Knocked Out in Sparring

[Chino]

While not knocked out,Holmes was completely decked by Ali in sparring

Nice to know after seeing what happened to a very old Ali when they fought for real! No disrespect to Holmes but he would have got his backside handed to him against a prime Ali and it somewhat annoys me when I hear Holmes bragging about beating Ali even to this day.

That's one of the many reasons why I hate it when hall of famers stay in the ring longer than they should. Back then, I can imagine all the people hyping Larry Holmes as the biggest boxer out there for beating the great Muhammad Ali, that is, an Ali who was passed his prime. It happens often.

[rjj tszyu]

While not knocked out,Holmes was completely decked by Ali in sparring

Nice to know after seeing what happened to a very old Ali when they fought for real! No disrespect to Holmes but he would have got his backside handed to him against a prime Ali and it somewhat annoys me when I hear Holmes bragging about beating Ali even to this day.

That's one of the many reasons why I hate it when hall of famers stay in the ring longer than they should. Back then, I can imagine all the people hyping Larry Holmes as the biggest boxer out there for beating the great Muhammad Ali, that is, an Ali who was passed his prime. It happens often.

Yep they just don't know when to quit. Maybe Ali would have been in far better health now had he just retired then.