would larry holmes of 1980 have beat a prime tyson

[The Surgeon]

The Biggs fight was scheduled for 15 rounds......

Ahh i see. Any particular reason for that?

[TBear]

Ahh i see. Any particular reason for that?

Probably to honor the WBA and IBF titles which still had the 15 round limit. WBA changed to 12 rounds a week later.

[Capaedia]

I also don't think the Holmes that was demolished by Tyson was as far gone as people make out.

Holmes was already visibly quite past it against Spinks the first time.


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I seen a Tyson interview where he said if he fought Holmes in Holmes prime we wouldn't beat him.

[Sugarj]

Ahh i see. Any particular reason for that?

I think it was the last heavyweight title fight set for 15 rounds. Remember that it was only a year earlier that Spinks met Holmes in 1986 over 15 rounds. 1987 seems to be the last year of the 15 rounds. Off the top of my head I can't think of any 15 round bouts set in 1988.

[Sugarj]

I seen a Tyson interview where he said if he fought Holmes in Holmes prime we wouldn't beat him.

That was directly after the Holmes fight: 'Larry Holmes was a legendary fighter, and if he was at his best I wouldn't have stood a chance.....he is a great fighter'.

Mike was probably being overly modest in the elation of victory. But prime for prime, Holmes may well have won in my opinion.

[TBear]

I think it was the last heavyweight title fight set for 15 rounds. Remember that it was only a year earlier that Spinks met Holmes in 1986 over 15 rounds. 1987 seems to be the last year of the 15 rounds. Off the top of my head I can't think of any 15 round bouts set in 1988.

How could you forget the 15th round of Jorge Paez - Calvin Grove?



Or round 15 of Orlando Canizales - Kelvin Seabrooks I ?

There were others but these two were hard to forget.

[Cardinal Buck]

Holmes would still lose.

[Sugarj]

How could you forget the 15th round of Jorge Paez - Calvin Grove?



Or round 15 of Orlando Canizales - Kelvin Seabrooks I ?

There were others but these two were hard to forget.

God Bless you. I was only referring to heavyweight, but top marks for those gems.

[StarshipTrooper]

Holmes was already visibly quite past it against Spinks the first time.


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Even as boxing ignant a publication as Sports Illustrated was pointing out that Holmes had noticeably slipped at the time of the David Bey fight.

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