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Re: Give credit to Larry Holmes
Posted: 16 Dec 2008, 17:24
by Goodnight, Irene
I'd give Tyson a good shot at beating the Holmes of ten years before they actually met. I wouldn't favour him --- I'd expect a pensive & on-song Holmes to survive the early going, & score a late stoppage --- but, Tyson would get his shot, IMO.
Re: Give credit to Larry Holmes
Posted: 16 Dec 2008, 19:04
by Robinson
Peak for peak I think Tyson out of all other HW's has the best
shot at beating a prime Holmes. The 1988 stoppage as impressive
as it was, really was no guide. I doubt the 1992 Holmes would have
been stopped by Tyson. Though I am sure Holmes would lose the
decision.
Re: Give credit to Larry Holmes
Posted: 19 Dec 2008, 10:55
by Counter-puncher
wvboxer wrote:
I haven't seen alot of Holmes but enough to recognize his skills as a boxer. His problem was that he was Miles Davis to Ali's Louis Armstrong. For those who don't know jazz, Armstrong was a pioneering trumpeter & brilliant soloist as well as a tremendous entertainer. As great as his playing was, he was willing to play to the crowd. (Given the time he played in, being a showman was necessary for a black perfomer.) Davis was also brilliant but was anything but a showman. He often turned his back to the audience when not playing. You appreciated him for his music or nothing. He wouldn't try to win you. My point : Ali was a showman because that's who he was. Holmes expected to be appreciated for what he did inside the ring not for how entertaining he was out of it.
I've babbled but that my opinion. Great Champion though.
nicely put