Larry Holmes NEVER fought...

[ykdadamaja]

Pinklon Thomas Michael Dokes or Gerrie Coetzee and never rematched Tim Witherspoon... why not?

[Master]

Larry Holmes was a great heavyweight champion behind Ali and Louis for me.

Holmes had a great jab, fantastic chin and a superb record. Yes Larry had close fights against opponents he should have beaten easily such as Williams and Snipes but taking Shavers "punch" and coming back, the war with Norton and the event/beating of Cooney were unbelievable achievements. Larry was smart and made good money when he left Don King others did not.

Does he really have had to face Pinklon Thomas, Michael Dokes, Gerrie Coetzee or rematch Tim Witherspoon to enhance his legacy?

Larry upset a lot of people and that was one of the reasons many dislike him especially coming after Ali but he was a top fighter and I was glad he got some appreciation when he beat Mercer against all the odds.

Larry would have beaten Foreman peak or the old version. Shame he never got that chance.

[TitoFan]

Larry Holmes may not be the best heavyweight ever........ but he was certainly the best WHINER of all time..... both heavyweight and pound-for-pound.

[Master]

Larry Holmes may not be the best heavyweight ever........ but he was certainly the best WHINER of all time..... both heavyweight and pound-for-pound.

But he did not have to fight those mentioned to be rated any higher.

[TitoFan]

Larry Holmes may not be the best heavyweight ever........ but he was certainly the best WHINER of all time..... both heavyweight and pound-for-pound.

But he did not have to fight those mentioned to be rated any higher.

Oh I agree. I just could never stand the whiner. What an obnoxious human being.

[Spicoli]

Witherspoon scooped up his belt Larry dropped after Holmes couldn't agree to terms with Page but definitely a rematch that needed to happen. Wasn't King a major factor in it not happening too? Imagine that. Holmes and Coetzee was made a couple of times and fell apart and Page beat him a month after their last proposed date in 84. Hey all is not lost though Holmes and Witherspoon shared a ppv geezer card where Tim lost his rematch to Page and Holmes milked every ounce of his name to rematch Bonecrusher Smith. On ppv, believe that?

[p4pking]

Holmes was a great fighter. The Witherspoon rematch is a fair question, maybe he just didn’t want it, that was a real taxing affair. Given the fights he took afterwards though, way past his best, it’s hard to believe he ever avoided anyone. I second that he would have thouroughly beaten foreman, that’s a fight that should’ve happened in the early 90s.