Only remember him beating a fringe contender Robert McCracken, and an injured Richie Woodhall, was he any good, what were his attributes, weaknesses, best wins etc anyone enlighten me
Very good fighter tall with great jab and good skills and power .very underrated outboxed woodhall which is no mean feat as Richie was a very skillful boxer.Woodhall very sportingly said that he wasn't injured just beaten by a better fighter.Holmes lost to Hopkins but wasn't outclassed .not many in history could beat Hopkins when Holmes faced him.
He was very solid. I'd say he was a B plus fighter. I first saw him in April '94 at the ABC Auditorium in Alexandria, Va. It was a clubshow in the basement of a strip mall. They converted a Bingo Hall for the card. He beat up Kelcie Banks in a 154 lb fight. He was way too strong for Kelcie who was moving up all the way from 135 lbs. I talked to Darryl Tyson. He was a nice guy. Eric Bottjer promoted. Bottjer went on to be a match maker for Cedric Kushner and then worked for Don King. Looking back, I should have schmoozed Bottjer, but I had no idea he would get so far in the Boxing game. I did meet him. He sold tickets for the card at his Frame Shop - running a Frame shop was his day job at the time. Bottjer seemed laid back. The other guy at the shop there asked me if I wanted to hand out flyers. I was busy. Looking back, I should have helped them out. Oh well, the road not taken.....
