Larry Holmes's controversial decisions how did you score them ?

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  1. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton

    1 Holmes
    2 Holmes
    3 Holmes
    4 Holmes
    5 Holmes
    6 Holmes
    7 Norton
    8 Norton
    9 Holmes
    10 Norton
    11 Norton
    12 Norton
    13 Holmes
    14 Norton
    15 Norton

    143-142 Holmes

    Larry Holmes vs Tim Witherspoon

    1 Holmes
    2 Witherspoon
    3 Holmes
    4 Holmes
    5 Holmes
    6 Holmes
    7 Witherspoon
    8 Witherspoon
    9 Witherspoon
    10 Witherspoon
    11 Holmes
    12 Holmes

    115-113 Holmes


    Larry Holmes vs Carl Williams

    1 Williams
    2 Williams
    3 Even
    4 Holmes
    5 Williams
    6 Williams
    7 Holmes
    8 Holmes
    9 Holmes
    10 Williams
    11 Williams
    12 Holmes
    13 Williams
    14 Holmes
    15 Holmes

    143-143 Draw


    Larry Holmes vs Michael Spinks 1

    1 Holmes
    2 Holmes
    3 Spinks
    4 Spinks
    5 Holmes
    6 Spinks
    7 Spinks
    8 Holmes
    9 Holmes
    10 Spinks
    11 Spinks
    12 Spinks
    13 Spinks
    14 Holmes
    15 Holmes

    143-142 Spinks


    Larry Holmes vs Michael Spinks 2

    1 Holmes
    2 Holmes
    3 Holmes
    4 Holmes
    5 Holmes
    6 Spinks
    7 Holmes
    8 Spinks
    9 Holmes
    10 Spinks
    11 Holmes
    12 Holmes
    13 Spinks
    14 Holmes
    15 Spinks

    145-140 Holmes


    Larry Holmes vs Jesse Ferguson

    1 Holmes
    2 Ferguson
    3 Ferguson
    4 Holmes
    5 Ferguson
    6 Holmes
    7 Holmes
    8 Holmes
    9 Holmes
    10 Ferguson

    96-94 Holmes


    Larry Holmes vs Oliver McCall

    1 Holmes
    2 Holmes
    3 McCall
    4 Holmes
    5 McCall
    6 Holmes
    7 McCall
    8 Holmes
    9 McCall
    10 Holmes
    11 McCall
    12 McCall

    114-114 Draw


    Larry Holmes vs Quinn Navarre

    1 Holmes 10-8 knockdown
    2 Navarre
    3 Holmes 10-8 standing 8 count
    4 Holmes
    5 Navarre
    6 Holmes
    7 Navarre
    8 Navarre
    9 Navarre
    10 Holmes

    95-93 Holmes



    Larry Holmes vs Brian Nielsen

    1 Holmes
    2 Holmes
    3 Nielsen
    4 Nielsen
    5 Most of the round was missing so i have to score it 10-10
    6 Holmes
    7 Nielsen
    8 Holmes
    9 Nielsen
    10 Holmes
    11 Holmes
    12 Holmes

    116-113 Holmes


    Larry Holmes vs Maurice Harris

    1 Holmes
    2 Harris
    3 Holmes
    4 Harris
    5 Harris
    6 Holmes
    7 Holmes
    8 Harris
    9 Harris
    10 Harris

    96-94 Harris
     
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  2. themaster458

    themaster458 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Only have a few:

    Larry Holmes vs Ken Norton

    Round 1 10-9 Holmes

    Round 2 10-9 Holmes

    Round 3 10-9 Holmes

    Round 4 10-9 Holmes

    Round 5 10-9 Holmes

    Round 6 10-9 Holmes

    Round 7 10-9 Norton

    Round 8 10-9 Norton

    Round 9 10-9 Norton (close)

    Round 10 10-9 Norton

    Round 11 10-9 Norton

    Round 12 10-9 Holmes (close)

