How would prime Larry Holmes go in the current era ?

It was you that went off on a gay tangent, son.

Threatening me with very gay consequences.


Now, back to the original topic.

Once you calm yourself down and respond to posts you disagree with in a respectful and courteous manner, you'll probably be taken more seriously.

You can go back and read how you responded to other posters in this thread if you're confused as to what's meant here.

 

you should keep your nose in your own business

 

You should take your own advice.

 

Holmes would be the dominant champ now as he was before.No one around now would trouble him .

 

Holmes would school the hell out of the current HWs today .

I still cant get over That beautiful Jab !

 

Holmes peak fighting weight fell between 210 and 215 almost every time. He was 6'3" with an 81" reach.
You could say peak Foreman fell between 217 and 225. His height was 6'3 1/2" and reach 78 1/2". Granted Foreman was stronger and more powerful but real world size between them is not that much really.

Holmes would go quite well right now. Why would he fight at Cruiser for sfa money when he could knock the heavies off?

 

are you serious? george foreman fought at 230 pounds in the amateurs at 18, larry holmes started his pro career at 188 pounds in his 20s, foreman fought at super hw in the amateurs and holmmes not... itis pretty obvious that foreman had a much bigger frame apart of being a much stronger man. george drained his weight in order to improve stamina in his early career, as amateur he could fight at his natural weight (230) because he had to fight 4 rounders...
larry holmes had a narrow weak frame and foreman was thick and wide, he could carry much more weight effectively.
about the other topic i disagree, i don´t think that holmes would domiate today, man.. be realistic.. holmes strugled to handle physically guys from the early 80s when the hws weighed 215-220 pounds. he was not a speed demon neither nor very strong...
if we are talking about giant guys like valuev pretty slow then yes... but we are talking about athletic, strong like hell and skilled 6´6 - 6´9 guys

 

You must be talking about another Povetkin because the one who keeps getting caught using PED's is a average boxer. But to each his own. If you want to live in your fantasy world where is is more than he is in reality then good for you. I would day the 50 year old Holmes that fought Butterbean would be too much for slow plodding drug cheat Povetkin.

 

Why is Fury name keep being mention as if he did anything with his career besides do cocaine, make sexist and racial comments and beat a 127 year old shot Wlad? Ortiz has yet to do anything, Wilder and Joshua hand pick their opponents even more so than guys like Joe Louis did 70 years ago.

 

Oh dumdum, needs spanking very bad!

 

Prime Foreman in great shape was a 220-225 pound hwt. Holmes in prime shape was a 210-215 pound Hwt. Weight or size is not a deciding factor between these two.

 

you are ignoring conveniently THE FACT THAT FOREMAN WAS A NATURAL 230 POUNDER EVEN SINCE HE WAS 19. AND HOLMES WAS A SKINNY GUY WHO WEIGHED even 195 POUNDS WHEN HE WAS 24 IT IS PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT THERE ARE A CLEAR DIFFERENCE OF NATURAL SIZE HERE.
EVERYTHING WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS PICKING WEIGHTS SELECTIVELY.
HERE YOU GOT THE LIST OF THE WEIGHTS OF HOLMES UNTIL KEN NORTON IN 1978.

IN HIS DEBUT

1973 AT 24!!! HE WEIGHED...(he was basically a cruiser weight)

202 POUNDS
202
201
201
196
204
203
1974 at nearly 25!!!(he could make the cruiser weight limit)
206
199
208
1975 at nearly 26!!( he still could make the cruiser weight limit at that age!!!)

205
203
200
209
209
203
209
210
1976 he was nearly 27
206
207
205
1977 he was nearly 28
208
210
211
212
1978 he was nearly 29
210 for shavers
and 209 for norton!!!

AND NOW TELL ME THAT HE WAS NOT DEVELOPED UNTIL HIS 30s lmao.

foreman at the same age.(they both was born in 1949 but holmes in december still it does not make any difference)

1973 at 24
217 1/2
219

1974 at 25
224 1/2
220

1976 at 27
226
224
229
232

1977 at 28
228
229

in 1972 holmes was losing with bobick in the limit of 201 pounds foreman was weighing 225 pounds when he knocked out joe murphy in 2 rounds in the same year.

if you or anybody is trying to tell me that they are similar in size you are nothing but a stupid troll.
the difference was bigger than you are trying to insinuate

 

Let's be honest here, draining yourself doesn't improve stamina.

There's not much between the pair, both are pretty big men.

 

Anyone who thinks wilder or Joshua has the ability tp give a peak Holmes trouble needs there eyes checked asap

 

his team tried to adapt his body weight to the longer distances of the professional fights it was i meant, and yes, there are a notable difference between them in natural size, principally frame, check my former post