This was my saddest day in boxing. 45 Years ago On This Day
On October 2, 1980, Larry Holmes defeated Muhammad Ali via a corner retirement (RTD) after 10 rounds to retain the WBC heavyweight title and win the vacant The Ring heavyweight title. The fight was held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and billed as "The Last Hurrah" for Ali, who had come out of retirement for the bout. I remember this one like it was yesterday. It was held on a Thursday night and the closed circuit was at the Providence Civic Center. There was a party atmosphere everywhere. Dinner and drinks before the fight. I was expecting big things from Muhammad Ali. I was still a fanboy and I thought Ali was ageless. Larry Holmes batted Ali around the ring that night until Angelo Dundee mercifully stopped the fight. When I was leaving the arena you could hear a pin drop. People were that stunned to see the great Ali unable to come back. 45 years later the memory is still alive.
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This was my saddest day in boxing. 45 Years ago On This Day
On October 2, 1980, Larry Holmes defeated Muhammad Ali via a corner retirement (RTD) after 10 rounds to retain the WBC heavyweight title and win the vacant The Ring heavyweight title. The fight was held at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and billed as "The Last Hurrah" for Ali, who had come out of retirement for the bout.
I remember this one like it was yesterday. It was held on a Thursday night and the closed circuit was at the Providence Civic Center. There was a party atmosphere everywhere. Dinner and drinks before the fight. I was expecting big things from Muhammad Ali. I was still a fanboy and I thought Ali was ageless. Larry Holmes batted Ali around the ring that night until Angelo Dundee mercifully stopped the fight. When I was leaving the arena you could hear a pin drop. People were that stunned to see the great Ali unable to come back. 45 years later the memory is still alive.
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