Levels...
Mike Casey, boxing historian, said the best version of Tyson beats the best version of Holmes. I'm not so sure.
He said Galento could beat Chuvalo. That was a bad take
He had some really bad takes.
Maybe 40% is low. I would put him in the same category as Yankee Stadium Ali, a tad over 50%.
Big strong movers who could tie up Mike had success with him. A peak Holmes might have acquitted himself better.
He was clearly diminished. The question was how much. He clearly wasn't a "shot" fighter. His second act shows that
He was clearly diminished. The irony of the relative success he had in his second act was instead of demonstrating the Tyson stoppage was a fluke...
Ali's biggest strength wasn't that he was unhittable. His biggest strength was his belief in himself and indomitable will.
Joe Frazier at 100% stops Larry Holmes at 40%.
As an Ali fan I appreciate it but I thought he looked awful. He was slow. That being said and I'm sure some will disagree but I believe SuperDome...
The outcome was preordained. I'm not saying it was a work but the PTB was intent on making Mike the youngest hw champion.
He opened as a 6-1 dog and it was down to 3-1 at the time of the fight. Fringe contender
Bob Arum said he was the GOAT.
He couldn't even stop the ghost of Ali.
