Word: holmeses
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Just two seconds short of ten full rounds, a Las Vegas referee ended Bey's dream and Holmes' career. "It's been an exciting career for me," he said. "Let the history books record me, but I think I am a great fighter." So, as boxing understands the term, Holmes...
As Ezzard Charles' misfortune was to succeed Joe Louis, Holmes' sorest miscalculation came in following Muhammad Ali, who claimed to be bigger than boxing and was correct. Often graceless in public, Holmes has a gentler streak that comes out in private, for instance, when discussing Ali, whom he served as...
...things in, and I just waved. It wouldn't be right for the world heavyweight champion to be crying." Having seen Ali wander from Louisville to Chicago to Los Angeles, Holmes knew enough never to leave Easton, his home since childhood. "Back there, I can keep up with the Holmeses and leave those Joneses alone," he says. Financially, Holmes is secure, though he admits, "If I had got the $10 million I was supposed to have got with Cooney, I'd probably be long done." Like every boxer, he came to learn, "I had all these people taking money...
Should Cooney pick up the pace of his curious career and decide he would like to improve on the 13 rounds they fought in 1982, Holmes would be pleased. "But I don't think he's coming back, do you? Deep down inside, Cooney really don't impress himself." By...
People say he never fought anybody, but he never declined to fight anybody. He fought with broken hands, throbbing ligaments and twisted ankles. Against Ali in 1980, that sad and empty passage, Holmes actually started the fight with stitches in one eyelid expertly hidden. If several foes have slammed him...