Record details

Larry HOLMES

"The Easton Assassin"

Heavyweight

Male

USA, Easton, Pennsylvania
Born: November 3, 1949, Cuthbert, Georgia, USA
Height: 6ft 3in, mt 1,90
Weight: 202, 209, 214, 221, 236, 240, 247, 254 lbs

amateur record: 19-3-0

Amateur fights courtesy of Bob Yalen

Amateur Results


1971
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 18	Willie Carlson	Rahway, New Jersey	WPTS 3
+ Aug. 28	Leroy James	Easton, Pennsylvania	WTKO 1
+ Nov. 20	Marvin Stinson (USA)	Easton, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3

1972
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Elizabeth, New Jersey, New Jersey Golden Gloves 3rd place, +81 kg
+ Feb. 18	Lou Esa (USA)	Elizabeth, New Jersey	WTKO 1
+ Feb. 25	Tim Voorhees	Elizabeth, New Jersey	WTKO 1
Trenton, New Jersey, Mercer County AAU winner, +81 kg
+ Feb. 28	Al Savage	Trenton, New Jersey	WPTS 3
+ Mar. 7	Leroy James	Trenton, New Jersey	WKO 1
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US National Golden Gloves preliminaries, +81 kg
- Mar. 17	Nick Wells (USA)	Minneapolis, Minnesota	LTKO 3
+ Apr. 8	Marvin Stinson (USA)	Allentown, Pennsylvania	WPTS 3
+ May 9	Robert Parks	Trenton, New Jersey	WTKO 2
West Orange, New Jersey, Dual Match USA vs Ireland, +81 kg
+ May 26	Peter Mullen	West Orange, New Jersey	WTKO 3
Cincinnati, Ohio, Eastern Region Olympic Trials winner, +81 kg
+ June 15	LeRoy Sargent	Cincinnati, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ June 16	Marvin Stinson (USA)	Cincinnati, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ June 17	Larry Sykes	Cincinnati, Ohio	WPTS 3
+ June 17	John Hudson	Cincinnati, Ohio	WTKO 1
Fort Worth, Texas, US Olympic Trials bronze medal, +81 kg
+ July 20	Emory Chapman	Fort Worth, Texas	WPTS 3
- July 21	Nick Wells (USA)	Fort Worth, Texas	LTKO 1
West Point, New York, US Olympic Box-Offs, +81 kg
- Aug. 5	Duane Bobick (USA)	West Point, New York	LDQ 3

Professional record


1973
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 21	Rodell Dupree	Scranton, USA	W 4
+ May 2	Art Savage	Scranton, USA	TKO 3
+ June 20	Curtis Whitner	Scranton, USA	TKO 1
+ Aug. 22	Don Branch	Scranton, USA	W 6
+ Sept. 10	Bob Bozic	New York, USA	W 6
+ Nov. 14	Jerry Judge	Scranton, USA	W 6
+ Nov. 28	Kevin Isaac	Cleveland, USA	TKO 3

1974
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 24	Howard Darlington	Scranton, USA	TKO 4
+ May 29	Bob Mashburn	Scranton, USA	TKO 7
+ Dec. 11	Joe Hathaway	Scranton, USA	TKO 1

1975
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 24	Charley Green	Richfield, USA	KO 2
+ Apr. 9	Oliver Wright	Honolulu, USA	TKO 3
+ Apr. 26	Robert Yarborough	Toronto, Canada	KO 4
+ May 16	Ernie Smith	Las Vegas, USA	KO 3
+ Aug. 16	Obie English	Scranton, USA	TKO 7
+ Aug. 26	Charlie James	Honolulu, USA	W 10
+ Oct. 1	Rodney Bobick	Quezon City, Philippines	TKO 6
+ Dec. 9	Leon Shaw	Washington, USA	KO 1
+ Dec. 20	Billy Joiner	Hato Rey, Puerto Rico	TKO 3

1976
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 29	Joe Gholston	Easton, USA	TKO 8
+ Apr. 5	Fred Askew	Landover, USA	TKO 2
+ Apr. 30	Roy Williams	Landover, USA	W 10

