What's Your Opinion Of Larry Holmes??

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  1. BUDW

    BUDW Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Very good, he gives any Heavyweight in any era a tough fight
     
  2. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Can't fault this one
     
  3. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He caught up to Conn...didn't he?
     
  4. slash

    slash Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Coming after Ali, his reign was very boring.
     
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  5. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Great jab
    Decent movement
    Average power
    Above average defense
    Good hand speed
    SMART - very adaptable
    Immense heart
    Good but not great chin
    Lousy personality
     
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  6. NoNeck

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    Great fighter, but gets overrated on this board. His resume isn't enough for the three spot.
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Whose is then?
     
  8. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist Full Member

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    I prefer Lewis, Wlad, and Tyson over him. Holyfield too, if PED use is discounted.

    He didn’t clean out enough of the top guys for my taste.
     
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  9. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    When did Tyson or Wlad ever come back from a knockdown to win?
     
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  10. George Crowcroft

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    Wlad did in the Peter fight. Three of them, actually. He did in others but I can't recalll the names.
     
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  11. Philly161

    Philly161 "Fundamentals are the crutch of the talentless" banned Full Member

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    Love me some Larry Holmes
     
  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist Full Member

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    Wlad did against Peter. Tyson didn’t. Here’s your cookie.
     
  13. 6.5winmag

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    i liked ali but he was far from the greatest,larry holmes beats ali in their primes
     
  14. JohnnyBriton

    JohnnyBriton New Member Full Member

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    I was 10 when Holmes embarrassed Ali. I was devastated. I hated Holmes. Watched every fight in the hopes he’d get emasculated. Jumped up and down when Snipes floored him in 81. Screamed for Cooney. Hoped beyond hopes for Tex Cobb. Couldn’t wait for someone to destroy him. Never happened. It was before YouTube so I couldn’t remember when Shavers floored him or when Norton took him to the brink in one of the greatest fights ever. Watched Spinks win twice by decision, but I wasn’t satisfied. Weak wins. Then, when his career wound down, saw Tyson crush him, and didn’t care. Didn’t mean anything to me by that point.

    Later, as I was mature, Holmes fought well into the 90’s and I was turned into a fan. The age of the internet brought me to what he really was…. an incredibly skilled fighter, one with an incredible chin and brutal jab. A technician who took a punch with anyone in history. The guy turned into one of my all time favorites based on his fight with Norton alone.

    He’s #2 on my list all time behind Ali. I can’t see him losing in his prime to any other heavyweight, save for possibly Lennox Lewis.
     
  15. Balder

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    Weak era, never unified, is lesser than Ali.

    He is barely in my top 10 or just outside of it. I have Foreman, Tyson, both Kitchkos, Holyfield, Marciano, Dempsey, Frazier, Liston, Joe Louis, and LL ahead of him.

    Norton was his best win, and he barely escaped with it. Norton is widely considered barely HOF worthy. Holmes was lucky and boring. He fought down to his opponents level and never dominated. It is a shame we never got to see Holmes fight in a better era.