very true. holmes has one of the greatest chins in hw history imo. so maxie probably knocks him down a few times but in the end its gonna be a ud for holmes
disagree, holmes had a good chin, but he did not have one of the greatest chins. i would say that he was durable but he did show he could be knocked out. he had a great power of recovery and heart more than a iron chin. holmes was hurt by fighter who were not top punchers.
Yeah, one time in over 70 pro fights, with that one occasion coming when he was 38 years old, off for 2 years, and facing a man more ferocious than Baer by far... Great example..:good
it is not any excuse, prime holmes did show that he could be knocked out by a great finisher ass well. holmes fought wars To life or death against weaver,spoon,past prime norton, past prime shavers.simply prime holmes did not face a great finisher ,you put joe lois in the place of shavers and probably you get holmes ko. and shavers is "harder puncher than louis" but louis was better fighter and better finisher. so yes great example
Let's not act like Holmes didn't get knocked flat by Renaldo Snipes and Earnie Shavers. He survived those fights, and would likely survive Baer's best punches as well, but he was not exactly invincible. With better finishing on the part of Shavers and Snipes, we might not be talking about Holmes among the greatest heavies. His constant jabbing and a low left hand, combined with the fact that he didn't exactly have a prime Ali's reflexes, made him a bit hittable with right hands, but due to his toughness he'd pull through even if he did get tagged. Baer's biggest problem here is Holmes's cutting jab, Max was very open for left jabs and didn't quite figure out a way around them other than trying to time his overhand right. Against Holmes, there's little chance of his opponent going away from the use of his left jab either. Holmes would be in control, but there could be some rocky moments. He rarely had any easy fights. If I were to make a prediction, I'd compare the fight to the Bonecrusher Smith fight. Baer would press forward, absorb a lot of punishment, get cut but look dangerous. Even past his prime, while being picked apart by Lou Nova, he kept throwing bombs and eating punishment until the ring officials had seen enough.
When was he knocked out in his "prime?" Great use of selective bias.... Mind if I give it a try? Louis had his clock cleaned by a 190 Lb Max Schmeling who was off for 12 months, spent most of his career at lightheavyweight, and had only won 4 of his last 8 fights.... Louis was decked by a 32 year old Jim Braddock, who had been retired for two years, was a light hitter and spent most of his career bearing the title of "journeyman." Louis was decked by Tony fatass Galento... he was outboxed by Billy Conn for 11 rounds, before Joe finally cought up to him.... He was decked and sent over the ropes by a very crude and limited Buddy Baer... He arguably lost his first fight with Walcott and was gifted the decision... He was sent reeling across the ring by Tami Mauriello.... See how that works?
Larry would survive the slow right-hand bombs, just like he did vs. Roy Williams. Also, Earnie Shavers said the best right hand he ever landed was on Larry Holmes chin, and Larry got up. Shavers stated, 'That right hand I hit Larry with had so much force, it would have knocked out several countries'.
He also said that he hit Ali with similar punches, yet Ali stood up to them. Larry getting up against Shavers was mind-blowing, but Shavers's inability to finish him off was almost equally as amazing. The wild, tired haymakers he was throwing wouldn't have hit a barn door.
Neither has much of a chance against prime Holmes in my opinion. If Shavers couldn't put Holmes to sleep with one of the hardest punches ever landed then what chance do they really have? Watch that fight again...Shavers is one of the hardest punchers in history and he landed a flush bomb. This moment, above all others in his career, makes Larry #1 h2h at HW for me.
Larry may get decked by Baer's right,but he'd get up and stop Max before the latter part of the fight. His jab would do Baer damage.
a finished mentally version of foreman knocked out lyle and shavers could not. like i said .. the hitting power is not the only factor to knock anyone out, shavers had very bad stamina, glass chin and he was not the best finisher.