0-1 (12) | HW | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
33 | Feb 3, 1980 30 years, 3 months 33-0 (24) | Lorenzo Zanon | HW | 6 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
32  | Sep 28, 1979 29 years, 10 months 32-0 (23) | 35 years 59-7-1 (57) | HW | 11 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
31 | Jun 22, 1979 29 years, 7 months 31-0 (22) | 28 years 19-8 (13) | HW | 12 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
30  | Mar 23, 1979 29 years, 4 months 30-0 (21) | 23 years, 7 months 13-0 (9) | HW | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBC |
29  | Nov 10, 1978 29 years 29-0 (20) | 23 years, 11 months 23-2-1 (18) | HW | 7 | KO | WIN Defended WBC |
28  | Jun 9, 1978 28 years, 7 months 28-0 (19) | 34 years, 10 months 40-4 (32) | HW | 15 | SD | WIN Won WBC |
27 | Mar 25, 1978 28 years, 4 months 27-0 (19) | 33 years, 6 months 54-6-1 (52) | 12 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Nov 5, 1977 28 years 26-0 (19) | Ibar Arrington | 10 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | Sep 14, 1977 27 years, 10 months 25-0 (18) | Fred Houpe | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
24 | Mar 17, 1977 27 years, 4 months 24-0 (17) | Horace Robinson | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Jan 16, 1977 27 years, 2 months 23-0 (16) | Tom Prater | 8 | UD | WIN | |
22 | Apr 30, 1976 26 years, 5 months 22-0 (16) | Roy Williams | 10 | UD | WIN | |
21 | Apr 5, 1976 26 years, 5 months 21-0 (16) | Fred Askew | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
20 | Jan 29, 1976 26 years, 2 months 20-0 (15) | Joe Gholston | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | Dec 20, 1975 26 years, 1 months 19-0 (14) | Billy Joiner | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
18 | Dec 9, 1975 26 years, 1 months 18-0 (13) | Leon Shaw | 1 | KO | WIN | |
17 | Oct 1, 1975 25 years, 10 months 17-0 (12) | Rodney Bobick | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Aug 26, 1975 25 years, 9 months 16-0 (11) | Charlie James | 10 | PTS | WIN | |
15 | Aug 16, 1975 25 years, 9 months 15-0 (11) | Obie English | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
14 | May 16, 1975 25 years, 6 months 14-0 (10) | Ernie Smith | 3 | KO | WIN | |
13 | Apr 26, 1975 25 years, 5 months 13-0 (9) | Robert Yarborough | 4 | KO | WIN | |
12 | Apr 9, 1975 25 years, 5 months 12-0 (8) | Oliver Wright | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Mar 24, 1975 25 years, 4 months 11-0 (7) | Charley Green | 1 | KO | WIN | |
10 | Dec 11, 1974 25 years, 1 months 10-0 (6) | Joe Hathaway | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | May 29, 1974 24 years, 6 months 9-0 (5) | Bob Mashburn | 7 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Apr 24, 1974 24 years, 5 months 8-0 (4) | Howard Darlington | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | Nov 28, 1973 24 years 7-0 (3) | Kevin Isaac | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Nov 14, 1973 24 years 6-0 (2) | Jerry Judge | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
5 | Sep 10, 1973 23 years, 10 months 5-0 (2) | Bob Bozic | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
4 | Aug 22, 1973 23 years, 9 months 4-0 (2) | Don Branch | 6 | PTS | WIN | |
3 | Jun 20, 1973 23 years, 7 months 3-0 (2) | Curtis Whitner | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | May 2, 1973 23 years, 5 months 2-0 (1) | Art Savage | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 21, 1973 23 years, 4 months 1-0 (0) | Rodell Dupree | 4 | PTS | WIN |
