let's face it larry holmes' greatness comes mainly from his ability to take punsihment and still come back. foreman's greatness wasnt really that----except for in the lyle war---. larry holmes had trouble with EVERYBODY but still won. thats what i'm talking about. everybody gave him plenty of frightening moments, none of his fights except maybe leon spinks and marvis frazier were really big blowouts. HE HAD TO EARN EVERY WIN. it wasnt easy for larry but he did it. thats a big part of his greatness. lewis woulda gave him just as much trouble as cooney or weaver or shavers or witherspoon or anybody else. if larry was in his 1979 prime he would beat lewis. but if larry was in the mid-80s, i think lewis wins.