You DO know Larry Holmes had limited power, right?

[El Kabong]

69 wins only 44 stoppages....wouldn't call him a power puncher. Above average power yes, but nothing shocking. Holmes was an all around great boxer, he didn't have any big flaws but he wasn't just wrecking opponent after opponent either, he had some good tough fights he gutted out vs some fighters who never really improved after the fact despite being young and part of that has to do with the era and how a lot of fighters at the time had drug problems.

[Bill Paxtom]

Larry Holmes

A} Suffered a bad injury to his right-hand {1976}.

B} Hampered by a nagging strained muscle in his left bicep {1977 thru 1981}

C} Prone to bone injuries in his right-fist {1978 thru 1981}.

[Vendettos]

I wasn't under the impression that he was a huge banger?!

I'm confused as I think this thread basically states common knowledge.

I really wish your keyboard would break.

[ykdadamaja]

I wasn't under the impression that he was a huge banger?!

I'm confused as I think this thread basically states common knowledge.

I really wish your keyboard would break.

I really wish you would just walk into a gas chamber looking for truffles. But we all can't be so lucky!

[Bill Paxtom]

Muhammad Ali before fighting Larry Holmes >

"Larry can't break an Egg. He has a decent left-jab, but he has nothing in his right-hand. Nothing."


Angelo Dundee to Muhammad Ali during the fight with Larry Holmes >

"Muhammad, stay away from Larry's right-hand. It's murderous"

[Master]

Bill so much hate, what a waste of your life.

Muhammid Ali was a beautiful man that was the greatest sportsman ever and there is nothing you can do to demean what he achieved.

EVER.