Do You See Larry Holmes Struggling, With Fury?

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  1. Turnip mk3

    Turnip mk3 Active Member Full Member

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    Would be a hard fight. I don't know who would come out on top.
     
  2. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    You're really a ****ing idiot.
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    It might be worth looking at Fury's comment's about Cunningham.

    He said that Cunningham was out boxing him, and that is why he turned it into a brawl.

    I assumed at the time, that he was just stupid, but I take his word for it.

    He called that one of his most difficult fights.

    I think that Fury can be out boxed by a smaller fighter, and I don't make him a prohibitive favorite over Usky!
     
  4. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Wow great ****ing point, you really went into depth about the fight, I think you might just have changed my mind, I literally pointed out facts that he struggled with Carl Williams's height and reach even though he is only an inch taller, but you choose to completely ignore that and make out like I'm an idiot for stating facts without making your own point, just face it you are a nostalgia merchant, hell, you probably think Carl Williams himself beats Fury lol
     
  5. red corner

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    Holmes had one of the best jabs in history of the division, At 6'3" tall he was big enough. It not Holmes who would struggle with Fury, its Fury that would struggle with Holmes. Wilder is overrated and Wlad was old man That pretty much sums up Fury's resume doesn't it?
     
  6. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    All respect, Devon, but Holmes was without question past it when he fought Williams.

    Fury would have stopped Williams, so would prime Holmes.
     
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    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Well, let's give Fury credit for Wilder, the latter of whom proved himself one of the most courageous and hardest hitting heavies ever in their three fights.
     
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    red corner Active Member banned Full Member

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    We already knew Wilder can't fight. He proved to be courageous vs Wilder. Both of them are overrated.
     
  9. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How can you seriously judge Wilder when he has lost to only one man and that man has never lost?
     
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    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True, we can criticize Fury all day long, but he is undefeated and he fought like hell against Wilder in all three fights.
     
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  11. salsanchezfan

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    It's all about whom you fight, not numbers.
     
  12. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Meant Witherspoon.
     
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  13. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Hard fight for both, for sure.
     
  14. Unforgiven

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    Yes, I was referring to his physique only.
     
  15. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 MONZON VS HAGLER 2025 Full Member

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    What an ugly, ugly fight.