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Read Î Larry Holmes: Against the Odds 102 Larry Holmes ↠ 2 Summary Characters Larry Holmes: Against the Odds P with Muhammad Ali his views on the state of boxing in the 1990s including the Mike Tyson situation his fights with Don King and his ratings of the top boxers today Larry Holmes is a champion in every sense of the word He has risen to every challenge he faced from poverty to ridicule to naysayers and his life story is both inspiring and movin. Larry Holmes was a great champion as a fighter but time has proven him to be a bitter unforgiving insulting guyFirst he goes after George Foreman for knocking out Michael Moorer the way he did Mohrer was beating him up he protested on Ringside then he doesn t shake Butterbean s hand after Butterbean was just beating him up in parts of that fight and is content to sit on his hands and let posterity sing a song for him and for Muhammad Ali who at times he writes about as if he really hates him His comeback putting himself in the ring with Mike Tyson at the age he did and just generally his willingness to fight anyone should have been enough Boxing doesn t bring everything home to the right people I m surprised he hasn t just staged something incredible to feel better about himself

Read Î Larry Holmes: Against the Odds 102 Larry Holmes ↠ 2 Summary Characters Larry Holmes: Against the Odds In Larry Holmes the reader will experience the uplifting odyssey that took Larry Holmes from a boxing nobody to a world champion Holmes is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight champions of our time and held the title for than seven years But his rise to the top was hardly an easy one He began his life as one of twelve children rais. Great stuff about dealing with Don King being in Ali s camp when he was coming up and his life and boxing career Holmes has always been an honest guy that speaks his mind which made this one of the better boxing biographies I have read45 out of 5 stars

Larry Holmes ↠ 2 Summary

Read Î Larry Holmes: Against the Odds 102 Larry Holmes ↠ 2 Summary Characters Larry Holmes: Against the Odds Ed by a single mother in Cuthbert Georgia and had to struggle in poverty for the first sixteen years of his life His road to champion from which he would net 40 million was one reuiring doggedness and extreme courage ualities that led people to dub Holmes The People's ChampionAlso featured in the book is an insider's look at Holmes relationshi. Someone to be truly admired Even though he didn t have the education and was not always supported by the boxing community Larry Holmes has turned into a successful businessman The trials and tribulations that he faced and have overcome were phenomenal

• ebook
• 304
• Larry Holmes: Against the Odds
• Larry Holmes
• English
• 11 July 2020
• 9781429975544