Larry Holmes vs WBA champs

[BattlingNelson]

Just tell us when he should have fought these 7 men with a total of 3 successful title defenses. Round and round we go with the forum troll who refuses to answer this simple question.

And just remember Holmes beat men who held or would hold that trinket.

Here's something to ponder.......maybe these guys choose to fight for the WBA title instead of going after the lineal title because it was an easier path. I mean, isn't that the problem with having g so many ABC orgs? Guys can stay in their own lane to avoid guys who could trouble them much of the time. Holmes was the recognized champion, not any WBA belt holder.....the onus is on them to go after the champion, not the other way around.

Isn't it a point that Holmes disqualified some qualified opposition due to politics? As I recall it from bitd (I could be wrong), Holmes flat out refused to fight these guys because of apartheid. Whether one finds the excuse valid enough really isn't the point.

[JAB5239]

Isn't it a point that Holmes disqualified some qualified opposition due to politics? As I recall it from bitd (I could be wrong), Holmes flat out refused to fight these guys because of apartheid. Whether one finds the excuse valid enough really isn't the point.

Holmes wouldn't fight Coetzee in South Africa because of apartheid. He did sign to fight in the US but the fight fell through due to no fault of his own. He also fought more than half these men before or after they held the WBA trinket. Can't blame Holmes they couldn't hold on to their title long enough to ever make a fight with him.

[QueensburyRules]

Holmes wouldn't fight Coetzee in South Africa because of apartheid. He did sign to fight in the US but the fight fell through due to no fault of his own. He also fought more than half these men before or after they held the WBA trinket. Can't blame Holmes they couldn't hold on to their title long enough to ever make a fight with him.

- - Could said, "Yo, Don, give me that new WBA punk on a halfshell right now or else."

But he didn't. It was the WBA boys manning up to each other, so Lar was rightly scared of that unholy scrum of KOs...sorted...0-0, 0 KO forevermore...forevermore...

[JAB5239]

- - Could said, "Yo, Don, give me that new WBA punk on a halfshell right now or else."

But he didn't. It was the WBA boys manning up to each other, so Lar was rightly scared of that unholy scrum of KOs...sorted...0-0, 0 KO forevermore...forevermore...

Lol, whatever you say!!! To bad no one agrees with you and history says different. If I'm wrong, prove it. When should he have fought these guys?

[Willow The Wisp]

Holmes wouldn't fight Coetzee in South Africa because of apartheid. He did sign to fight in the US but the fight fell through due to no fault of his own. He also fought more than half these men before or after they held the WBA trinket. Can't blame Holmes they couldn't hold on to their title long enough to ever make a fight with him.

That's correct. Of all the WBA (and later WBA, WBC) pretenders that missed receiving their official Larry Holmes beating, Coetzee came the closest to getting one. Mainly he lost his shot at the real title by getting KOd by Page, who had blown his own shot by getting pounded by Berbick (who got the shot and lost). Remember also that it was Coetzee's KO of Dokes that deprived Dokes of an opportunity. Getting beat before Holmes could sqeeze those WBA pretenders in between other (Just as good or better) contenders played to main role in preventing Holmes from picking up the floating belt from Tate, Weaver, Dokes, Coetzee, Page, Witherspoon, Tubbs, etc.

[QueensburyRules]

Lol, whatever you say!!! To bad no one agrees with you and history says different. If I'm wrong, prove it. When should he have fought these guys?

- - History may have U in pink speedos playing pool in between posing for your pictorial record.

Aw, heck, apologies for beating Lar to a pulp, so lets give him Administrative Champ Norton as a legit title win, and so what's his title record against title holders now?

BRACE USELF

1-6, 0 KO...only in boxing!!!, folks

[JAB5239]

Still won't answer the question!!! Priceless!!!!!

[QueensburyRules]

Still won't answer the question!!! Priceless!!!!!

- - Only title win in the multibelt era Lar created was the Administrative title of Ken Norton, and that by a single point Split Decision representing a fractional % point of all the points awarded in the fight...you're welcome.

[just the facts]

- - Only title win in the multibelt era Lar created was the Administrative title of Ken Norton, and that by a single point Split Decision representing a fractional % point of all the points awarded in the fight...you're welcome.

Does anyone give any credibility to anything this ignorant mfer posts?

[Anthony342]

Does anyone give any credibility to anything this ignorant mfer posts?

Not anymore. Most people call him out on his BS, make fun of him or just put him on ignore as I have done a long time ago.