52 Year Old Larry Holmes vs Andy Ruiz

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52 Year Old Holmes vs Ruiz

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  1. POTUS

    POTUS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Who wins??? Andy "Snickers" Ruiz vs the 52 year old Larry Holmes, that fought butterbean ???
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  2. GALVATRON

    GALVATRON Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Ruiz is to a sharp puncher , Ruiz himself would give prime Holmes a test bc of quick tricky parrys and we saw that with Parker who Holmes advised briefly.

    Butterbean hits harder but he doesn't have the actual boxing brain and Ruiz abilities to put shots together behind a jab is night and day.
     
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  3. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ruiz by demolition
     
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  4. velagod

    velagod Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ruiz.

    But 52 year old Larry Holmes was in better shape than ruiz witch is funny when you think about it.
     
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  5. Willie Maeket

    Willie Maeket "40 Acres and Mule" -General William T. Sherman Full Member

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    Larry muthalovin Holmes to win!! Ruiz gets death by the jab. Even at 52 Holmes was sharp with the jab.
     
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  6. HerolGee

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    comeon be fair, larrys only chance is a pile drive with his pot belly.
     
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  7. Birmingham

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    might look in better shape, but Ruiz would carry fat whilst fit as F
     
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  8. Birmingham

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    Ruiz catches jabs before slowly busting the crap out of Larry, Larry sets a record for holding the top rope while trying to spear the aggressor to no avail
     
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  9. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    I'd favour the 45 year old Holmes that fought McCall to old man Ruiz and win on points but at 52 years of age that's just too much to expect. Though I expect Holmes to go the distance and make Ruiz look bad.
     
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  10. Birmingham

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    Holy looked like he had problems slightly when caught, old man problems
     
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  11. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Im going to say it. Larry Holmes at 52 has a decent chance to beat Andy Ruiz. His handspeed and jab even at 52 was pretty damn good and showed some decent mobility against Butterbean. Butterbean would get destroyed by Ruiz of course and Ruiz is a much better pressure fighter but their footspeed is actually somewhat comparable and Butterbean himself possesed impressive handspeed for a morbidly obese guy.

    If this fight hypothetically took place i think it would be 60/40 favoring Ruiz. Holmes style is just a nightmare for Ruiz, so he'd do good even at 52
     
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  12. Decker

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    No offense but who are (as I type this) the 7 peeps who voted for Holmes? :thinking: I was #8 for Andy.

    Ruiz could give 32 y/o Holmes a tough fight, vs. 52 y/o Holmes Ruiz catches up to Larry and stops him :drooling:
     
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  13. Toney F*** U

    Toney F*** U Boxing junkie Full Member

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    I’d expect the poll to be this close on classic, but general???
     
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  14. Ph33rknot

    Ph33rknot Live as if you were to die tomorrow Full Member

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    What do you have against holmes
     
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  15. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ruiz would get schooled by 32 year old Holmes. Not even a contest
     
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