Larry Holmes
Also Known As: The Easton Assassin , The Easton Assasin
Biography: Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which led to his boxing nickname of the Easton Assassin. Holmes, whose left jab is rated among the best in boxing history, held the WBC heavyweight title from 1978 to 1983, The Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles from 1980 to 1985, and the inaugural IBF heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985. During his only title reign, he defended his title against 19 fighters, the second most in history behind Joe Louis. He also holds the record for the longest individual heavyweight title streak in the modern boxing history. Holmes is one of only five boxers—along with Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Trevor Berbick—to defeat Muhammad Ali; he is the only one to have stopped Ali. Holmes won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Norton, Ali, Earnie Shavers, Mike Weaver, Gerry Cooney, Tim Witherspoon, Carl Williams and Marvis Frazier. He fell one short of matching Rocky Marciano's career record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in an upset in 1985. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks the following year, but made repeated comebacks. He was unsuccessful in three further attempts (against Mike Tyson in 1988, Evander Holyfield in 1992 and Oliver McCall in 1995) to regain the heavyweight title. Holmes fought for the final time in 2002, aged 52, against the 334lb Eric "Butterbean" Esch, and ended his career with a record of 69 wins and 6 losses. He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame. When Holmes was nineteen, he started boxing. In his twenty-first bout, he boxed Nick Wells in the semifinals of the 1972 National Olympic Trials in Fort Worth, Texas. Wells, a southpaw known for unprecedently high knockout-to-win percentage for an amateur boxer, with a majority of knockouts coming in the first round, stopped Holmes in the first round. Nevertheless, Holmes was chosen by a selection committee of the National Olympic authorities to fight at the Olympic Box-offs in West Point, New York, where he had a match-up versus a fighting seaman Duane Bobick. Holmes was dropped in the first round with a right to the head. He got up and danced out of range, landing several stiff jabs in the process. Bobick mauled Holmes in the second round but could not corner him. The referee warned Holmes twice in the second for holding. In the third, Bobick landed several good rights and started to corner Holmes, who continued to hold. Eventually, Holmes was disqualified for excessive holding. Holmes invested the money he earned from boxing and settled in his hometown of Easton. When he retired from boxing, Holmes employed more than 200 people through his various business holdings. In 2008, he owned two restaurants and a nightclub, a training facility, an office complex, a snack food bar and slot machines.[citation needed] Holmes currently co-hosts a talk show What The Heck Were They Thinking?
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Cuthbert, Georgia, USA
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Birthday: November 03, 1949
Age: 75 years old
Gender: Male
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Chasing Tyson
Overview: Evander Holyfield knew he could never earn the respect he craved until he defeated Mike Tyson. When the two finally fought, the world witnessed not one, but two of the boxing's most memorable fights.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-10
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Earnie Shavers
Overview: Considered one of the hardest-hitting heavyweight boxers of all time, Earnie Shavers took on all the best of his era including Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, and Jerry Quarry. This is a look back at his career and how he got into the sport of boxing.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-01
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Muhammad and Larry
Overview: Through the poetic lens of visionary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles, Muhammad and Larry explores the unique and poignant relationship between two great boxers and two remarkable men who were more than just competitors. They were once teacher and student, and remain close friends.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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Muhammad and Larry
Overview: In October of 1980 Muhammad Ali was preparing to fight for an unprecedented fourth heavyweight title against his friend and former sparring partner Larry Holmes. To say that the great Ali was in the twilight of his career would be generous; most of his admiring fans, friends and fight scribes considered his bravado delusional. What was left for him to prove? In the weeks of training before the fight, documentarians Albert and David Maysles took an intimate look at Ali trying to convince the world and perhaps himself, that he was still “The Greatest.” At the same time, they documented the mild-mannered and undervalued champion Holmes as he confidently prepared to put an end to the career of a man for whom he had an abiding and deep affection
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-27
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Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali
Overview: Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali, billed as "The Last Hurrah!", was a professional boxing bout contested on October 2, 1980 in Las Vegas for the WBC and vacant The Ring heavyweight championships.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-02
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Champions Forever - World Heavyweight Champs!
