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.
More Quotes by Larry Holmes
I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.
I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.
All fighters are prostitutes and all promoters are pimps.
One of the best ones out there was a guy named Howard Cosell. He was the best.
Muhammad could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.
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.