What I see happening during the speech is that Holmes was DEEPLY disappointed and shocked at his loss to Spinks on fight # 50 which would have put him over the top of Marciano.
He gave a very emotional speech which started in anger and disappointment. But if you notice, towards the second half of the speech, he was already trying to backtrack in his insults of Marciano, possibly regretting having insulted his memory as well as the presence of his surviving brothers in the audience.
As to Holmes vs Marciano prime for prime, my pick is Holmes...
...but Marciano was no doubt the greatest Cruiserweight in history.
Rocky would have been tiny in today's division. Most of those fcukers are 210 on fight night and juiced to the gills.
Rocky couldn't carry my jockstrap, funny but far from the truth.
Larry was jealous that Rocky was getting more attention than him.
He knows that Rocky was legit, he beat everyone they put in front of him over 7 years.
Anyone that thinks Rocky is a bum, is either a ret@rd or has never watched his fights.
Floyd runs for 12 rounds, Rocky beat you down for 15 rounds.
Rocky almost killed a man, he was one of the strongest punchers ever, but some think he was a bum.
I bet if he was black, people on this site would show more respect.
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