Just how good was Larry Holmes?

[zoley]

1 win short of tying Marciano, Spoiler Spinks Jinx came to Rocky's rescue 🤣.
How good was the Easton Assassin?
Here's some boxers' opinions: [I personally rank him for sure Top 10]
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[Master]

Holmes to me is the 3rd best heavyweight in history. He had a fantastic jab, great chin and heart of a lion. He fought huge punchers, record number of defences and was in fantastic contests. Holmes is not appreciated enough for what he achieved because he came after Ali, had controversial opinions and had no huge rivalry.

At his best he was good enough to beat the other greats in the division.

Larry had the toughness to beat Foreman, Lennox, Vitality, or Wlad, jab to keep Rocky, Frazier or Tyson at bay, skills to out box Holyfield, Usyk or Liston.

[TitoFan]

It depends on who you ask. If you ask Larry, he'll tell you he was one of the greatest ever. He certainly was the biggest whiner in boxing. I'll give him that. He had his signature fights, most notably his war vs Norton, and his beatdown of Cooney. But rarely have I enjoyed seeing someone get KTFO'ed like Holmes was by Tyson. To me, he could possibly sneak into my Top Ten (although I try very hard to look for 10 other fighters to push him out of the list). But that's pushing it.

[TitoFan]

For the record, I think he loses to a prime Ali, Lennox, Foreman, Wlad, Vitali, and of course the fighter who crushed him... Tyson.

[Master]

Peak Holmes would have beaten Holyfield and think he would have handled Tyson better than he did when he was old.

Even Titofan would have admired his amazing win against Mercer.

[Mark TKO]

He's top ten all time for me.

It's the opposition in his era that makes me question him more but that's not his fault.

Without looking at what others have put I think a prime Ali, Lewis and Foreman beat him. Trying to think of others that would but struggling. He beats Tyson in his prime.

[ykdadamaja]

I don't see Holmes beating a prime Ali, Tyson, either Klitchshko brother, or even Lewis, Bowe or Holyfield... He can sure beat Marciano, Louis and Joshua

Holmes would come in at #8 or 9 somewhere in the ATG Heavyweights.