Larry Holmes- Championship run needs revisiting?

[Bill Paxtom]

Larry Holmes

Fun Fact #22

Larry was supposed to face Stan Ward in the Semi-Finals of the Don King/ABC-TV
United States Boxing Championships, with the bout scheduled for May 1977.

Larry Holmes

Larry had defeated {W Dec 8} Tom Prater on January 16, 1977 in the First Round of the Tournament.

Larry {Age; 27 years, 4 months} now had a record of 23-0-0 {16 KO's}.

Stan Ward

Stan had defeated {W Dec 10} Jody Ballard on January 29, 1977 to gain entrance into the Tournament.

In the First Round of the Tournament, Stan defeated {W Dec 8} Kevin Isaac on March 6, 1977.

Stan {Age; 27 years, 10 months} had a record of 8-0-2 {4 KO's}.