Larry Holmes

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human professional boxer

Larry Holmes is an American former professional boxer best known as the long-reigning WBC and IBF heavyweight champion who successfully defended his title 20 times between 1978 and 1985.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → professional boxer →
activeYears	1973–2002 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1949-11-03 →
defeated	Gerry Cooney → Ken Norton → Muhammad Ali →
ethnicGroup	African American →
familyName	Holmes →
givenName	Larry →
hallOfFameInduction	International Boxing Hall of Fame →
hallOfFameInductionYear	2008 →
height	191 cm →
losses	6 →
lostTo	Michael Spinks → Mike Tyson →
memberOfSportsTeam	International Boxing Federation → World Boxing Council →
name	Larry Holmes →
nickname	The Easton Assassin →
notableFight	Larry Holmes vs. Muhammad Ali →
notableFor	one of the greatest heavyweight jabs in boxing history →
notableOpponent	Gerry Cooney → Ken Norton → Michael Spinks → Mike Tyson → Muhammad Ali →
numberOfTitleDefenses	20 →
occupation	boxer → entrepreneur →
partOf	golden era of heavyweight boxing →
placeOfBirth	Cuthbert, Georgia, United States →
positionPlayed	heavyweight champion →
reach	206 cm →
reignEnd	1985 →
reignStart	1978 →
residence	Easton, Pennsylvania, United States →
retired	2002 →
sexOrGender	male →
sport	boxing →
stance	orthodox →
titlesHeld	IBF heavyweight title → WBC heavyweight title →
totalFights	75 →
turnedProfessional	1973 →
weightClass	heavyweight →
wins	69 →
winsByKO	44 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mike Tyson → Muhammad Ali →	fought
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney →	champion
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney →	fighter1
Holmes →	hasNotableBearer
Larry Holmes →	name
Evander Holyfield →	notableOpponent
Larry Holmes vs. Gerry Cooney →	winner
Don King →	workedWith