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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2015, 07:57:34 AM »
Quote from: Wiggs on May 06, 2015, 07:50:22 AM
I'll always remember this about Larry Holmes.   ;D




i never saw that footage.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #26 on: May 06, 2015, 08:10:05 AM »
Good watch

Youtube is good for old boxing footage.  I can watch it all day.  Love boxing.  Then again, I'm a native Vegas boy.

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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #27 on: May 06, 2015, 08:13:28 AM »
Quote from: Wiggs on May 06, 2015, 07:50:22 AM
I'll always remember this about Larry Holmes.   ;D



Amazing WWE move by the champ right there!
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #28 on: May 06, 2015, 11:43:04 AM »
Tyson = KO specialist

Holmes always had a lot of trouble knocking someone out
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #29 on: May 06, 2015, 11:48:05 AM »
Quote from: old-school-lifter on May 05, 2015, 07:09:38 PM
just watched Holmes v Mike  spinks 1 and 2

man, did Larry get screwed by the corrupt vegas judges both times, even worse in the rematch

Spinks did jack, maybe won, @ the most, 5 of 15 rounds in the lst fight

HOlmes was SO underrated its not funny
holmes still lives in easton pa, see him at sporting events around the area often, always seems like a friendly guy...always remember the first time he actually got knocked down in a fight, didn't know how to react .... got up too quick and went flying into the ropes... recovered at the count of 7 and went on to win the fight. in his prime no one could get through his jab best in boxing history...
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #30 on: May 06, 2015, 01:25:04 PM »
Quote from: SuperTed on May 06, 2015, 03:15:44 AM
Holmes was still good when he fought Tyson but clearly past his best.
Holmes beat an old Ali. Tyson beat an old Holmes and Lewis beat an old Tyson.

Circle of life. 8)

except lewis was 37..less than a year 'younger' than tyson.

and holyfield was 34 when he fought a 30 year old tyson.

tyson was only fat when he fought douglas.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #31 on: May 06, 2015, 06:20:37 PM »
Quote from: disco_stu on May 06, 2015, 01:25:04 PM
except lewis was 37..less than a year 'younger' than tyson.

and holyfield was 34 when he fought a 30 year old tyson.

tyson was only fat when he fought douglas.

Tyson was in much better condition when he fought Douglas than when he fought Lewis.  Get your eyes checked.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #32 on: May 07, 2015, 12:48:09 AM »
Quote from: disco_stu on May 06, 2015, 01:25:04 PM
except lewis was 37..less than a year 'younger' than tyson.

and holyfield was 34 when he fought a 30 year old tyson.

tyson was only fat when he fought douglas.

Lewis is OLDER than Tyson dickhead.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #33 on: May 07, 2015, 02:10:34 AM »
Quote from: disco_stu on May 06, 2015, 01:25:04 PM
except lewis was 37..less than a year 'younger' than tyson.

and holyfield was 34 when he fought a 30 year old tyson.

tyson was only fat when he fought douglas.

FFS, athletes will peak and decline at different ages. Tyson was a shot fighter by the time he fought Lewis.
Lewis peaked late in his career.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #34 on: May 07, 2015, 02:26:14 AM »
One of the greatest press conferences in boxing -

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Also Larry was quite the pitch man -

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and singer -

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Larry was really feeling that last one.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #35 on: May 07, 2015, 02:46:33 AM »
Not a great fight, but one of my favorites, this was the one that drove Howard Cosell out of boxing. Gosh, Cobb could take a beating -

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Lead to a pretty funny roast, you can see genuine affection there -

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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #36 on: May 07, 2015, 04:13:20 AM »
Quote from: SuperTed on May 07, 2015, 02:10:34 AM
FFS, athletes will peak and decline at different ages. Tyson was a shot fighter by the time he fought Lewis.
Lewis peaked late in his career.

Lewis and Holyfield were both late bloomers.  Nowhere around when Tyson unified the Heavyweight title.  Neither of them spent 3 plus years in prison away from boxing either.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #37 on: May 07, 2015, 05:03:49 AM »
Quote from: Pray_4_War on May 07, 2015, 04:13:20 AM
Lewis and Holyfield were both late bloomers.  Nowhere around when Tyson unified the Heavyweight title.  Neither of them spent 3 plus years in prison away from boxing either.

Lewis definitely was a late bloomer.
Tyson's peaked in the mid to late 80's, Holyfield in the early to mid 90's and Lewis in the late 90's.
This is why I don't understand when some morons bring up the similar ages of Lewis and Tyson when they fought. Their ages are irrelevant.
Lewis was in and around his boxing prime at the time of the fight while Tyson was well over a decade past his.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #38 on: May 07, 2015, 06:13:52 AM »
Quote from: SuperTed on May 07, 2015, 05:03:49 AM
Lewis definitely was a late bloomer.
Tyson's peaked in the mid to late 80's, Holyfield in the early to mid 90's and Lewis in the late 90's.
This is why I don't understand when some morons bring up the similar ages of Lewis and Tyson when they fought. Their ages are irrelevant.
Lewis was in and around his boxing prime at the time of the fight while Tyson was well over a decade past his.

Word.

Also, Holyfield was a fucking cruiserweight when Tyson won the belt.  He was small as fuck.  Later he roided up and became a headbutting-ass heavyweight.

Fuck both of those nikkas.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #39 on: May 07, 2015, 11:39:13 AM »
In my opinion, Larry had the greatest jab of all time!
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #40 on: May 07, 2015, 11:48:01 AM »
Quick, name one good prime heavyweight fighter Tyson ever beat.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #41 on: May 07, 2015, 12:59:33 PM »
Quote from: SquidVicious on May 07, 2015, 11:48:01 AM
Quick, name one good prime heavyweight fighter Tyson ever beat.
SPinks who twice bashed your hero Holmes.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #42 on: May 07, 2015, 01:01:04 PM »
Why wasn't the May/Pac fight 15 rounds?
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #43 on: May 07, 2015, 08:41:37 PM »
Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on May 07, 2015, 01:01:04 PM
Why wasn't the May/Pac fight 15 rounds?

Championship fights haven't been 15 rounds since the 80s bro.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #44 on: May 07, 2015, 09:20:32 PM »
Quote from: El Diablo Blanco on May 07, 2015, 01:01:04 PM
Why wasn't the May/Pac fight 15 rounds?

The change to 12 rounds being the longest a fight could last came in 1983 - 1988 or so. It was long supposed that the majority of nasty permanent damages to a boxer came about in those last 3 rounds mostly, and after the Mancini / Kim fight the push got stronger to stop them at 10 or 12. There was also support for this from the Tv channels, as it was easier to program around a 12 rounder.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #45 on: May 08, 2015, 12:45:59 AM »
Quote from: old-school-lifter on May 05, 2015, 07:09:38 PM
just watched Holmes v Mike  spinks 1 and 2

man, did Larry get screwed by the corrupt vegas judges both times, even worse in the rematch

Spinks did jack, maybe won, @ the most, 5 of 15 rounds in the lst fight

HOlmes was SO underrated its not funny

i agree with you. and a prime time holmes would have beaten tyson at his best.

holmes was used to getting in the ring with greatness all time sparring with Ali, he wouldn't have been intimidated by tyson at all and he learned from a master how to plan for an opponent. by the time he got in the ring with tyson it was just for a payday.
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Re: Larry Holmes 48 and 0
« Reply #46 on: May 08, 2015, 05:24:15 AM »
That's not Clubber Lang..
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