Golden Oldies Bout Dies in Its Infancy
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HOUSTON — They talked a good fight, but the proposed bout between former heavyweight champions George Foreman and Larry Holmes never got any further than that.
The 12-round match, scheduled for Jan. 23 at the Houston Astrodome, was called off Friday, according to Foreman’s brother.
“George says it’s off,” Roy Foreman told the Associated Press, adding that promoter Roger Levitt did not meet the deadline for paying Foreman the remaining $9 million of his $10-million purse.
Holmes hadn’t been told the fight was off.
“I don’t know what’s going on,” he said.
The fight was scheduled to be held two weeks after Foreman’s 50th birthday. Holmes turned 49 on Nov. 3.
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