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I think part of what makes it so brutal is the co-commentator just going 'ooohhhh' as the punch lands. What a brutal shot, one of the cleanest shots I've ever seen.
And what about Holmes - he gets back up and wins the fight. Unbelievable.
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Originally Posted by Greig
Funny eh? looking back..
Acorn was considered a "MONSTER" puncher back then
at 6' nothing and 200 pounds......weird..
shows how smart a fighter Larry was....how he holds on....
Yeah, Earnie could bang. There is an excellent boxing book out called 'Cut Time' by Carlo Rotella and there is a bit on Shavers. He reckons he hit so hard because when he was young he worked on a farm and spent time tossing bails of hay - 'not a lot of weight, but a lot of repetitions makes you strong'.
He had Ali in trouble in their 1977 fight too... Although Ali was barely Ali by that time.
Either way, the punch that felled Holmes was incredible. Not many heavywieghts in history would have got up after that shot IMO, let alone go on to win.
Earnie was for my money the hardest puncher of all time, and that was one of the hardest punches I've ever seen him land, so for Holmes to get up from that and go on and win the fight is just a testament to how great Larry Holmes was. One of the best ever IMO
yep im big holmes fan ive seen that knockdown so many times and i keep wondering to myself how hell he got upQuote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
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Originally Posted by Burning Desire
Ha... he sorta rolls onto his side and thinks about it for a second. It's like me trying to get up for work after a massive night! The alarm clocks going and I'm thinking to myself 'bugger this!!'
He springs up pretty quick though - although you can tell he's still really out of it. I reckon it was his sheer body weight that stopped him from doing a Zab dance. He was on queer street for the rest of the round. But like a champ, he found a way...
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That was the hardest punch I ever felt. I still feel the Shavers punch. I went to give an uppercut and got caught. I went to the other corner and held onto Shavers until i got my legs back.
I read another explanation where he says that he was actually out on the way down but the thud on the canvas actually brought him round.
Thats only because he can't remember the Tyson fight.Quote:
Originally Posted by Burning Desire
tyson didnt hit as hard as sharvers plus holmes wasnt in his prime against tyson as you know it was tysons great technique and great speed that made his punches powerful because of his quick hands impact was awesome but all in all shavers hit harderQuote:
Originally Posted by Taeth
That punch used to be on the opening credits of World of Sport, anybody remember that?
Wow, maybe a dumb question, but what site does Larry Holmes post at?Quote:
Originally Posted by Burning Desire
Great punch...if Earnie learned some defense and how to BOX a little better he could have been the best heavyweight ever.
What I wouldn't give to see Prime Shavers vs...
Prime George Foreman
Prime Mike Tyson
Prime Evander Holyfield
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So where does that put Mike Tyson ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
Holmes knew exactly what Mike was all about and what he was capable of, Mike has always been a known quantity
Mike put Holmes down and kept him there, the only man to do so
yes and douglas put tyson down and out but tyson wasnt ready for that fight same thing happened here holmes hadnt fought for like 2 years and was on losing streak losing two decisions which should of gone his way and holmes had two weeks to train and was shot thats difference mate and to be honest i have no idea why holmes not being fully prepared and not having any warm up opponent would take on animal like tyson was then if he was going challenge him id made sure id have couple of warm up fights first this decision from holmes still puzzles meQuote:
Originally Posted by ross
tyson hits very hard prolly top 5 hardest hw puncher of all time but for me shavers and foreman hit harder
Mike didnt wear Holmes down, he obliterated him, no one came close before or after
Holmes wasnt caught cold and also wasnt slowing down in the fight (through age or lack of fitness), he just got caught by a better puncher than Shavers
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I'll agree with Ross here: Mike was a better puncher than Shavers, but not a harder puncher. Mike generated explosive power from perfect technique and an incredibly fast torquing of the shoulder and hips. He also had incredible handspeed in his younger days. Shavers on the other hand had more of a roundhouse, arm punching style. In the clip I posted alone you can count a few occassions where he throws himself off balance trying a big, swinging shot.
So, in terms of pure concussive power, I give the nod to Shavers. In terms of pure technique and fighting ability you have to go Tyson.
Lets not forget that the Holmes who stayed down against Tyson was 38 years old. The reason he wasn't in the best of shape was because he took the fight on pretty short notice (not sure it was as short as 2 weeks though...). The reason he did that was because Don King threw an OBSCENE amount of money at him.
Also, what people forget about that fight is that Larry looked great for 3 rounds jabbing and moving until Tyson caught up with him in the 4th.
Holmes/Tyson has an eerie similarity about Ali/Holmes 8 years earlier - only Tyson didn't pull his punches like Holmes did...
But then again Mike was able to land much more clean power shots on Holmes' dome than Shavers was, due to Holmes being years older. Holmes got up from Tyson twice before he put him down for the count.Quote:
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^Agreed there. I'm a big fan of Shavers because I'm a sucker for the big punchers, but in terms of fighting ability I'm not really sold on Earnie. When he stepped up and trained hard he could be a solid force (like in his fight with Ali) but I think overall he had bad stamina, limited skills and a mediocre chin.
What doesn't amaze me that he got up from that shot, it's that he got up from that shot at the count of 4 :o
Same thing I asked myself how byrd got up from that Ibeubuchi punch at about 5.
Getting up from a huge punch isnt the thing..its getting up from it in about 5 seconds thats amazing :o