I accept your apology. If I come across as ignorant and pompous, it isn't deliberate...MEISINGER wrote:lets then hear an argument on jofres and holmes skills.that is all i have been asking.i want to hear what you have to say about their skills.
i believe both to be fantastic fighters but why do you rate jofres skils better than larry's?
i also want to apologize for being rude to you.it appears that so many posters want to talk about records and not the actual fighter.i apologize to you if you truly are a fan and not one of these haters.
please lets discuss the skills that you see in jofres.
i will discuss the skills i see in holmes that makes me believe he was slightly better.
Right. Holmes and Jofre's skills.
Holmes I find very impressive. Possibly the third best heavyweight, behind Louis and Ali. I found him to be a bit of a middle man. His jab was straight and accurate, not as fast as Ali's and not as powerful as Liston's, but it was well balanced and had the good qualities of both. Holmes didn't have the footwork and speed of Ali, nor the punching ability of Louis, but again, he had a good mix of both. Holmes' chin was pretty good too - he could be floored, but his recuperative and defensive abilities meant he could usually steer clear of a knockout loss. They say Holmes was a poor man's Ali, but I disagree. He might not have been as good a mover or as quick of hand, but Holmes was a slightly better puncher and was fundamentally superior. I never thought he had a very complete arsenal of punches though... It was his right hand which did the damage. I actually think that in a fantasy matchup, Holmes would beat Ali as long as he used the right gameplan. Stay back, jab, parry and draw Ali onto his ineffective front foot.
Jofre is next but I'm posting this before my computer freezes again.
