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Quote Originally Posted by Beanflicker
Earnie was for my money the hardest puncher of all time, and that was one of the hardest punches I've ever seen him land, so for Holmes to get up from that and go on and win the fight is just a testament to how great Larry Holmes was. One of the best ever IMO
yep im big holmes fan ive seen that knockdown so many times and i keep wondering to myself how hell he got up

Ha... he sorta rolls onto his side and thinks about it for a second. It's like me trying to get up for work after a massive night! The alarm clocks going and I'm thinking to myself 'bugger this!!'

He springs up pretty quick though - although you can tell he's still really out of it. I reckon it was his sheer body weight that stopped him from doing a Zab dance. He was on queer street for the rest of the round. But like a champ, he found a way...