Larry Holmes Quotes

I am the biggest face of boxing right now. That's how I feel. I am the greatest of this era.

Klitschko was the reigning champion for a decade and regarded by many as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. I'm never going to face another opponent with that legacy.

Few fighters reach Mike Tyson's level, of course.

I respect Muhammad Ali... he was the greatest, he was the best.

The one-time cotton picker was now the heavyweight champion of the world.

This guy [Tyson Fury] really wants to prove himself in the ring and confirm what he keeps telling everyone, that he's the best in the world.

That was always the difference between Muhammad Ali and the rest of us. He came, he saw, and if he didn't entirely conquer - he came as close as anybody we are likely to see in the lifetime of this doomed generation.

I used to tease Joe Louis by reminding him that I was the greatest of all time. But Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight fighter ever.

Mike Tyson was one of the most terrific athletes I've ever met.

Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest, pound-for-pound, ever. He fought most of his career with just one loss, and that was to me. He had 131 fights with one loss.

When I was a kid, I wanted to fight Joe Louis. But I think if I had seen Mike Tyson at that time, I would have said, 'Nah, I don't want to fight him.' He's deadly. He could have been one of the great heavyweight champions. But he goofed.

People are always going to say, 'Who's he beat? He's only beat Cowboy.' So what you're trying to tell me is Cowboy is a nobody? Cowboy will be remembered as one of the greatest fighters of all time. And I beat him in one round.

My goal is to become the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world.

My dad was a three-time world heavyweight champion, so I want to be a three-time world heavyweight champion.

You ask all the super-middleweights: Who is the best fighter in Britain? If I came back, it would be me.

Me becoming the first Mexican heavyweight champion of the world, it's a blessing.

My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.

There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.

That man was beautiful. Timing, speed, reflexes, rhythm, his body, everything was beautiful. And to me, still, I would say pound for pound... I'd say I'm the greatest heavyweight of all time, but pound for pound, I still say Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest of all time.

Alvarez is the biggest name in boxing. I'm looking forward to pitting my wits against one of the best in the sport.

My brother is much stronger, faster, and when he becomes heavyweight champion again, I will be in his corner. One Klitschko may be gone now, but not the Klitschko name.

I wouldn't say Floyd Mayweather Jr is running scared of Amir Khan. Floyd doesn't need to run from anybody. Look at the names he has beaten during his career and it is an impressive list.

I am the person who is going to take over boxing after Floyd Mayweather.

Being recognized as the pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter is my ultimate dream.

MY greatest regret in life is that I never became the heavyweight boxing champion ofthe world.