Overview: Previously unseen footage, seeing and hearing the champions interviewed and talking to each other at a private dinner party hosted by baseball’s legendary great, Reggie Jackson. Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Norton. For more than twenty years, these kings of boxing ruled the ring as they passed the world heavyweight title from one to the other. Now for the first time, see them all come face to face – gloves off – in an unprecedented video event. Footage from over 30 fights, which include 15 title matches, featuring interviews and news events as they occurred during each champion’s reign.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-17
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Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
Overview: Larry Holmes is undeniably one of the greatest boxers in heavyweight history, but, despite his accomplishments, he never managed to escape the presence of the beloved Muhammad Ali. This documentary sheds light upon Holmes, bringing his legacy "Out From Ali's Shadow."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Oliver McCall vs. Larry Holmes
Overview: Oliver McCall vs. Larry Holmes, billed as "Burden of Proof", was a professional boxing match contested on April 8, 1995 for the WBC Heavyweight Championship. After Oliver McCall stunned Lennox Lewis in the second round to become WBC Heavyweight Champion, he turned down a $10 million offer from Lewis for an immediate rematch. Instead he agreed to fight 46 year old former WBC, IBF and lineal heavyweight champion Larry Holmes, who was making his fourth attempt at regaining a heavyweight title after losing to Michael Spinks in 1985. Each of his previous three attempts (against Spinks in 1986 in a rematch, against Mike Tyson in 1988, and against Evander Holyfield in 1992) ended in defeat, although he went the distance in two of the three fights.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-04-08
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Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Overview: TYSON WINS W.B.C. CHAMPIONSHIP LAS VEGAS, Nev., Nov. 22— Mike Tyson made history tonight. The 20-year-old slugger from Catskill, N.Y., became the youngest heavyweight champion ever when he stopped Trevor Berbick at 2:35 of the second round of a scheduled 12-round bout. In taking away Berbick's World Boxing Council crown, Tyson knocked Berbick down twice, both times in the second round, pounding him so hard that he had Berbick reeling across the ring at the end in a nearly comic loop-de-loop.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-22
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Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney
Overview: Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney was a heavyweight boxing match that took place on June 11, 1982, in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. It was one of the most highly anticipated fights of the early 1980s.
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Tommy
Overview: Co-directed by Gentry Kirby and Erin Leyden, “Tommy” examines Morrison’s remarkable rise to the spotlight, followed by a stunning, confounding, and ultimately tragic fall. He was one of the best heavyweights of his time; a handsome, charming, yet unsettled young star. Born into a troubled family in America’s heartland, Morrison’s initial emergence as a fighter was bolstered by a starring role in “Rocky V.” A few years later he beat George Foreman for the WBO heavyweight title, and seemed primed for more stardom, even in the face of blown opportunities and upset losses. But everything changed in early 1996 when he tested positive for HIV, abruptly forcing him into retirement at age 27. From there, Morrison’s life spiraled further and further downward, plagued by drug problems, jail time, and an eventual denial that he had the virus at all.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-27
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Larry Holmes vs. Lucien Rodriguez
Overview: Undefeated Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes comes home to Pennsylvania to make the fourteenth defense of his title against Lucien Rodriguez.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-27
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Larry Holmes vs. Carl Williams
Overview: Undefeated Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes turns back undefeated challenger Carl Williams in a razor thin contest filled with close rounds.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-20
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Larry Holmes vs. David Bey
Overview: In March 1985, Larry Holmes defended his IBF Heavyweight title against rising contender David Bey in Las Vegas.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-15
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River of Fundament
Overview: Visionary artist Matthew Barney returns to cinema with this 3-part epic, a radical reinvention of Norman Mailer’s novel Ancient Evenings. In collaboration with composer Jonathan Bepler, Barney combines traditional modes of narrative cinema with filmed elements of performance, sculpture, and opera, reconstructing Mailer’s hypersexual story of Egyptian gods and the seven stages of reincarnation, alongside the rise and fall of the American car industry.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-12
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Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney
Overview: Larry Holmes defends his WBC heavyweight crown for the 12th time from challenger Gerry Cooney on June 11th, 1982 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Larry's record at the time of the fight was 39 wins to 0 losses.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-11
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Larry Holmes vs. Randall 'Tex' Cobb
Overview: Larry Holmes defends his WBC heavyweight crown for the 13th time from challenger Randall 'Tex' Cobb on November 26th, 1982 at Houston's Astrodome. Larry's record at the time of the fight was 40 wins to 0 losses.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-26
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Larry Holmes vs. Trevor Berbick
Overview: Larry Holmes defends his WBC heavyweight crown for the 9th time from challenger Trevor Berbick on April 11th, 1981 at Caesars Palace Sports Pavilion in Las Vegas. Larry's record at the time of the fight was 36 wins to 0 losses.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-11
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Larry Holmes vs. Leon Spinks
Overview: Larry Holmes defends his WBC heavyweight crown for the 10th time from challenger Leon Spinks on June 12th, 1981 at Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan. Larry's record at the time of the fight was 37 wins to 0 losses. The fight was billed as a tribute to Joe Louis, who died two months earlier.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-12
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Larry Holmes vs. Renaldo Snipes
Overview: Larry Holmes defends his WBC heavyweight crown for the 11th time from challenger Renaldo Snipes on November 6th, 1981 at Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Larry's record at the time of the fight was 38 wins to 0 losses. The fight was billed as "Imminent Danger".
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-11-06
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Larry Holmes vs. Garing Lane
Overview: Took place on Tuesday 8, March 1994 at Foxwoods Resort, Mashantucket.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-08
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Dirty Movie
Overview: An outrageous cut-rate producer is about to fulfill his lifelong dream to make a movie about the most offensive, dirtiest jokes ever told. As Charlie and his filmmaking team hilariously struggle to write a script and assemble their award-winning cast, the movie-within-a-movie emerges with one dirty joke after another. Only one can take the crown for writing the dirtiest joke ever told, and Charlie will do whatever he can to be that king.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-15
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The Moment After
Overview: In the twinkling of an eye, a mass disappearance has occurred. Moments after the turmoil and confusion, the FBI is called in to investigate and locate the missing persons. For Agent Adam Riley (David White), it is personal. For Agent Charles Baker (Kevin Downes), it doesn't matter, it's just a job.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-07-04
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Half Nelson
Overview: Rocky Nelson is a New York cop, who after making a major bust and selling the rights of his story to Hollywood decides to try his luck out as an actor. However, when he gets there, the directors think that he is too short to be an actor. He is then approach by someone who offers him a job at a Hollywood security agency, cause he would fit in there being an ex-cop and while working there he could come in contact with some Hollywood heavy-weights who could give him the break he needs. And at the same he gets to live in Dean Martin's guest-house.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-24
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In the Company of Kings
Overview: In the Company of Kings follows a fight fan's unforgettable journey into the dark heart of American boxing to talk to eight former World Champs and those closest to his hero, Muhammad Ali, about race, struggle, victory, defeat and picking yourself up off the canvas. Features Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins, Tim Witherspoon, Earnie Shavers, the Spinks brothers, Bob Arum and more.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-04-01
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Thrilla in Manila
Overview: On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-11
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Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks II
Overview: IBF Champion Michael Spinks meets former champion Larry Holmes.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-19
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Larry Holmes vs. Michael Spinks
Overview: As heavyweight championship bouts go, the Sept. 21, 1985, first pairing of long-reigning Larry Holmes and moving-up-from-light heavyweight Michael Spinks, at Las Vegas’ Riviera Hotel and Casino, was competitive and entertaining, if not necessarily an all-time classic.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-21
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Facing Ali
Overview: Ten of Muhammad Ali's former rivals pay tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-05-29
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Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson
Overview: Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson is a 1993 film made by acclaimed American documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Though Tyson was in jail serving a sentence for rape, Kopple used existing interviews with the boxer, as well as her own extensive interviews with those closest to Tyson, to explore the man's history. The film traces Tyson's story from his troubled and tumultuous upbringing, through his rapid ascendancy in the ranks of the boxing world and his subsequent struggle with the trappings of fame. Fallen Champ earned Barbara Kopple a Directors Guild of America award as Best Documentary Director of 1993.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-12
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Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
Overview: On January 22, 1988, Holmes was lured out of retirement to challenge reigning Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson. Tyson dropped Holmes in the fourth round with an overhand right. Holmes got up, but Tyson put him down two more times in the round, and the fight was stopped. After the fight Holmes once again retired.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-22
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Champions Forever
Overview: No other film has the sweeping review of Ali's greatest fights, the legendary fight footage, and the real time relevant comments and conversations with the men who made him "The Greatest." Muhammad Ali was simply the greets and he proved by going up against the most incredible fighters of all time, together they made the world of sports stand still as they battled for dominance.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-01
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Naked Sport: Welcome to the Sewer
Overview: Produced by PBS in 1992, this documentary explores the darker side of boxing. It follows the career of a young Shannon Briggs and includes interviews with Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Teddy Atlas, Dan Duva, Kathy Duva, Lou Duva, Bobby Czyz, Bob Arum, Mike Marley and even Muhammad Ali.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-01
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Glory Years
Overview: A group of former high-school buddies have a reunion in Las Vegas. Thinking to increase their alumni fund, they proceed to use it to gamble at the casinos. Of course, they lose it all. They then get together and try to figure out a way to win it all back.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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National Lampoon's Snatched
Overview: A nice guy goes into the hospital for surgery and through a series of mishaps suffers every man's worst nightmare.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-01-01
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