Re: And used to think L Holmes was a jerk BEFORE this week

Originally Posted by
ICB

Originally Posted by
Majesty
seriously if boxing was all about technique.
Lets all follow Larry Holmes and be robots that fight the same way.
Ali used to beat him up in sparring in his mid age years, so how Larry could call him overrated is beyond me
A robot that fights the sameway are you kidding me seriously ? Larry Holmes relied on the jab alot but he could also brawl which he showed in many fights, he could also use movement very well like Muhammad Ali, and he could be the aggressor.
And he was a very good athletic Heavyweight, i think you need to watch more Larry Holmes fights before you make a comment like that again. And lastly Larry Holmes was a novice when he sparred with Muhammad Ali in 1972, he wasn't even a pro yet i don't believe. He was half the fighter he then compared to his peak in 1978.
I am sure Holmes was the sparring partner for Ali when he fought Foreman.
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