    Round 13 10-9 Holmes

    Round 14 10-9 Norton

    Round 15 10-9 Holmes

    144–141 Holmes

    Larry Holmes vs Tim Witherspoon

    Round 1 10-9 Holmes

    Round 2 10-9 Tim

    Round 3 10-9 Tim

    Round 4 10-9 Holmes

    Round 5 10-9 Holmes

    Round 6 10-9 Holmes

    Round 7 10-9 Holmes (close)

    Round 8 10-9 Holmes (close)

    Round 9 10-9 Tim

    Round 10 10-9 Tim (close)

    Round 11 10-9 Holmes

    Round 12 10-9 Holmes
    116-112 Holmes

    Larry Holmes vs Carl "The Truth" Williams

    Round 1: Williams (close)

    Round 2: Holmes

    Round 3: Holmes (close)

    Round 4: Williams (close)

    Round 5: Holmes

    Round 6: Williams

    Round 7: Holmes

    Round 8: Holmes (close)

    Round 9: Holmes

    Round 10: Williams

    Round 11: Williams (close)

    Round 12: Holmes

    Round 13: Williams

    Round 14: Holmes

    Round 15: Holmes (close)


    145–142 Holmes

    Larry Holmes vs Michael Spinks I

    Round 1 10-9 Holmes

    Round 2 10-9 Holmes

    Round 3 10-9 Spinks

    Round 4 10-9 Spinks

    Round 5 10-9 Holmes

    Round 6 10-9 Spinks

    Round 7 10-9 Spinks

    Round 8 10-9 Holmes

    Round 9 10-9 Holmes

    Round 10 10-9 Spinks

    Round 11 10-9 Spinks

    Round 12 10-9 Holmes

    Round 13 10-9 Spinks

    Round 14 10-9 Spinks

    Round 15 10-9 Spinks

    144–141 for Spinks

    Larry Holmes vs Michael Spinks II

    Round 1 10-9 Holmes

    Round 2 10-9 Holmes

    Round 3 10-9 Holmes

    Round 4 10-9 Holmes

    Round 5 10-9 Holmes (close)

    Round 6 10-9 Spinks (close)

    Round 7 10-9 Holmes

    Round 8 10-9 Spinks

    Round 9 10-9 Holmes

    Round 10 10-9 Spinks

    Round 11 10-9 Holmes

    Round 12 10-9 Spinks (close)

    Round 13 10-9 Spinks

    Round 14 10-9 Holmes

    Round 15 10-9 Spinks

    144–141 for Holmes

    These are all the ones I watched overall thought he won most with the exception of the first Spinks fight. Haven't watched his later fights with McCall and Nielson so might have to watch those to get a scorecard for them
     
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  3. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No issues but McCall beat Holmes IMO.
     
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  4. Dynamicpuncher

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    McCall is an interesting one on 2 of the judges scorecards Holmes came within 1 point of winning the championship. And he would've equalled Foreman's feat of the being the oldest Heavyweight champion at age 45.

    Holmes seemed to be in control of the fight for 8 rounds with McCall looking kind of like he did in the rematch vs Lewis looking uninterested and turning away.

    But then McCall found something late on he gave Holmes a bit of battering in the 9th round along the ropes and Holmes didn't have the energy levels down the stretch being aged 45

    I have no issues with McCall getting the nod and I do think that was probably the right decision even though I do think Holmes did enough for a draw IMO.

    Its very frustrating though as a Holmes fan that Holmes couldn't find 1 more round as he would've won the fight on the judges scorecards.
     
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  5. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I like your scores. I also agree that Harris won.

    But I agree with the other poster who thought McCall won their fight. He came on strong at the end. I was rooting for Holmes that night. Bought the PPV. But I thought McCall was really beating him up at the end.
     
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  6. Thread Stealer

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    I don’t have the R-B-R but I know I had both Spinks fights 9-6.

    Spinks for the first one, Holmes in the rematch
     
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  7. Dynamicpuncher

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    Yeah the 9th round in the McCall fight was the turning point he gave Holmes a bit of a pasting in that round. And Holmes didn't quite have the energy levels in championship rounds.

    I actually think if Holmes would've been a few years younger say the version of Holmes who fought Mercer 3 years earlier.

    That version of Holmes would've outpointed McCall IMO.
     
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