He Never Turned Down a Fight
Throughout his career, Larry never turned down a fight.
His record shows that he fought an average of 5 times a year, and 1 year he fought 9 times.
Larry fought great fighters, such as Ken Norton,
Muhammad Ali,
Earnie Shavers, Mike Weaver, Tim Witherspoon, Gerry Cooney, Tex Cobb and many others.
With 48 straight professional wins. Larry held the Title for 71/2 years with 20 consecutive Title fights, (second only to Joe Louis).
On September 9, 1985 in a controversial decision, the Champ lost the Title to Michael Spinks.
