Greater legacy Larry Holmes or Mike Tyson

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  1. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    Holmes beat alot of no-hopers in his twenty defences.He beat Ken Norton to win the title in a very close fight and defended most notably against Shavers,Cooney,faded Ali,Witherspoon,Weaver(19-8),leon Spinks and Berbick also beat Ray Mercer later in his career .Tyson won his title in spectacular fashion against Trevor Berbick and defended nine times all against contenders.After losing the title to Douglas he was never the same but still picked up a few more quality wins along the way.
     
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  2. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I rate Holmes higher all-time but I feel Tyson made a bigger impact on the sport.
     
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  3. Saints Fan

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    Dude, you got it backwards. Larry Holmes was a great champion with one of the best jabs EVER. He was 48-0 before he faced Michael Spinks. Truth be told, he probably beat Spinks in both of those fights but he ran his mouth off claiming he was better than Marciano who was 49-0. The powers that be in boxing at the time would have none of this arrogant rantings, hence he lost both fights to Michael Spinks. You say he fought no-hopers. You need to look again, everbody he fought was world class. The list of guys he beat is much more impressive than who Tyson beat. The fact that Tyson beat him when he was already too old shouldn't mar his accomplishments. Larry Holmes would have beat everyone that Tyson beat including Buster Douglas.....Who else is with me?
     
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  4. SteveO

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    I lean towards Holmes. Although I feel Spinks beat Larry at least one of those times.
     
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  5. Saints Fan

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    oh yeah, he defended the HW title 20 times!
     
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  6. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Holmes and I dont even think it is that close.
     
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  7. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    :bart Holmes is overrated in my opinion.
     
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  8. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson is overrated in mine. :bart
     
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  9. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Everybody Holmes fought was World Class? :lol: :rofl

    Heck there were a few guys he did not fight in his era and I know he was THE Heavyweight Champion but he did not attempt to unify any of the belts either.
     
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  10. Saints Fan

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    Your ignorance proves that you weren't there, that all you've done is read about or look at Boxrec.com
     
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  11. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    12-10.Pretty close so far.
     
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  12. Rico Spadafora

    Rico Spadafora Master of Chins Full Member

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    Box Rec? :lol:

    He did not fight Page and some of the other guys and most of his title defenses were garbage. It is not totally his fault but he did not fight everyone of his era.
     
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  13. The Phenom

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    Page and Witherspoon were the two he didn't face during his dominant reign.Witherpoon was stopped in a round by Bonecrusher Smith then Tyson dominated Smith.
     
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  14. EL-MATADOR

    EL-MATADOR Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Huge Tyson fan but Holmes gets the nod
     
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  15. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    How on earth can you vote for Holmes?

    We're not talking the better boxer, we're not talking who has the better resume, we're not talking who you would rate higher on an ATG heavyweight list.

    We are talking legacy.

    And Mike Tyson has a legacy that only few have achieved or will achieve. The guy is still the enigma of boxing.

    'Iron' Mike Tyson hands down.
     
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