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In 1979, Larry Holmes married Diane Robinson, with whom he has two children. [45] He also has three daughters from two previous relationships. [46] [47] As of 2019, Holmes is living in Palmer Township, Pennsylvania, near Easton. [48] Holmes's younger brother, Mark Holmes, was a middleweight boxer from 1980 to 1987. [49]
Among his sons who turned to boxing as a career, Frazier helped train Marvis Frazier, a challenger for Larry Holmes's world heavyweight title. He also trained his daughter, Jacqui Frazier-Lyde , who became a WIBA world light-heavyweight champion whose most notable fight was a close majority decision points loss against Laila Ali , the daughter ...
In both his early and late professional career he held the Canadian heavyweight title twice, from 1979 to 1986 and 1999 to 2001. Berbick is the only boxer to have fought Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, and Mike Tyson.
Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013) was an American actor and professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981. He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1978, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout, after which Leon Spinks refused to fight with him.
Randall Craig "Tex" Cobb (born May 7, 1950) is an American actor, martial artist, and former professional boxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to possess one of the greatest boxing chins of all time, [1] Cobb was a brawler who also packed considerable punching power. [2]
Boxer Gerry Cooney was on the losing end of another meetup with Larry Holmes. The former prizefighters reunited Sunday to celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of their classic Las Vegas slugfest.
Fighters including Larry Holmes, Wilfred Benítez, Roberto Durán, Salvador Sánchez, Wilfredo Gómez, and Alexis Argüello would all fight under the Don King Productions promotional banner in the 1970s. For the next two decades, King continued to be among boxing's most successful promoters.
Earnie Dee Shaver (August 31, 1944 – September 1, 2022), [1] best known as Earnie Shavers, was an American professional boxer who competed between 1969 and 1995. A two-time world heavyweight championship challenger, he is known as one of the hardest punchers in boxing history.