Prime Larry holmes v Prime Wladimir Klitschko

That's my impression as well. Holmes's fluidity, lighting speed, whiplash rights, toughness, and footwork enable him to beat the slower, more mechanical Klitschko. Holmes by decision or late round TKO.

However, I do believe that Klitschko could give Holmes a very good fight. Klitschko is better than anyone Holmes ever fought outside of Tyson and Holyfield (remember, Ali was over the hill when he met Holmes).

Possibly, Klitschko could score an upset/lucky win if he catches Holmes on the right night. But if this happens, Holmes wins the rematch big.

 

Larry doesn't have a better jab then Wlad, and he's quite smaller and weaker too.
Wlad by decision or late rounds KO

 

There won't be any luck when Wlad lands the heavy right multiple times on Holmes mug.
Wlad posses all the tools to beat Holmes, and he will be favorite against Holmes so no upset is going to happen, unless Larry pulls the KO.

Larry will lose to Wlad and Lennox type of boxers and will lose bad.

 

The big difference between Wlad and Holmes is that Holmes is a fighter while Wlad is a boxer. When the going get´s tough Holmes fights through. Wlad folds. I like Wlad but I douldn´t bet on him against most greats including Holmes due to that. However, Holmes was a bit vulnerable to the straight right and Wlad´s is excellent. He may get lucky and land it.

 

Holmes wins by shutout decision.

 

Even though Wlad has lost only a handful of rounds his entire career?

Oh, that's right, none of his opposition was as good as Scott Frank or Lucien Rodriguez.

 

Holmes would have some problems with the size issue early on but within three rounds he would be able to make the necessary adjustments to it. larry would open up a comfortable lead by round 8 and finish him in round ten with his jab to the body followed with the right to the head combo. Holmes was excellent at setting that combo up against many fighters and it works well against tall guys like vlad. besides holmes is just too quick with too much clever movement. It would be competitive early however.

 

I don't know if Holmes can force a stoppage on Wlad. Gerry Cooney had even more durability issues than Klitschko, with less skill and athleticism, and it took Holmes 13 rounds, and after Gerry had a 13 month layoff to boot. Wlad was mainly stopped by big punchers, with left hooks - not left jabs, and they all came before he had Manny Steward in his corner..

This fight would be a chess match, and if it were scheduled for 12 rounds instead of 15, would likely help Wlad more so than Holmes, who made his pay dirt in the latter parts of fights. Wlad's jab is very close in quality to Holmes, but with more power behind it, along with a dangerous right cross - something that Holmes' had the tendency to get tagged with..

I might be inclined to go with Holmes by a narrow decision, by virtue of his heart, chin, and being less robotic in movement.. But this would be one of Larry's toughest fights, and he'd have to be in his prime and at the top of his game to pull it off. The Holmes who fought Carl Williams at age 35, would get KTFO.

 

Wlad had Steward in his corner when Brewster brutally stopped him.

 

WHAT Wladamir Klitschko isnt fit to be in the same ring as Holmes , Holmes makes look Wladamir look like a clown sticking his SUPERIOR jab and staying on his toes , towards the end of the fight Wlad will tire and loose heart from the acumulation of jabs to his head and Larry knocks this Wladamir OUT

 

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For what? 2 weeks?

 

Yes, I'm aware of that, and in fact he was in Wlad's corner for the Peter fight as well.. But, those were the first two or three fights that Wlad had trained under the tutilage of Steward, and since that time has visibily improved. It also doesn't change the fact that Brewster, Purity and Sanders were all hard punchers with dissimilar styles to Holmes..

 

Wlad can't outbox Holmes IMO, who's got a clear edge in foot and hand speed as well as overall outside game, and Wlad's not really the type to cut off the ring and force his fight on the inside(he can't really), so it seems pretty obvious that holmes wins a decision here. Wlad might crack him with a right and score a knockdown here, but he's not going to knock Larry out, and when the going gets tough I think he'll fold.

Holmes UD.

 

atsch No.

Steward was with Wlad for the Moli & Nicholson fights before he met Brewster.

Plus the Brewster he beat in the rematch was damaged-goods from the Liakhovich fight.