Larry Holmes

I have him right behind Louis in the top ten rankings. I truly believe that he would beat a prime Ali and I know that he is the best HW I have seen in my lifetime.

Outside the ring, he was a bit of a ****, but he was living in the shadow of Ali. How could he not be bitter that he was so good and yet so unloved?

 

In rough chronological order:

-Shameful performance in the Olympics
-Some felt lost to Ken Norton
-Beat up on the walking dead version of Ali
-Some felt he lost to Witherspoon
-Abandoned a belt rather than fight Greg Page
-Also openly ducked Pinklon Thomas
-Some felt he lost to Carl Williams
-Lost twice to a light heavyweight
-Made an ass out of himself talking trash to Marciano's brother
-Continues to talk trash about Wlad Klit when his own ****py reign was padded with names like Leroy Jones, Tex Cobb, and David Bey

Take your pick.

 

And Wlad is to boxing what Goerge Lazenby was to James Bond. :hat

 

Holmes was one of the most talented heavyweights during a very weak era plus at the time heavyweights did more posturing during a round than punching. It was just not a good time for heavyweights, by far worse than it is now. If Holmes was in his prime now he could win a belt but he would not dominate the era.

 

He was always jealous of Ali which was good because Holmes always fought like a ****ed off version of Ali, fun to watch. But he never had Ali's wit. ****ey is no Marciano. Holmes wouldn't carry Rock's jockstrap.