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Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which gave birth to his boxing nickname, the "Easton Assassin". Holmes, whose left jab is rated among the best in boxing history,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=10 things to still appreciate about Larry Holmes )〕 was the WBC heavyweight champion from 1978 to 1983, ''The Ring'' magazine champion from 1980 to 1985, and the IBF champion from 1983 to 1985. He made 20 successful title defenses,〔http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Larry_Holmes〕〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2194&dat=19830816&id=8KMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Bu8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1379,2360852&hl=en〕〔https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=799&dat=19631212&id=GbhTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5ocDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4423,7166456&hl=en〕 placing him third all time, behind only Joe Louis at 25 and Wladimir Klitschko at 22. He is also one of only five men—along with Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Trevor Berbick—to defeat Muhammad Ali. Holmes won his first 48 professional bouts, including victories over Earnie Shavers, Ken Norton, Muhammad Ali, Mike Weaver, Gerry Cooney, Tim Witherspoon, Carl Williams and Marvis Frazier, and fell one short of matching Rocky Marciano's career record of 49–0 when he lost to Michael Spinks in 1985. Holmes retired after losing a rematch to Spinks, but made repeated comebacks, and was unsuccessful in three further attempts (against Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Oliver McCall) to regain the title, the last in 1995. Holmes fought for the final time in 2002 and ended with a career record of 69–6.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Larry Holmes - Boxer )〕 He is frequently ranked as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Boxing: Historians Rankings of The Great Heavyweights )〕 and has been inducted into both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and World Boxing Hall of Fame. ==Early life== Holmes was the fourth of twelve children born to John and Flossie Holmes. When the family moved to Easton in 1954, Holmes' father went to Connecticut, where he worked as a gardener until his death in 1970. He visited his family every three weeks. "He didn't forsake us," said Flossie Holmes. "He just didn't have anything to give." The family survived on welfare. To help support his family Holmes dropped out of school when he was in the seventh grade and went to work at a car wash for $1 an hour. He later drove a dump truck and worked in a quarry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larry Holmes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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