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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.

~Larry Holmes

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My fans know the name Larry Holmes and that he always gave it his all.

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One of the best ones out there was a guy named Howard Cosell. He was the best.

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The guys today are just too strong and back then they would take many hard punches to land one.

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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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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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With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight.

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You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters.

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I came from a dirt farm, now I'm filthy rich.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: October 30th, 1949

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