Holmes doesn't hesitate to label winning his first heavyweight champion title over Ken Norton as his favorite moment in his career. Holmes used people's negativity and doubt in him as motivation.

He lost the title in 1978 in an epic 15-round fight with Larry Holmes. Norton retired from the ring in 1981. He ended his career with a record of 42 wins, seven losses and a draw.

A chocolate tribute to former world heavyweight boxing champion Larry Holmes is set to be unveiled at ... split-decision match in 1978 over Ken Norton at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas earned ...

The state in which Larry Holmes won the heavyweight championship of the world is now honoring his legacy. Holmes is being inducted as part of the inaugural class of the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame ...