Comments Thread For: Larry Holmes: Current Heavyweights "Couldn't Stand A Chance" In My Era

[topo5358]

Larry Holmes was a great champ, but

The Easton Assassin was a great champ without doubt, but I remember him winning the title from Ken Norton in a 15 round war and he held that title until he was 48-0 before losing to Michael Spinks. He was past his prime by this time of course. I don't remember him being a "multiple times champion" or whatever was stated at the beginning of this article. He held the title for a long time. I may be wrong but I don't think so. The Ali he beat was far beyond his prime and should never have taken this fight. The Ali of the mid-sixties beats all others IMHO. He could deliver a KO punch while backing up.

[Tecnoworld]

I participated in a forum held by holmes a lot of years ago. He said the same about the champs of early 2000.

[Thebrownbear]

All these American midgets get tooled up by either the klitschkos or Fury

This is the modern heavyweight division not the era of PED fuelled Americans vs part time coal miners from the rest of the world.

Holmes gets beaten to a pulp

Bull**** of the month. In his prime Larry Holmes would have absolutely ****ing destroyed the chimps fighting today, even the Gypsy Queen
The fighters from his era fought true championship fights, 15 round championship fights. Those last three rounds really separated the boys from the men. In the 60 years I have been into boxing, Holmes stands out as a truly exceptional athlete. He fought everybody, and anybody, and beat them like he was their daddy. You obviously know nothing about boxing, or boxing history. Put down the ****ing crack pipe!

[Thebrownbear]

Larry held the title for 9 consecutive years without a loss. Michael Spinks was fortunate enough to fight him when his skills were severely diminished, and his reflexes were shot.

[Thebrownbear]

I don't think today's heavyweights would be capable of going 15 rounds with those guys. Say what you will about Mike Weaver, but I remember him knocking out Big John Tate with 8 seconds to go in the fifteenth round of their championship bout. I have a very hard time seeing any of today's heavyweights going 15 rounds.
They may be bigger, but most forget Mike Tyson would weigh in at around 208, and knock out a guy weighing 260. Quality over quantity in boxing.

[Thebrownbear]

Tyson fought, and beat a totally shot Larry Holmes. Holmes had retired, and came back for the money. Holmes in his prime would have destroyed him. Holmes in his prime would make quick assessments, and exploit the gaping holes in Joshua's, The gypsy Queen's, and Wilder, putting them all to sleep.
Today's heavyweights are deeply flawed in comparison.

[Monzon99]

It's illegal, blasphemy and scandalous to say this but...Larry Holmes was better than Ali.

Forbidden Fact Truth. The media narrative has to stay that Ali was the greatest. That is the political agenda that can ever be revised or changed. Ali is the political hero and the vehicle the leftist agenda needs to use to control the public.

Larry Holmes was simply better than Ali.

[Monzon99]

Tyson fought, and beat a totally shot Larry Holmes. Holmes had retired, and came back for the money. Holmes in his prime would have destroyed him. Holmes in his prime would make quick assessments, and exploit the gaping holes in Joshua's, The gypsy Queen's, and Wilder, putting them all to sleep.
Today's heavyweights are deeply flawed in comparison.

Holmes was not totally shot. He did well in the fight before the last round. Watch it again. Holmes would have beaten a lot of top ten guys. But Tyson was peak prime, Tyson was all time great prime vs Holmes. Holmes didn't have enough to sustain his best level for the whole 12 rounds. Tyson eventually caught up to him and finished the job quickly. For Tyson it was a masterpiece. For Holmes it was frustrating because if he was ten years younger it would have been an incredible fight.

[Thebrownbear]

Sorry, but a prime Roberto Duran would toy with today's lightweights, and make them quit and cry on their stools. He was an extremely skilled, brutal, relentless fighter who would pour it on rounds 1 through 15. A prime Aaron Pryor or Alexis Arguello would also toy with their modern counterparts.

[The Old LefHook]

Jealous Holmes is dreaming again. No way his jab was as fast as Clay's.