Larry Holmes vs. David Bey - Revision history

Artur128 at 21:32, 12 October 2025

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	\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
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	\| Ring \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| Ring \|\| 6 \|\| 20.10.1984 \|\| ~20.10.1984
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	! colspan="4"\| 2+ Mth. Old		! colspan="4"\| 2+ Mth. Old
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	\| Ring \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| Ring \|\| 8 \|\| 17.08.1984 \|\| ~17.08.1984
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	! colspan="4"\| 3+ Mth. Old		! colspan="4"\| 3+ Mth. Old
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	\| Ring \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| Ring \|\| 8 \|\| 17.08.1984 \|\| ~17.08.1984
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Artur128 at 21:18, 12 October 2025

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	! colspan="4"\| 2+ Mth. Old		! colspan="4"\| 2+ Mth. Old
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	\| WBA \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBA \|\| 4 \|\| 31.08.1984 \|\| by 17.09.1984
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	\| WBC \|\| 3 \|\| 25.09.1984 \|\| by 29.09.1984		\| WBC \|\| 3 \|\| 25.09.1984 \|\| by 29.09.1984

Artur128 at 21:16, 12 October 2025

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	\| WBA \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| WBA \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A
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	\| WBC \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBC \|\| 3 \|\| 25.09.1984 \|\| by 29.09.1984
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	\| WBC \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBC \|\| 3 \|\| 25.09.1984 \|\| by 29.09.1984
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	\| WBC \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| WBC \|\| 6 \|\| 29.08.1984 \|\| by 04.09.1984
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	\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A		\| IBF \|\| N/A \|\| N/A \|\| N/A

Artur128 at 21:14, 12 October 2025

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 <fight>1538</fight>
 *'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Holmes)
 ==Notes==
 *On December 5, 1984, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/544114049/]
 *Announced on January 23.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/778965232/]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*On December 5, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/544114049/]		*On December 5, 1984, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/544114049/]
	*Announced on January 23.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/778965232/]		*Announced on January 23.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/778965232/]
	*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.		*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*On December 5, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/544114049/]		*On December 5, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/544114049/]
			*Announced on January 23.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/778965232/]
	*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.		*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.
	*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.		*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*On December 5, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.		*On December 5, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/544114049/]
	*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.		*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.
	*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.		*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	*On December 6, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.		*On December 5, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.
	*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.		*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.
	*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.		*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
			*On December 6, Don King confirmed to have signed Holmes and Bey to the fight in the upcoming spring.
	*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.		*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.
	*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.		*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.

Boxsoup at 16:18, 10 June 2014

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	<fight>1538</fight>		<fight>1538</fight>
	*Holmes was a 4-to-1 favorite		*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title''' (2nd defense by Holmes)
	*'''[[International Boxing Federation]] Heavyweight Title'''~~<br>~~
	~~<br clear~~=~~all>~~		==Notes==
			*Holmes was a 4-1 betting favorite.
			*The undefeated Bey earned his title shot by beating [[Greg Page]] by a 12-round unanimous decision to win the [[USBA]] title on August 31, 1984. In his next fight, Page won the [[WBA]] title.


			'''From Sports Illustrated:'''

	For four rounds, Holmes patiently let his eager rival roll the dice. Bey went for it all early, the one big punch that would make him a winner in the city of losers. Late in the second round, with Holmes mesmerized by the right-hand freight trains thundering past his head, Bey rocked the champion with a short snapping hook. A shudder surged through Holmes' 223-pound body. A second hook caught him high on the chest. "He got my attention," Holmes would say later. "But you know me, when I get hurt, I just say, 'Hey, let's dance some.'"		For four rounds, Holmes patiently let his eager rival roll the dice. Bey went for it all early, the one big punch that would make him a winner in the city of losers. Late in the second round, with Holmes mesmerized by the right-hand freight trains thundering past his head, Bey rocked the champion with a short snapping hook. A shudder surged through Holmes' 223-pound body. A second hook caught him high on the chest. "He got my attention," Holmes would say later. "But you know me, when I get hurt, I just say, 'Hey, let's dance some.'"
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	Bey's moment had passed. When he finally caught up to Holmes, he was met by clear eyes and a head-snapping jab.		Bey's moment had passed. When he finally caught up to Holmes, he was met by clear eyes and a head-snapping jab.

	After four rounds, Eddie Futch, who has been around boxing almost as long as sweat has, had solved Bey's awkward wild style. As Holmes sat in his corner, his little trainer leaned over and said: "Quit countering. Get off first: then, when he counters, you counter his counter. You can't give him room. He needs it to punch. You got to go to him. Snap that jab. Stay on top of him."		After four rounds, [[Eddie Futch]], who has been around boxing almost as long as sweat has, had solved Bey's awkward wild style. As Holmes sat in his corner, his little trainer leaned over and said: "Quit countering. Get off first: then, when he counters, you counter his counter. You can't give him room. He needs it to punch. You got to go to him. Snap that jab. Stay on top of him."

	In the fifth, Holmes turned it into an honest fistfight, and Bey began backing away, pawing with the left hand while gluing his right glove against his chin. Holmes turned back the clock: his jab became the expected jackhammer: his right cross was strong and cruel. The champion's expression was intense.		In the fifth, Holmes turned it into an honest fistfight, and Bey began backing away, pawing with the left hand while gluing his right glove against his chin. Holmes turned back the clock: his jab became the expected jackhammer: his right cross was strong and cruel. The champion's expression was intense.
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	"That's it," Holmes said after he earned $1.525 million in raising his record to 47-0. He had been saying for weeks that Bey would be his 18th and final title defense. However, he has given the world's promoters until June 9—the seventh anniversary of his 15-round decision over Ken Norton, which won him the WBC title—to come up with enough gold to change his course.		"That's it," Holmes said after he earned $1.525 million in raising his record to 47-0. He had been saying for weeks that Bey would be his 18th and final title defense. However, he has given the world's promoters until June 9—the seventh anniversary of his 15-round decision over Ken Norton, which won him the WBC title—to come up with enough gold to change his course.

	~~== Source ==~~		"I want a lot of money and no more of those big hitters like [[Tim Witherspoon]] and [[Mike Weaver]]," said Holmes, narrowing the field to almost nobody. "I've paid my dues, and if they want me back, they've got to give me little people I can beat on without getting hurt."
	*"~~The Lord~~ of ~~The Ring" by~~ [[~~Pat Putnam~~]], ''~~Sports Illustrated''~~, ~~March 25~~, ~~1985~~ [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119254/index.htm]
			The 35-year-old champion suggested that $3 million would entice him out of his rocking chair in Easton, Pa. to fight [[Michael Spinks]], the light heavyweight champion. And, grinning, he said, "Only $2 million for either [[Tommy Hearns]] or [[Marvin Hagler]]."

			== Article ==
			[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1119254/index.htm "The Lord of The Ring" by Pat Putnam, Sports Illustrated, March 25, 1985]