Larry Holmes vs Mike Tyson

What trouble? Tyson delivered a brutal beating and KO'd him.

You said something about them having a longer reach...

So was he shot, or still very good? You seem confused.

 

I've gone back and forth on the matter for the past 27 years since their actual fight. On one hand I look at Tyson being exposed by douglas and an aged Holyfield but at the same time I recall Holmes getting nearly decapitated by shavers, dropped by snipes, rocked by weaver and going life and death with an older ken norton.. Tyson was never invincible but neither was Holmes by any means.. A 1988 Tyson vs a 1980 Larry Holmes would have been a spectacular fight to be certain.. But after all these years I still can't settle on a winner..

 

Because your question does not relate to this thread.

 

This is true but also misleading.

Holmes had been off a long time before the Tyson fight and he was persuaded to comeback by Don King to face Tyson. He was beyond rusty and his timing was certainly off. Later he came back and had success by fighting on a regular basis. That`s along with the fact that Mercer was no Tyson.
With that said Tyson did what he was supposed to do when he faced Holmes he won in a spectacular fashion.

 

Prime larry holmes will be the best fighter that tyson fights in his prime.
Holmes a lot better than tucker, boncrusher smith, m spink, berbick, & even ruddock.
when tyson face worthy enough fighter like holyfield. he lost.

& holmes will face the best opponent in his prime in tyson.
but holmes survived from shavers. who hit harder than tyson in my opinion.

 

This fight is actually a good demonstration of how Tyson handled someone with a good jab. Count how many he times he slips Pinky's jab and gets inside.

Oh, that was your answer? Holmes having a long reach is an insurmountable obstacle for Tyson? Okay.

A fighter can't be both shot and still very good. They're mutually exclusive.

 

I go Holmes to beat Tyson by TKO in 10 -- although I could see Larry having to climb off the canvas at some point.

 

In what way did he have trouble with Thomas' jab? Did he have trouble getting past it? Could he not get inside and do damage? Did it disrupt his timing?

I pointed out a number of rangy fighters with good jabs that Tyson handled, but it seems your sole point of reference with Tyson is the Douglas fight. I also said Holmes had issues with right hands (Tyson actually mentioned this after their fight) and your only counter to that was Shavers and Snipes had longer arms than Tyson. Okay. :roll: