Larry Holmes vs Corrie Sanders

Sanders is grossly overrated. Holmes outboxes him to a clear cut decision.

 

Solid match-up.

Holmes smarter than Sanders and even though he didn't face many lefties, the one he did face made Holmes look like Godzilla - and this same fighter troubled MANY a bigger sasquatch at the world class level for over a decade.

Holmes TKO8 Sanders after some shaky moments.

 

I really don't see even the very best version of Corrie Sanders being a problem for Holmes. His handspeed might help him to land some big shots early, but Holmes durability and boxing savy will get him through the first few rounds, until he can establish a regular landing pattern on Sanders. Holmes biggest achilles heel was the right hand, not the left, and frankly Sanders relied too heavily on his left. By the 9th or 10th round, Sanders is gassed and bloody.

Holmes by stoppage.

 

QFT, and I don't believe Corrie makes it to the final bell either.

Larry would stay on the outside and, after a spirited first few rounds from Sanders, he slows down as his gas tank runs low and the jabs and rights take their toll. Holmes steps on the gas around the 8th and pushes successfully for the stoppage.

 

Yes how would Holmes ever hope to emulate what the killing machine that is Hasim Rahman managed?

 

Yeah, I can kind of imagine this fight looking somewhat like Holmes-Cooney, with the only difference being a shorter match. Sanders has a poor track record for keeping his conditioning up to par, and frankly has never proven that he can go long range in a competitive bout. Beating Ross purity over 10 rounds doesn't tell us much.

 

incredible? more like GODLY

 

It never fails!

 

Sanders gets totally outclassed.

 

Holmes by late round stopage ...

 

These never get old

 

This is how I see it. It would be a dangerous fight for Holmes, because I am not sure if Holmes hit hard enough to get Sanders out of there early and you know Sanders is going to bring it in the early rounds.

In the end, Holmes is too skilled, too durable, too well conditioned, and too mentally tough to lose.

 

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Holmes would win this fight big...he would be in control for the entire bout. It would probably end by TKO around the tenth or eleventh rounds. Sanders would be brave and dangerous, but he wouldn't be able to land a glove on Larry.

Remember, Holmes was just as fast as Sanders. Larry's defense, natural talent level, technical boxing skill and conditioning were far superior to Sanders's.

Holmes would have some trouble in the early rounds, and at times he'd look tentative, but he'd fight intelligently and stay away from trouble. Holmes would stay ahead on the scorecards with his left jab. Sanders, meanwhile, would be very dangerous but most of his punches would miss Holmes.

Somewhere around the fifth round Holmes would start to take control in a major way with his endless, whiplash left jabs. Sanders would be tiring by this point, and he would have no answer for that jab.

Going into the later rounds, Larry would start to connect with right hands against a very fatigued Sanders and after that it would be just a matter of time before the TKO.

I think Sanders was always an underrated fighter who could have beaten many of the contenders rated above him. He could have upset numerous heavyweight beltholders from the '80s, '90s and '00s. But Larry Holmes is one fighter who would have been way too much for Sanders.