Larry Holmes Quotes

Growing up as an amateur, I wasn't much of a power puncher. I was more of a speed guy.

Muhammad could take a very good punch. He was slick, he could move, he could hit, make you miss, good hand speed and combinations and one of the greatest fighters of all time in my opinion.

One of my favourite fighters to watch ever, and of course before I was a ring announcer, was Muhammad Ali.

When I come in throwing shots from different angles and with both hands, I've been knocking people clean out.

Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

Canelo is a counterpuncher, a boxer, and that's what I am.

Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali are the inspiration for my style of fighting.

Style-wise, I'm not ideal to fight, but I'm not taking anything away from 'Canelo' Alvarez, he's a special fighter and he's one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world for a reason.

My best weapon is probably my speed. I am faster than most middleweights, and I know how to use it.

I look out there, and I see that Floyd Mayweather stands head and shoulders above everyone else. He's another fighter I would like to base myself on because he's got incredible fast hands and feet. He's flashy but, man, is he good.

I hit hard, and I hit fast - much faster than Bisping, much harder than Bisping, and I have much better defence than Bisping.

Charles Hatley is a good fighter. He comes with pressure and he likes fighting. He's got a good style and he can bob and weave and be slick.

Mike Tyson fit the American ideal of a boxer. A fighter who jumps out of his corner and hits out fiercely. That’s what he’'ll be remembered for. But good boxing doesn’t work like that. Tyson never won on points. It was clear that he’'d come a cropper some day.

All that is worth seeing in good boxing can best be witnessed in a contest with soft gloves. Every value is called out: quickness, force, precision, foresight, readiness, pluck, and endurance. With these, the rowdy and 'rough' are not satisfied.

It ain't about if he knocks a guy out. It's about how he knocks a guy out. It's the style, the improvisation.

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

I'd say I just fell in love with trying to knock people out really quick instead of letting the fight develop.

I want to be known to fans and appreciated as a 'boxer-painter' in regards to speed, footwork, punching power - an art form inside the ring.

There was a time in Amir Khan's career when you had to fight him; you couldn't really box him. You wouldn't see Amir take beatings: if he lost, he would just get caught and stopped. It was hard to catch him clean and keep up with him in the ring because he was such a dynamic fighter.

I had an exciting style, I was very aggressive, a body puncher, and I attacked all the time.

Dos Santos just has really good movement. He's really quick with his hands. He throws good combinations, and he has a lot of power. Combining all of that, it makes it really tough for somebody to fight with him.

It is tougher to control range on a guy who is as tall, lengthy, and busy as Amir Khan, who has a very good jab.

I'm an overall sound fighter, a boxer-puncher.

Kell Brook is a strong fighter. He likes to dictate the pace, which most boxers like to do. He likes to use his jab to set up other punches, like the left hook.

I'm an orthodox fighter, relaxed, fast, and powerful. And I've got good footwork.