The boxing legend took on a young Larry Holmes. Many felt that Muhammad Ali wasn’t old enough to compete with Larry's agility ...

Another was worse than sad, it was tragic: Muhammad Ali. When Ali signed to fight his former sparring partner, Larry Holmes, it was 1980 and Ali was 38, far past his prime. Prime Ali was dazzling.

This fight was Muhammad's penultimate fight and Larry was heavily ... with TMZ Sports, Holmes described perfectly how he imagines the incredible fight would unfold, favoring Ali: Mike Tyson ...

Couldn't hit him. Hello again everyone. I'm Howard Cosell along with Muhammad Ali, bringing you the Olympic boxing trials, an you'll be seeing Larry Holmes. A lot of the stuff that Ali did ...

Those fights included the ‘Rumble In The Jungle’ with George Foreman, the ‘Thrilla In Manila’ with Joe Frazier, whilst Ali ...

and Larry Holmes did just that ... He also stopped former lineal champs Leon Spinks in 3 and an old Muhammad Ali was forced to retire after 10. Holmes turned away the challenges of highly ...

Tyson was a huge fan of Muhammad Ali from an early age, and after Ali's defeat to Larry Holmes in 1980, Tyson vowed to take down both Holmes and Trevor Berbick, who also defeated Ali in 1981.

Evander Holyfield and Larry Holmes are torn on who they believe is the greatest heavyweight in boxing history.

Throughout his iconic boxing career that featured wins over Muhammad Ali, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and many more, Larry Holmes always took his hometown with him. “The Easton Assassin ...

Even before stepping into the professional ring, Iron Mike held the great Muhammad Ali in high esteem. After Ali's defeat to Larry Holmes in 1980, Tyson's immense potential came to light.