Was Larry Holmes a boring fighter ?

[Silencers]

He was more technical than anything, he wasn't really boring but he was content to win fights behind his jab, he wasn't in too many give and take wars but it's good to watch him fight.

[Davros?]

Was Larry Holmes a boring fighter ? Over the past few days ive been watching a few Holmes fights, and while i wouldn't call him boring, he was not what i would consider entertaining either.


Holmes had a great fight with Shavers 2,Norton,Carl Williams,Mike Weaver. but most of those fight took time to warm up. The beginning of majority of those fights were tactical affairs.

Every fighter has entertaining fights in their career, but on totality was Holmes a boring fighter ? I would be nice and say, he was a tactical more so than boring like Lennox Lewis.

I give Holmes credit for being a very good tactical fighter with a HUGE heart , and good skills. That is one thing that cant be questioned about Holmes, he had bags of heart.

Spinks fights were tactical bores too imo. I have no idea how the 1st fight made FOTY. Their must have been some lackluster fights that year. Actually the 1st fight wasn't as bad as the second, but it still wasn't FOTY material.

The Snipes fight was very good as well and the Leon Spinks fight, The Norton one was one of the best heavyweight of the 70's.

[Ben_London.]

He was usually very boring. I fall asleep when I try to watch Larry Holmes fights.

He usually just tried to win decisions, rather than KO his opponents.

[Davros?]

He was usually very boring. I fall asleep when I try to watch Larry Holmes fights.

He usually just tried to win decisions, rather than KO his opponents.

What about Holmes vs Norton vs Snipes vs Shavers 2 vs Weaver vs Leon Spinks? they were all very good fights.

[Deja_Vous]

He was usually very boring. I fall asleep when I try to watch Larry Holmes fights.

He usually just tried to win decisions, rather than KO his opponents.

Larry was far more skilled and exciting than that trash in your siggy.

[Poet682006]

Larry gets a reputation for being boring because far too many fans (including plenty here on this forum) only watch boxing to see someone get KTFO. Sad. Give them technical excellence and they go to sleep.

Poet

[P4P GOAT]

Holmes was a tactical fighter. Surely his biggest fan would concede this? Yet there are people in here giving it the "WTF " like Holmes fought like Gatti and i just said, he is the most boring fighter of all time.

If Holmes was entertaining to you fair play, but please dont pretend that you dont know how this criticism of him being a tactical chess players can be labeled at him.

[P4P GOAT]

Larry gets a reputation for being boring because far too many fans (including plenty here on this forum) only watch boxing to see someone get KTFO. Sad. Give them technical excellence and they go to sleep.

Poet

That is complete bull****. I like watching Pernell Whitaker fight, because he had mad skills. Ive seen nearly all Mayweather fights, and both those guys entertain me more than Larry. I hate it, when people try to put this label on people.

[P4P GOAT]

Ironic that Poet should bring up that **** and act like your a moron, because you are not a huge fan. You talk about technical excellence? Im a big Mike McCallum, he was the epitome of technical excellence.

[Poet682006]

Ironic that Poet should bring up that **** and act like your a moron, because you are not a huge fan. You talk about technical excellence? Im a big Mike McCallum, he was the epitome of technical excellence.

WTF are you talking about? Have you ever heard me criticize McCallum? Excuse me? McCallum is an all-time favorite of mine so you don't know what you're talking about. Not a big fan? Junior, I probably had watched more by fights by the time you were BORN then you have in your entire life. Get a clue.

Poet