Larry Holmes

World title reigns and bouts

WBA
WBC
IBF
RING
Heavyweight
1980
(30 years old)
1982
(32 years old)
1984
(34 years old)
1986
(36 years old)
1988
(38 years old)
1990
(40 years old)
1992
(42 years old)
1994
(44 years old)

Timeline of world title events

    9 Jun 1978

    Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    Larry Holmes becomes the WBC Heavyweight world champion

    10 Nov 1978

    Larry Holmes beats Alfredo Evangelista via knockout 7/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    23 Mar 1979

    Larry Holmes beats Ossie Ocasio via knockout 7/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    22 Jun 1979

    Larry Holmes beats Mike Weaver via knockout 12/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    28 Sep 1979

    Larry Holmes beats Earnie Shavers via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (175+ lb)

    3 Feb 1980

    Larry Holmes beats Lorenzo Zanon via knockout 6/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    31 Mar 1980

    Larry Holmes beats Leroy Jones via knockout 8/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    7 Jul 1980

    Larry Holmes beats Scott LeDoux via knockout 7/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    2 Oct 1980

    Larry Holmes beats Muhammad Ali via corner retirement 10/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    Larry Holmes becomes the RING Heavyweight world champion

    11 Apr 1981

    Larry Holmes beats Trevor Berbick via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    12 Jun 1981

    Larry Holmes beats Leon Spinks via knockout 3/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    6 Nov 1981

    Larry Holmes beats Renaldo Snipes via knockout 11/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    11 Jun 1982

    Larry Holmes beats Gerry Cooney via knockout 13/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    26 Nov 1982

    Larry Holmes beats Randall Cobb via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    27 Mar 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Lucien Rodriguez via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    20 May 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Tim Witherspoon via split decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    10 Sep 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Scott Frank via knockout 5/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    25 Nov 1983

    Larry Holmes beats Marvis Frazier via knockout 1/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    11 Dec 1983

    Larry Holmes becomes the IBF Heavyweight world champion

    9 Nov 1984

    Larry Holmes beats James Smith via knockout 12/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    15 Mar 1985

    Larry Holmes beats David Bey via knockout 10/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    20 May 1985

    Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    21 Sep 1985

    Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes via unanimous decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    19 Apr 1986

    Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes via split decision 15/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    22 Jan 1988

    Mike Tyson beats Larry Holmes via knockout 4/15

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    19 Jun 1992

    Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)

    8 Apr 1995

    Oliver McCall beats Larry Holmes via unanimous decision 12/12

    Heavyweight (190+ lb)