1977
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 16	Tom Prater	Pensacola, USA	W 8
+ Mar. 17	Horace Robinson	San Juan, Puerto Rico	TKO 5
+ Sept. 14	Fred Houpe	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 7
+ Nov. 5	Ibar Arrington	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 10

1978
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 25	Earnie Shavers	Las Vegas, USA	W 12
(Won WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator)
+ June 9	Ken Norton	Las Vegas, USA	W 15
(Won WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 10	Alfredo Evangelista	Las Vegas, USA	KO 7
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1979
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 23	Ossie Ocasio	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 7
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ June 22	Mike Weaver	New York, USA	TKO 12
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 28	Earnie Shavers	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 11
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1980
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 3	Lorenzo Zanon	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 6
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Mar. 31	Leroy Jones	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 8
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ July 7	Scott LeDOUX	Bloomington, USA	TKO 7
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Oct. 2	Muhammad Ali	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 10
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1981
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 11	Trevor Berbick	Las Vegas, USA	W 15
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ June 12	Leon Spinks	Detroit, USA	TKO 3
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 6	Renaldo Snipes	Pittsburgh, USA	TKO 11
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1982
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 11	Gerry Cooney	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 13
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 26	Randall Cobb	Houston, USA	W 15
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)

1983
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 27	Lucien Rodriguez	Scranton, USA	W 12
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ May 20	Tim Witherspoon	Las Vegas, USA	W 12
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 10	Scott Frank	Atlantic City, USA	TKO 5
(Retained WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Nov. 25	Marvis Frazier	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 1

1984
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 9	James Smith	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 12
(Won vacant IBF Heavyweight Title)

1985
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 15	David Bey	Las Vegas, USA	TKO 10
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title)
+ May 20	Carl Williams	Reno, USA	W 15
(Retained IBF Heavyweight Title)
- Sept. 21	Michael Spinks	Las Vegas, USA	L 15
(Lost IBF Heavyweight Title)

1986
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 19	Michael Spinks	Las Vegas, USA	L 15
(For IBF Heavyweight Title)


1987 Inactive

1988
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 22	Mike Tyson	Atlantic City, USA	TKO by 4
(For WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles)


1989-1990 Inactive

1991
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 7	Tim Anderson	Hollywood, USA	TKO 1
+ Aug. 13	Eddie Gonzales	Tampa, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 24	Michael Greer	Honolulu, USA	KO 4
+ Sept. 17	Art Card	Orlando, USA	W 10
+ Nov. 12	Jamie Howe	Jacksonville, USA	TKO 1

1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 7	Ray Mercer	Atlantic City, USA	W 12
- June 19	Evander Holyfield	Las Vegas, USA	L 12
(For WBC, WBA and IBF Heavyweight Titles)

1993
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 5	Everett Martin	Biloxi, USA	W 10
+ Mar. 9	Rocky Pepeli	Bay Saint Louis, USA	TKO 4
+ Apr. 13	Ken Lakusta	Bay Saint Louis, USA	TKO 8
+ May 18	Paul Poirier	Bay Saint Louis, USA	TKO 7
+ Sept. 28	Jose Ribalta	Bay Saint Louis, USA	W 10

1994
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 8	Garing Lane	Mashantucket, USA	W 10
+ Aug. 9	Jesse Ferguson	Shakopee, USA	W 10

1995
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 8	Oliver McCALL	Las Vegas, USA	L 12
(For WBC Heavyweight Title)
+ Sept. 19	Ed Donaldson	Bay Saint Louis, USA	W 10

1996
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 9	Curtis Shepard	Galveston, USA	KO 4
+ Apr. 16	Quinn Navarre	Bay Saint Louis, USA	W 10
+ June 16	Anthony Willis	Bay Saint Louis, USA	KO 8

1997
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Jan. 24	Brian Nielsen	Copenhagen, Denmark	L 12
(For IBO Heavyweight Title)
+ July 29	Maurice Harris	New York, USA	W 10


1998 Inactive

1999
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ June 18	James Smith	Fayetteville, USA	TKO 8

2000
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Nov. 17	Mike Weaver	Biloxi, USA	TKO 6


2001 Inactive

2002
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 27	Eric Esch	Norfolk, USA	W 10

Summary