Larry Holmes Net Worth. Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 2002 and was world heavyweight champion from 1978 until 1985. He is often considered to be one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which led to his boxing nickname of the “Easton Assassin“.
Holmes’s left jab is often rated among the best in heavyweight boxing history. In addition to holding the WBC heavyweight title from 1978 to 1983, Holmes held the Ring magazine and lineal heavyweight titles from 1980 to 1985 and the inaugural IBF heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985.
Holmes won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Ken Norton (the man he defeated in 1978 for the WBC championship), Muhammad Ali, Earnie Shavers, Mike Weaver, Gerry Cooney, Tim Witherspoon, Carl Williams, and Marvis Frazier. Holmes fell one short of matching Rocky Marciano‘s career record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in a 1985 upset. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks the following year but made repeated comebacks. He was unsuccessful in four further comeback attempts (against Mike Tyson in 1988, Evander Holyfield in 1992, Oliver McCall in 1995 and Brian Nielsen in 1997) to regain a variation of the heavyweight title. Holmes fought for the final time in 2002, at age 52, against the 334lb Eric “Butterbean” Esch and ended his career with a record of 69 wins and 6 losses, with all of his losses coming in world title fights.
Holmes is frequently ranked as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time and has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame. He is the only boxer to have defeated Muhammad Ali by stoppage and the last living boxer to have defeated Ali.
What is Larry Holmes’ Net Worth?
Net Worth: $18 Million
Date of Birth: Nov 3, 1949 (73 years old)
Place of Birth: Cuthbert
Gender: Male
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Profession: Professional Boxer, Businessperson, Actor
Nationality: United States of America
Larry Holmes is an American retired boxer who has a net worth of $18 million. Throughout his career, Larry Holmes became known for his incredible rate of success, landing him as one of the most accomplished boxers in heavyweight history.
Early Life
Larry Holmes was born on November 3, 1949, and raised in Easton, Pennsylvania, which also eventually provided his boxing nickname “The Easton Assassin.” He was born the fourth of 12 children to John and Flossie Holmes. His father left and went to Connecticut to work as a gardener to provide for the family, returning to visit them every three weeks. Larry dropped out of school in the seventh grade to work at a car wash and later drive a dump truck to help support his family. It was around the age of 18 when Larry Holmes started boxing.
Boxing Career
As an amateur, Holmes went 19-3. He also worked as a sparring partner for Muhammad Ali, Joe Frasier, Jimmy Young, and Earnie Shavers. This helped him realize he could hold his own. And his first breakthrough as a serious contender was when he faced Earnie Shavers in March of 1978. Larry won in a lopsided, twelve-round unanimous decision. This victory set the course for a WBC Heavyweight showdown against champion Ken Norton in Las Vegas on June 9, 1978. The fight went 14 rounds scored at a dead-even seven rounds each, but Holmes would rally in the 15th to win.
