Larry Holmes (General Information)

Jack,,

Can't get the definitive $$ amounts for Holmes vs Berbick
But it may have been;
Larry Holmes $1,125,000 and #5 Trevor Berbick $175,000.

I think $1,300,000 was the fight purse total.

Trevor got $350,000 for beating up Muhammad Ali who got $1,100,000.

 

Those were the released $$$ amounts.

Yes, Muhammad Ali did not get the guarantee of $10,000,000 at first,
or the $8,000,000, and maybe not even the $6,100,000.

He did sue Don King (Mr. Honest) for $1,270,000 of owed money.

 

Not bad for a guy who worked for $3.00 / Hour as a steel worker.

And who was making $165 / Week as Earnie Shavers sparring partner.

 

Kenny's originally listed fight purse was $2,700,000.

And Larry Holmes was set at $300,000.

But the fight purses were re-adjusted.

Ken Norton (some of his fight purses)
vs. Charlie Reno,,,,,,,$300
vs. Muhammad Ali I,,,$50,000
vs. Muhammad Ali II,,$750,000
vs. Duane Bobick,,,,,,$500,000
vs. Jimmy Young,,,,,,,$1,500,000
vs. Larry Holmes,,,,,,,$2,700,000 (As reported by Sports Illustrated)

 

Larry Holmes was scheduled to fight #9 Stan Ward on April 17, 1977

Holmes was ranked #4 at the time, and the winner would have been offered
a Title shot vs **Muhammad Ali (as per the Associated Press wire) in September 1977.

 

Larry Holmes
vs. #16 Tom Prater,,,,,,$15,000

Did not include managers share, or Don King's advisory fee.........

 

Yes, I do agree,,,,,,,,,But Larry has all his senses and is loaded with $$$$

Larry Holmes first WBC Title defense was supposed to be against Alfio Righetti
in September 1978.
Fight Purse; ** Larry Holmes $1,500,000 vs. #10 Alfio Righetti $200,000 (ABC-TV Fight)

Muhammad Ali, has been mumbling since 1977,,,,,,,,,what did it prove..