Larry Holmes Quotes

People say I don't punch hard, but I say, 'Get in the ring with me and see if it hurts.'

I know I only need one punch to knock any guy out.

I can really punch. Everyone knows that.

I really believe I can knock anyone out in this world.

I won't say I'm the best fighter on the planet, but I can knock anyone out.

Tall men come down to my height when I hit 'em in the body.

I didn't know how to throw a punch - why would I? Who knows how to throw a punch? Now I do it all the time, and it makes me feel strong.

When I get finished with fighting, I hope they ask the same questions. It's not my purpose to answer them. Boxing is the art of self-defense. I knock 'em out the first chance I get.

Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson hits hard. You gotta watch out for him. He's got hammers as fists.

I believe, just in the ring, I'm explosive.

I've got a puncher's chance against anybody.

I've knocked a ton of guys out. I know the power I have and the advantages I have against the best in the world.

I've knocked out a lot of my opponents.

I've been in a few fights where I keep drilling guys - Carl Froch, those sort of people - and they just keep coming.

I think Mark Hunt just has that knockout power, and that's pretty much it.

I don't have any doubt in my mind: I could knock out any man in the heavyweight division.

If I hit anybody with that left hook, they're going down.

I've got a powerful left hook and a lot of intensity. The intensity comes from the anger within.

I don't think anyone hits as hard as I do in the light heavyweight division.

I'm accurate and I can land on anyone's chin.

I do believe when I put those little gloves on I can hurt anyone.

I think I've become one of the best finishers in boxing; if I hurt a guy, I normally take him out.

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

He punched me. If that's his best punch, he'll be in trouble some day.

I just want to do what I do best, and that's fight. I love it.