Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 20 Aug 2019, 08:42
by 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?
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 20 Aug 2019, 14:13
by MasterG
I remember how Holmes dropped like a sack of chit and puked his guts up
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 20 Aug 2019, 14:14
by 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.
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 20 Aug 2019, 16:11
by Caractacus
Larry Holmes being in a sort of dis-belief what was happening to him in the ring.
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 21 Aug 2019, 04:11
by 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.
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 21 Aug 2019, 10:28
by Controversial
overhand_right wrote: ↑21 Aug 2019, 04:11
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
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 21 Aug 2019, 10:54
by wouter
overhand_right wrote: ↑21 Aug 2019, 04:11
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.
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 21 Aug 2019, 13:36
by 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.
Re: Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes: What Do You Remember of the Event?
Posted: 21 Aug 2019, 13:45
by Onetimeonly
overhand_right wrote: ↑21 Aug 2019, 04:11
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.