If Holmes fought in another era, such as todays, he would receive the recognition he deserves. Mike Tyson has revealed he promised Muhammad Ali he'd get revenge on Larry Holmes for his brutal defeat in their 1980 world heavyweight title bout. Its a shame the career of Larry Holmes was sandwiched between the greatest heavyweight of them all in Muhammad Ali, and the most exciting Heavyweight(probably of any weight) ever in Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson knocks out Larry Holmes with Muhammad Ali in the crowd A little over seven years after vowing revenge on Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson actually had … Muhammad Ali Jinnah would have been 71 years old at the time of death or 138 years old today. He is almost the ‘forgotten’ Heavyweight champ but he was certainly a great champion and Boxer. It was an emotional victory for the 30-year-old Holmes, who wept in the ring afterwards as he told Ali “I love you, man.” “When you fight a friend and a brother you can’t get happiness. Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born on December 25, 1876 and died on September 11, 1948.