Re: 1980 Larry Holmes vs 2016 Tyson Fury

Originally Posted by
SlimTrae

Originally Posted by
Master
Holmes had his bad days and struggled with Carl the truth Williams, who is near the height, reach and style of Fury.
With a pretty deep gash over his eye...Carl gave a memorable/class on the jab---post fight interview.
He said "I had the quicker jab, but Larry had the more experienced jab."
Referring to the fact he used the Jab to score. Larry was shooting past the eye, slashing his skin which created the gash.
Only other time I saw that kind of jab...with intent to slash

Lewis vs Klitschko.
With that said....Holmes workmanlike rate and experience carries him to victory or Fury.
I agree but boxers like Witherspoon and awkward fighters like Snipes/Slinks gave Holmes famous jab problems.
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