06/09/1978 - Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) competed from 1973 to 2002 and was world heavyweight champion from 1978 until 1985. He grew up in Easton, Pennsylvania, which led to his boxing nickname of the “Easton Assassin“.

On June 9, 1978, Larry Holmes claimed the WBC Heavyweight Title from Ken Norton after one of the greatest fifteen-round clashes in heavyweight history