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Larry Holmes

"It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor."

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"It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor."

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"I'm not in the K-1 tournament. We thought about it but they really don't want me as they feel I might get hurt so that's fine with me but I do see a lot of guys out there that I feel I can take."
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"Those guys were made for me and Muhammad because they come straight in and don't back up but you had to watch out for his punching power but if we could have neutralized that then we would have been fine."
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"I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so."
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"Fighters today are much bigger, stronger and quicker and not only that but referees, judges and doctors back then were very strict and if your head got busted up the fight would be stopped."
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"We put our life on the line to fight for them, put on a show and these guys take our money so whatever happens to Bob Arum, Don King or anyone else is fine with me."
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"I am still quick at 250 to 260 lbs and I am smarter."
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"George Foreman is easier and has the bigger name and have you noticed that Foreman never calls me out or ever mentions my name? He is afraid of me like most fighters are and most people want to forget about Larry Holmes, like he never ever existed."
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"My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all."
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"I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era."
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"It's hard being black. You ever been black? I was black once - when I was poor."
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