I think Larry Holmes was jealous of Ali

Really? Larry jealous and bitter?

You might be on to something.

 

why do you think he's jealous? Maybe he thought ali was overated because he actually was. Well, that's just my opinion, although I diid think he was really good. Maybe he thought he was overated because he knew he could have handled him even before he got too old. And why the hell wouldn't he count his fight with him as a win? its nice he has that picture on his wall too

 

He's jealous because he was better than him and people were too blind to appreciate it. :deal

 

That could be!

 

Holmes has a huge ego. On an ESPN show with Bert Sugar he modestly rated himself as the #1 heavyweight.

 

yeah no offense but "duh"

 

:rofl

Holmes always seemed to have some kind of chip in his shoulder.

 

What was he better than Ali at? The only thing he's better than Ali at is Jab and even that's arguable.

 

So you took a younger Ali and put him in the ring with Holmes? :huh

 

Ali always rated himself #1! Its OK for others to do it, but not Larry? Larry was freakin great! He just didn't have a personality that a lot of people appreciated. But he seemed to be a great guy, no stories of him womanizing, draftdodging, or other ****. Didn't end up broke either

 

Stronger, more powerful, more fundamentally sound.

 

Holmes wasn't stronger. When it comes to strength that's applicable to fighting in the ring, Ali had a slight advantage. I'm not saying he'd beat Holmes if they arm wrestled, but when it came to tying up another fighter or holding him and pushing him off, Ali was one of the best. Once he put his hands on his opponent, he made them cease what they were doing.

Norton and Berbick both said Ali hit harder than Holmes. I've personally spoken with Shavers and he said Ali hit harder than Holmes.

 

Norton also said Ali was physically stronger,

 

Holmes had a stronger righthand than Ali. He carried a little more pop on it.