Larry Holmes Record & Stats

Larry Holmes Record & Stats

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Larry Holmes (The Easton Assassin) is a retired American professional boxer. He was born in Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S. on November 3, 1949. Holmes made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23 against Rodell Dupree on March 21, 1973. He is a former heavyweight world champion. He is 72 years old, and will be turning 73 in 27 days. Holmes is a Hall of Famer.

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LARRYHOLMES
Cuthbert, Georgia, U.S.
“The Easton Assassin”
Born
Nov 3, 1949
Age
72
Debut
Mar 21, 1973
Record
69-6
Rounds
579
KO Pct
58.7%
Height
191 cm
Reach
206 cm
Ape Index
15 cm
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
WBCIBFTheRing
HV
w1
d16
HV
e1
d3
HV
w1
d12
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Larry Holmes' boxing record and stats summarized in an infographic
Larry Holmes' record and stats summarized in an infographic

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      Larry Holmes Record

      In a career spanning 29 years and 4 months, Larry Holmes fought 75 times with 69 wins and 6 losses. By his last professional fight on July 27, 2002, Holmes' record stood at 69-6 (44 KOs). In total, he fought 579 rounds of professional boxing in 75 bouts.

      Total Fights75
      Wins69
      Losses6
      Draws0
      No-Contests0
      KO Wins44
      Total Title Wins2
      Title Defenses20
      Title-Fight KO Wins15
      Losses via KO1
      #DateAgeOpponentResultVia
      75Jul 27, 200252 Eric EschWinUD
      74Nov 17, 200051 Mike WeaverWinTKO6
      73Jun 18, 199949 James SmithWinTKO8
      72Jul 29, 199747Maurice HarrisWinSD
      71Jan 24, 199747 Brian NielsenLossSD
      70Jun 16, 199646Anthony WillisWinKO8
      69Apr 16, 199646Quinn NavarreWinUD
      68Jan 9, 199646Curtis SheppardWinKO4
      67Sep 19, 199545Ed DonaldsonWinUD
      66Apr 8, 199545 Oliver McCall LossUD
      65Sep 8, 199444Jesse FergusonWinUD
      64Mar 8, 199444Garing LaneWinUD
      63Sep 28, 199343 José RibaltaWinUD
      62May 18, 199343Paul PoirierWinRTD6
      61Apr 13, 199343Ken LakustaWinRTD7
      60Mar 9, 199343Rocky PepeliWinRTD4
      59Jan 5, 199343Everett MartinWinUD
      58Jun 19, 199242 Evander Holyfield LossUD
      57Feb 7, 199242 Ray MercerWinUD
      56Nov 12, 199142Jamie HoweWinTKO1
      55Sep 17, 199141Art CardWinUD
      54Aug 24, 199141Michael GreerWinKO4
      53Aug 13, 199141Eddie GonzalesWinUD
      52Apr 7, 199141Tim AndersonWinTKO1
      51Jan 22, 198838 Mike Tyson LossKO4
      50Apr 19, 198636 Michael Spinks LossSD
      49Sep 21, 198535 Michael Spinks LossUD
      48May 20, 198535 Carl Williams WinUD
      47Mar 15, 198535David Bey WinTKO10
      46Nov 9, 198435 James Smith WinTKO12
      45Nov 25, 198334 Marvis Frazier WinTKO1
      44Sep 10, 198333Scott Frank WinTKO5
      43May 20, 198333 Tim Witherspoon WinSD
      42Mar 27, 198333Lucien Rodriguez WinUD
      41Nov 26, 198233Randall Cobb WinUD
      40Jun 11, 198232 Gerry Cooney WinTKO13
      39Nov 6, 198132Renaldo Snipes WinTKO11
      38Jun 12, 198131 Leon Spinks WinTKO3
      37Apr 11, 198131 Trevor Berbick WinUD
      36Oct 2, 198030 Muhammad Ali WinRTD10
      35Jul 7, 198030Scott LeDoux WinTKO7
      34Mar 31, 198030 Leroy Jones WinTKO8
      33Feb 3, 198030Lorenzo Zanon WinKO6
      32Sep 28, 197929 Earnie Shavers WinTKO11
      31Jun 22, 197929 Mike Weaver WinTKO12
      30Mar 23, 197929Ossie Ocasio WinTKO7
      29Nov 10, 197829 Alfredo Evangelista WinKO7
      28Jun 9, 197828 Ken Norton WinSD
      27Mar 25, 197828 Earnie ShaversWinUD
      26Nov 5, 197728Ibar ArringtonWinTKO10
      25Sep 14, 197727Fred HoupeWinTKO7
      24Mar 17, 197727Horace RobinsonWinTKO5
      23Jan 16, 197727Tom PraterWinUD
      22Apr 30, 197626Roy WilliamsWinUD
      21Apr 5, 197626Fred AskewWinTKO2
      20Jan 29, 197626Joe GholstonWinTKO8
      19Dec 20, 197526Billy JoinerWinTKO3
      18Dec 9, 197526Leon ShawWinKO1
      17Oct 1, 197525Rodney BobickWinTKO6
      16Aug 26, 197525Charlie JamesWinPTS
      15Aug 16, 197525Obie EnglishWinTKO7
      14May 16, 197525Ernie SmithWinKO3
      13Apr 26, 197525Robert YarboroughWinKO4
      12Apr 9, 197525Oliver WrightWinTKO3
      11Mar 24, 197525Charley GreenWinKO1
      10Dec 11, 197425Joe HathawayWinTKO1
      9May 29, 197424Bob MashburnWinTKO7
      8Apr 24, 197424Howard DarlingtonWinTKO4
      7Nov 28, 197324Kevin IsaacWinTKO3
      6Nov 14, 197324Jerry JudgeWinPTS
      5Sep 10, 197323Bob BozicWinPTS
      4Aug 22, 197323Don BranchWinPTS
      3Jun 20, 197323Curtis WhitnerWinTKO1
      2May 2, 197323Art SavageWinTKO3
      1Mar 21, 197323Rodell DupreeWinPTS

      Larry Holmes Stats

      Larry Holmes is 191 cm tall (6' 3.20") with a reach of 206 cm (6' 9.10"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of 15 cm (5.91"). Holmes has a 60% KO rate.

      Career Summary

      Larry Holmes was active from from 1973 to 2002. He started boxing professionally at 23 years of age; Holmes debuted against Rodell Dupree on March 21, 1973, and defeated Dupree via 4 round PTS.

      He had his first world title fight at the age of 28 on June 9, 1978 after 27 professional fights against Ken Norton for the heavyweight WBC title. Holmes defeated Norton via 15 round split-decision to become the new heavyweight champion of the world.

      Holmes' notable victories include wins over Muhammad Ali, Marvis Frazier, Leon Spinks, Carl Williams, Trevor Berbick, Ray Mercer, and Tim Witherspoon. For a complete list of Holmes' best performances refer to Larry Holmes' best fights.

      His last professional fight was a non-title bout against fellow American boxer Eric Esch on July 27, 2002. Holmes won the fight via 10 round unanimous decision. It's been 20 years, 2 months, and 10 days since this fight.

      Holmes was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) in 2008.

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