Larry Holmes NEVER fought...

[TitoFan]

Actually, Holmes said that AFTER he lost to Michael Spinks. That's just the kind of prick he was.

[Sleepwalker]

To this day, he's always bringing up the fact that he was hated for beating Ali. It's been 40 years and he continues to hold on to this narrative. That's plenty of time to change your attitude and image. George Foreman reinvented himself as a person and public figure. Larry is still the same bitter prick he always was.

[SlimTrae]

Actually, Holmes said that AFTER he lost to Michael Spinks. That's just the kind of prick he was.

I know you heard the skit, but this is the first time I saw the video.
https://youtu.be/NZj9tNVjLEk

[TitoFan]

Actually I think I had seen it, but it was a long time ago. Eddie Murphy didn't do skits like that on too many people, so to do one on Larry he must've seen the same prick personality the rest of us did.

Larry was a world-class whiner and a prick.

[Master]

Actually I think I had seen it, but it was a long time ago. Eddie Murphy didn't do skits like that on too many people, so to do one on Larry he must've seen the same prick personality the rest of us did.

Larry was a world-class whiner and a prick.

Eddie has done Michael Jackson and Mr T as well.

[TitoFan]

Actually I think I had seen it, but it was a long time ago. Eddie Murphy didn't do skits like that on too many people, so to do one on Larry he must've seen the same prick personality the rest of us did.

Larry was a world-class whiner and a prick.

Eddie has done Michael Jackson and Mr T as well.

Those are two characters that are hard to resist.

[SlimTrae]

Actually I think I had seen it, but it was a long time ago. Eddie Murphy didn't do skits like that on too many people, so to do one on Larry he must've seen the same prick personality the rest of us did.

Larry was a world-class whiner and a prick.

Eddie has done Michael Jackson and Mr T as well.

yeah, Mr. T was kinda of a slight, but as TitoFan said, Eddie went to town on Larry. F the fighter, F the judges, F my fans too! LMAO!

[Slim the BoxingManiac]

Holmes is a racist. He said there would never be another white heavyweight champion because blacks are superior, and he disparaged Rocky Marciano.

Holmes would have been schooled by prime Ali, and destroyed by prime Foreman and by prime Klitschko (either one). The division was weak when he had his run. I loved it when Mike Tyson knocked him out.

Butterbean was robbed in his fight with Larry Holmes.

Might be giving Wlad a bit too much credit

But yeah I've never liked Larry just because he shittalked Marciano

But it's real fitting that he went from 48-0 to 48-3 lmao

Then went on to school and beat an undefeated Olympic gold medallist (who had just recently smashed Tommy Morrison) to show what a truly great fighter he was in the heavyweight history of boxing.

As much as I dislike Larry, he was one of the greatest heavyweights of all time with arguably the greatest jab in heavyweight history. Holmes is underrated.

Actually, Holmes said that AFTER he lost to Michael Spinks. That's just the kind of prick he was.

Yeah the sour pissbag lmao

[TitoFan]

Actually I think I had seen it, but it was a long time ago. Eddie Murphy didn't do skits like that on too many people, so to do one on Larry he must've seen the same prick personality the rest of us did.

Larry was a world-class whiner and a prick.

Eddie has done Michael Jackson and Mr T as well.

yeah, Mr. T was kinda of a slight, but as TitoFan said, Eddie went to town on Larry. F the fighter, F the judges, F my fans too! LMAO!

I thought for a minute he was going to say F Campbell Soup too... but in Eddie's skit they were paying him for the commercial, so it wouldn't have been cool.

Holmes used to say the only color he cared about was green..... but he sure didn't act like it. He was one racist son-of-a-bitch.

Mike Tyson went up a million points in my book when he demolished Holmes, much like Barrera went up a million points when he humiliated Naz, and Mosley went up a million points when he KTFO'ed Margarito.

[SlimTrae]

Actually I think I had seen it, but it was a long time ago. Eddie Murphy didn't do skits like that on too many people, so to do one on Larry he must've seen the same prick personality the rest of us did.

Larry was a world-class whiner and a prick.

Eddie has done Michael Jackson and Mr T as well.

yeah, Mr. T was kinda of a slight, but as TitoFan said, Eddie went to town on Larry. F the fighter, F the judges, F my fans too! LMAO!

Mike Tyson went up a million points in my book when he demolished Holmes, much like Barrera went up a million points when he humiliated Naz, and Mosley went up a million points when he KTFO'ed Margarito.

3 for 3; you're still on your game!

[ykdadamaja]

Actually, Holmes said that AFTER he lost to Michael Spinks. That's just the kind of prick he was.

I know you heard the skit, but this is the first time I saw the video.
https://youtu.be/NZj9tNVjLEk

Yea. I remembered this. lololol...

[Spicoli]

I dunno, I've never been a fan of Holmes and only watched him 'live' when he launched his Tyson and then 90's comeback but he always struck me far more a bitter prick with a chip on his shoulder than some racist. Street smart shat talker who came up very very rough. When did he proclaim blacks 'superior'..sure we're not talking about Jimmy the Greek? He said what he said about Marciano but it was more derisive of Marcianos merit and record than his race? Fans and detractors fused that part, unless I missed something more direct. Yeh it was disrespectful but boxing doesn't groom choir boys, especially in the moment with some chuckle head putting a mic in your face. Didn't he later apologize and say it was trash and him running his mouth? Just trying to look at it from a guys POV who was sandwiched in between the two heavyweights, Ali and Tyson, who are the core of so much fan, media and society focus. Holmes could be a grade A asshole who said exactly what entered his mind, he pulled no punches but you gotta consider where this Country was and just look at the tribal divide that became the Holmes v Cooney promotion/fiasco to see that the writers, blocks of "fans", promoters and personalities were every bit as responsible for making that black vs white and made sure we all knew it. Cooney and Holmes left that pretty close friends from what I gather.

[Freedom]

I missed something more direct.

When he was talking about Marciano, Holmes said there would never be another white heavyweight champion.

He made similar comments years later when disparaging Wladimir Klitschko.

[Freedom]

I would have liked to see George Foreman vs. Larry Holmes in the late 70s.

Prime Ali would have schooled prime Holmes. Prime Frazier would have stopped him.

[Master]

I would have liked to see George Foreman vs. Larry Holmes in the late 70s.

Prime Ali would have schooled prime Holmes. Prime Frazier would have stopped him.

Holmes v Foreman would have been a great fight in the 70's and a novelty in the 90's. Foreman knows that Holmes jab would disfigure his face like Alex did.

I love Joe Frazier but think Holmes would beat him too.

A prime Holmes had an incredible chin.