Ali v Holmes documentary

[Gandalf]

the documentary was on 1 of the espn channels in the uk a little while back. i enjoyed it, holmes came across as a nice bloke.

Classic or 1 same thing.

You are right Larry did come across as a good person. did not rubbish Ali and did not realise but he was crying after he beat him in the dressing room.

I'll look out for this. Only thing is, though i respect he was a great fighter, every time i've come across Larry Holmes he always seemed to come across as a bit of a tit. I once saw him being interviewed and when he was asked about Ali he just wanted to talk about how much better he was and how he would have beaten Ali at any point.

I will definitely look out for this though, hopefully it can change my view on this great champion.

Holmes is very bitter. He also downplay and tried to diminish George Forman's accomplishments in the sport.

It's funny you mentioned it, because I remember I saw this video yesterday and Holmes is talking bad about Foreman's accomplishment. He's basically downplaying Foreman being the oldest HW champ.

Hasn't Holmes always been bitter about Foreman because Foreman wouldn't get in the ring with him? To an extent I think that is understandable. I think Holmes was a very good champion in his own right, but he definitely has a bit of a chip on his shoulder about not getting the same kind of recognition that other fighters of the 70's recieved. He was right inbetween that golden period and the advent of Tyson.