Larry Givens
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Larry Givens (born 14 May 1960) is a retired American heavyweight boxer.
[edit] Personal life
Larry Givens is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio.
[edit] Professional career
Givens had a long career, which spanned 18 years and 50 fights, ending with a record of 3-46 with 3 knockouts and one No Decision. Givens' career in professional boxing began in April of 1981 with a loss to Arthur Artwell. Givens lost his first seven bouts, finally breaking through with a win against James C. Neuman in May of 1982. He collected two more wins in his next five fights, then failed to win again for the rest of his career. Givens' last fight was a first round knockout loss to Don Normand (22-6 with 11 knockouts at the time) in December of 1999.[1]