20-Bout Run (Ali vs Holmes Comparison)

Muhammad Ali------------- Larry Holmes
Billy Daniels----------------Roy Williams
Alejandro Lavorante--------Tom Prater
Archie Moore---------------Horace Robinson
Charlie Powell--------------Fred Houpe
Doug Jones----------------Ibar Arrington
Henry Cooper--------------Earnie Shavers
Sonny Liston---------------Ken Norton
Sonny Liston---------------Ossie Ocasio
Floyd Patterson------------Alfredo Evangilista
George Chuvalo------------Mike Weaver
Henry Cooper--------------Earnie Shavers
Brian London---------------Lorenzo Zanon
Karl Mildenberger-----------Leroy Jones
Cleveland Williams----------Scott LeDoux
Ernie Terrell----------------Muhammad Ali
Zora Folley-----------------Trevor Berbick
Jerry Quarry----------------Leon Spinks
Oscar Bonavena------------Renaldo Snipes
Joe Frazier-----------------Gerry Cooney

A 20-Bout Run, ending with each fighters most important fight.
Matching talent and difficulty, this run is relatively close.

 

The 20-bout run starts from 5-fights before winning the title, and
ends at Ali's first loss.
Or each fighters most important bout.

 

In the first bout of Match-Ups,
I would consider Roy Williams a much tougher opponent than Billy Daniels.
Roy had a much bigger punch, and was a more dangerous foe.

Both fighters gave their opponents a tough battle,
Billy Daniels vs Cassius Clay
Roy Williams vs Larry Holmes

Reverse the bouts at the same period in time.
Larry Holmes would have probably stopped Billy Daniels by TKO in 6.
Though undefeated at 16-0-0 (7 KO's), the 24 year-old Daniels was not considered a big puncher, rather regarded more as an awkward fighter.

On the other hand, a 20 year-old Cassius Clay may have had his hands full with
Roy Williams. At 6' 5', a tad taller than Billy Daniels, but at 230 lbs., he was nearly 40+ lbs. heavier and a much stronger fighter.
Williams, at the time he fought Larry Holmes, was 31 years-old, and an
experienced veteran 23-4-0 (17 KO's).
Also, was avoided by many fighters, due to his strength amd dangerous
right hand power.

Both Cassius Clay and Larry Holmes were hit with right hands in their bouts with
each fighter. And both were shaken.

Cassius was hit by solid right hands (from a 189 lb. fighter) in Rounds 3 and 4.
Also stung late in Round 5. What if the those right hands were thrown by Roy Williams?

 

Alejandro Lavorante as compared to Tom Prater.

Alejandro, a very good prospect, who suffered a tragic death, boxing related.
But clearly a very good fighter, with power.

Tom Prater, no easy guy.
You better have been prepared when you fought him.

A young Cassius Clay would have out-sped Tom Prater, but in a competitive bout.

Larry Holmes, most likely would be cautious early against the hard-hitting Argentinian.
But picking up the pace mid-way through the fight, en route to a stoppage.
Say Round 6.

 

All true, but Roy did possess a heavy right hand.

In a match-up between Roy 'Tiger' Williams and Billy 'The Barber' Daniels, I'll go with Roy in a 5th round Knock-out.
31 years-old, 6' 5" 230 lbs. 23-4-0 (17 KO's)
24 years-old, 6' 4" 189 lbs. 16-0-0 (7 KO's)