Does Larry Holmes deserve the ATG status?

holmes has nowhere near as much power as Wlad.

 

Haye only has like 4 fights at heavyweight and Adamek has fought one top rated fighter at heavyweight. The fact that you even mention these guys names shows how shitty the division is.

 

Haye is the undisputed CW champion. that = HW in the 80s. Remember?

 

True but he would actually try and knock out Ibragimov instead of fighting like a complete *****.

Friday Ahunanya and Ray Autin dont have anywhere near the power of Wlad but they but Ibragimov on his ASS!!!!

 

Oh so I guess when should add Steve Cunningham and Marco Huck to the list to further show how great the heavyweight division is.:roll:

And even still Haye would get KO'd by most of the 80s heavys.

 

He's a lock for top 3 heavyweights of all time.

 

He openly, and I cannot emphasize enough, openly ducked fighters. I say he is an ATG, but anyone who agrees cannnot disagree that so are the Klits. I would rather be in the ring with Corrie Sanders or Chris Byrd than Ernie Shaver of the version of ALi that Holems beat.

 

No. God no. I agree that he is a great of sorts, but there is no metric by which this is true.

 

I agree with this comment!

 

Cant believe this question is being asked, even on the general forum, Larry Holmes is one of the best ever, beautiful jab and movement, a kid who went from nothing to something certainly a top 10 heavyweight who had a lengthy defence, i've even seen some people rate them in their top 5 HW.

 

Hmm ok so in your opinion who has the greater resume out of vitali and wlad?

And where are they on your actual list?

 

you're an absolute idiot.. there is no way in hell you can compare someone like Holmes to Glen Johnson. Glen Johnson was a talentless volume puncher who couldn't find success until he was well into his career while Holmes practically oozed talent since his debut, especially for a heavyweight. have you seen his fights at all?

please go ask this in the classic forum.

Glen Johnson? seriously? fuking hell, I don't believe you've watched either fighter, have you?

 

of course not. Ali didn't either. what's your fking point? does it change the fact that Holmes was far more mobile, had quicker hands, more variety to his punches, and could actually counterpunch unlike Wlad?

 

He is like a Calzaghe.. Dominating greens, and in the end fighting the best who was way past his prime...

 

Sorry Larry is probably the most underrated HVY in history. He's hell for any champ. That match up makes him ATG.