Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?

[elmersalsa]

I can't believe that 31 years has gone by. It seemed like if it was just a couple of years ago. What do you remember back then of that fight?

[MasterG]

I remember how Holmes dropped like a sack of chit and puked his guts up

[oogiebe]

Holmes getting his right arm hooked on the ropes attempting to throw a punch and being hit with the finisher. Always wondered if that might have made a difference. Probably not.

[Caractacus]

Larry Holmes being in a sort of dis-belief what was happening to him in the ring.

[overhand_right]

Holmes to this day claims he was only given 4 weeks notice for the fight, even though he actually knew he was fighting Tyson months in advance, and was interviewed about it ringside after Tyson/Biggs, in Oct 87!!

Still a game effort by Larry. Can't imagine Foreman ending up stretched on his back like that though.

[Controversial]

Holmes to this day claims he was only given 4 weeks notice for the fight, even though he actually knew he was fighting Tyson months in advance, and was interviewed about it ringside after Tyson/Biggs, in Oct 87!!

Still a game effort by Larry. Can't imagine Foreman ending up stretched on his back like that though.

Yep nonsense

[wouter]

Holmes to this day claims he was only given 4 weeks notice for the fight, even though he actually knew he was fighting Tyson months in advance, and was interviewed about it ringside after Tyson/Biggs, in Oct 87!!

Where is he claiming he had only 4 weeks to prepare? In Against the Odds it is mentioned he had (at least) a couple of months.

[Caractacus]

I thought Mike Tyson had a soewhat look of awe of Holmes during the introductions.
also years later Holmes claimed he was in the process of throwing a left hook ( like the one that knocked out Mike Weaver)\but it got caught on the ropes
which caused him to be knocked out.

[Onetimeonly]

Holmes to this day claims he was only given 4 weeks notice for the fight, even though he actually knew he was fighting Tyson months in advance, and was interviewed about it ringside after Tyson/Biggs, in Oct 87!!

Still a game effort by Larry. Can't imagine Foreman ending up stretched on his back like that though.

Tyson would have ended up on his back against foreman.