Quote Originally Posted by TitoFan View Post
I admit to being less objective about Larry than you. And kudos for the well explained facts on the guy. I too tire of the worship poured on Holmes, and the untouchable force field he seems to have around him. But I've hated the guy ever since I can remember, and I think he was a pretty good champion... but that's it. I was ecstatic when he got flattened by Mike Tyson..... payback for his beating up on old man Ali, and his disrespectful comments on the already dead Rocky Marciano. All Larry ever did was whine about not getting enough attention because he was black. Fuck Larry Holmes.
I'm not pointing fingers at anyone. We are all guilty. Speaking of Tyson, he's another one that benefited from timing. His first 30 fights is a virtual who's who on the soup aile at the grocery store.

I think Larry could have competed in most eras but you cant on the one hand scrutinize the record while at the same time ignore that when it comes toward the direction that you sit. We scrutinize Hopkins middle career as we do Joe Calzaghe and yet Larry's is not even debatable? Nobody can name a fighter Bernard could have fought at 160 that he didn't and nor can anyone name a fighter Joe could have fought that he didn't at 168 but I can name many fighters Holmes could have fought that he didn't and have already done so.