Quote Originally Posted by OumaFan View Post
Agreed, Fenster.

And while he never beat any elite guys during his prime some of those wins are better than people give Mike credit for. Larry Holmes was old, etc., etc., but yet he was able to beat Mercer four years later. And went the distance with Holyfield. And I'm not sure what that whole "glove caught in the ropes" excuse was all about, if anything Larry probably saw the writing on the wall and was looking for a way out.
Larry Holmes went through a bad patch during the mid 80's, he didn't look good vs Carl Williams or Michael Spinks. Plus he was ring rusty, and didn't have alot of time to train for Mike Tyson, i think the early 40's version of Larry Holmes was better than the late 30's Larry Holmes.