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Originally Posted by Cojimar 1945
Is this even up for debate. Holmes failed to face many of his best contemporaries. Lewis missed a few but seems to have faced more of the best heavyweights of his era.
Holmes oppossition in 1975-1977 was not spectacular. He should have stepped up in competition much earlier than he did.
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He fought Roy Williams in 76, broke his hand on his head, so he wasn't able to fight for the rest of that year. He tried to get a fight with Foreman, but Foreman ducked him, and later ducked him in the 90's. Larry failed to face 2 of the best contemporaries, and 1 of them was pretty much all politics. He almost got a fight with Coetzee, but the fight was cancled a few weeks before fightnight.