50+ year old Larry Holmes v.s Stiverne

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  1. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Does Larry have a chance here? I say yes! Still had all of the mechanics down, great jab, decent enough stamina, still moved fairly well... 40+ year old Ray Austin schooled Stiverne for nearly 10 rounds while barely moving, and just popping a jab out. I think old Holmes could get it done with the jab alone...
     
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  2. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Stiverne would kick his ass. Holmes at 50 looked ordinary against Butterbean and was starting to look quite geriatric.
     
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  3. lepinthehood

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    holmes UD
     
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  4. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Watch Stiverne v.s a shot Ray Austin and get back to me
     
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  5. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If Austin schooled Stiverne, then The Bean floored Holmes.
     
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  6. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Go watch Holmes against bean and we'll compare notes..
     
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  7. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Why?

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    The Larry who beat Mercer would beat Stirne, I'm confident. But 50 year old Larry? The one from the Butterbean bout?
     
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  8. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I sense some Deontay Wilder hate involved here somewhere.
     
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  9. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Nope.. I rewatched Stiverne/Austin yesterday and BWARE looked even worse than I remembered. I really think an old Holmes if training gives him a boxing lesson.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Nov 19, 2015
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  10. HerolGee

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    larry dominates eaerly with the jab, but on gassing out halfway gets stopped or outworked for a points loss.

    pretty much like calzaghe vs Hopkins, stiverne cant win the first 4-5 rounds due to his vastly inferior boxing skills, but can capiltaise on the gassed eldster to catch up and snatch a narrow win.
     
    HerolGee, Nov 20, 2015
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  11. dpw417

    dpw417 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The Holmes who beat Mercer would school Stiverne...50 y/o? too old.
     
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  12. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Fair ****ysis....
     
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  13. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    What about the version who fought Nielsen and Harris in 97? He was a few months away from being 48 against Harris.
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Nov 21, 2015
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  14. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Stiverne is better than both of those guys.
     
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  15. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Yeah no....
     
    UnleashtheFURY, Nov 21, 2015
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