Muhammad Ali v Larry Holmes 1975

tommygun711 · Oct 29, 2010

Kalasinn said: ↑

Agreed.

Ali was still great in '75 & beats a green Holmes, but no way does shot Post-Manila Ali beat him.
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Yeah, Holmes would just be way to green.

anut · Oct 29, 2010

Stevie G said: ↑

We've made quite a few hypothetical match ups between these two,recently. How about,then if we imagined that Ali had defended his title against an up and coming Holmes in Malaysia circa 1975 instead of Joe Bugner. I feel,as capable as Holmes was at this point,Ali would have had a bit too much left for an upset victory by Larry. Muhammad would have won via a fairly competitive unanimous decision,and because of his gallant showing,the Easton Assassin would have got some big fights earlier than he did in reality.
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IN 1975.....LARRY HOLMES FOUGHT RODNEY BOBICK ON THE UNDERCARD OF ALI/FRAZIER 3.....I HAVE THE FIGHT ON DVD......AND IN 1975 HOLMES WAS VERY RAW AND VERY SMALL STILL AT THAT POINT......EVEN HOLMES OF 1977 THAT FOUGHT TOM PRATER WAS NOTHING SPECIAL.............................................. SO IN 1975 NO WAY IN HELL DOES LARRY HOLMES BEAT A PAST PRIME ALI...:smoke

la-califa · Oct 29, 2010

MRBILL said: ↑

Ali would still handle Holmes up until Manila............ After Manila, Holmes beats Ali........... The Holmes of 1976 would've and could've beaten any of the dudes like Ali, Foreman & Frazier in '76.............. I am sold on Holmes............... Holmes was held-back by Don King until the smoke was clear for Holmes to fully take over........ King started moving Holmes quickly by late 1977.............. From '78 thru '82, Holmes was in his prime and unbeatable............

MR.BILL
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Perhaps your right. but a 76. Norton beats Holmes. in a close decison.

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Muhammad Ali v Larry Holmes 1975

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