Quote Originally Posted by undefeated
he says he was--and he has every right to think so--48-0. says it all. he beat cooney,shavers and norton--3 big names--and the biggest name ali--however a 39 yr old, prescription drug, early stage of parkinsons--it still took larry --11 rounds to put him away--

larry holmes was 1 of the greatest , but how would he far against the greats

vs prime tyson--tyson ko 10
vs ali--ali UD
vs foreman--could go either way
vs frazier--frazier ko 12
vs marciano--holmes tko 11---rocky's the man--but holmes would be 2 much (they would prob stop the fights on cuts)
vs tunney---holmes ud 12
vs dempsey--holmes ko 12
vs louis--holmes ud 12
vs patterson--holmes ko9

just an opinion-

so larry u r one of the greatest---just not the greatest
that record is an abberition......Don King was padding that record with bums and washed up fighters in an attempt to match and pass Marciano's record......so then King sets up the fight that would give Holmes a 49-0 record against a LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT in Michael Spinks who hadn't fought in a year......didn't happen....couldn't get the record even with hand picked opponents.......not the greatest but maybe in the Top 10-15.......