🥊On June 12, 1981 Larry Holmes successfully defended his WBC Heavyweight Title against Leon Spinks by TKO in the 3rd Round at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. While Holmes was doing a post-fight interview with Howard Cosell, he spotted Gerry Cooney, the No. 1 contender, being steered in their direction. When Cosell mentioned Cooney, Holmes said, "Howard, I'm going to slap his face if you bring him over here." Holmes then stood up and went after Cooney. During the melee, Holmes accidentally

🥊On November 25, 1983 WBC Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes easily beat Marvis Frazier by TKO in Round 1 at Caesar's Palace. Holmes, who came into the bout with a record of 44-0 with 31 knockouts, was a 4-1 favorite over Frazier, who had a record of 10-0 with 6 knockouts.🥊 #TheEastonAssassin | Davenport Sports Network

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🥊On April 11, 1981 WBC Heavyweight Champion Larry Holmes beat Trevor Berbick by a 15th Round Unanimous Decision at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Holmes was a 50 to 1 favorite and entered the fight against Berbick with 8 straight title defenses by knockout, tying the record of Tommy Burns. Former World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis was ringside for the fight. He died of a heart attack the following morning.🥊 #TheEastonAssassin | Davenport Sports Network

Larry Holmes overcame the absolute most brutal low blow ever thrown to stop Gerry Cooney in 13 rounds and retain his heavyweight crown. #kboxtv #boxeo #larryholmes #gerrycooney #heavyweight | KBOXtv

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🥊On November 6, 1981 in a fight billed as “Imminent Danger”, Larry Holmes successfully defended his WBC Heavyweight Title by defeating Renaldo Snipes by TKO in the 11th Round. While Holmes and Snipes were being interviewed by Howard Cosell after the fight, Holmes' brother Jake got into a fight with Snipes' manager, who thought the fight was stopped prematurely. Snipes then went after Holmes, and Cosell ducked for cover. During the melee, which was joined by a host of security guards, Snipes was