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Caractacus wrote:yeah,but it wasn't from the Boxing great Larry Holmes that those titles were won from.

Rider51 wrote:I always wondered in the back of my mind when Holmes couldn't finish [LeDoux] early, he thumbed him before Scott could thumb him, a la Norton. Though that punch from Holmes was so fast when both fighters were moving, it's impossible to fully accuse Larry of that.

Rider51 wrote: ↑02 Jun 2017, 14:38 Growing up Marty was one of my favorites to watch, at least in the few fights seen of him. I didn't see anyone mention that after Marty beat Ball, he said he was looking to get a fight with Cooney, and felt it would be a big draw. Alas, Cooney, really Victor Valle, Mike Jones and Dennis Rappaport did nothing to really advance Gerry's skills by having him fight guys like Marty (or Tillis, or Witherspoon, Thomas, etc.), even if Gerry would have lost one of those fights.

I thought Marty was robbed against LeDoux, though Scott's jab caused Marty a lot of trouble and piled up points. I was very excited to see Marty get a shot against Greg Page after the win over Ball, but on that day the fit and quick version of Page showed up. Marty just couldn't get his punches off, and was late trying to slip anything.

I have to admit I was really hoping Marty would flatten LeDoux when they met. Scott was getting blown out by Norton when he badly and I think blatantly thumbed Ken late, and lucked out a home town draw. Scott had been whipped by Mike Weaver, and earlier in his career was flattened by Foreman, and twice lost to Duane Bobick. When there was talk of Scott maybe getting a title fight against Holmes if he could win a rematch with Lyle, then Monroe as a substitute - in his home town again, it really chaffed my hide. He simply didn't deserve it. Scott wasn't a dirty fighter per se, but I always wondered in the back of my mind when Holmes couldn't finish him early, he thumbed him before Scott could thumb him, a la Norton. Though that punch from Holmes was so fast when both fighters were moving, it's impossible to fully accuse Larry of that.