Imagine prime George Foreman vs prime Larry Holmes?
This is the debut edition of the Dream Fight series, and a hypothetical fantasy match-up between Big … read more “Video: George Foreman vs Larry Holmes – Boxing Dream Fight”
The biggest heavyweight fight of the 1980s took place on this day in 1982, as heavyweight great Larry Holmes defended his crown against “Great White … read more “39 Years Ago: Holmes Vs. Cooney – The Fight That Came A Year Too Early For Gentleman Gerry”
43 years ago, at the sports pavilion at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, heavyweights Larry Holmes and Ken Norton gave us one of the greatest … read more “43 Years Ago: When Holmes And Norton Went Through Hell; And Gave Us An Incomparable Heavyweight Classic”
It’s somewhat ironic that, in the career of Tim Witherspoon, his finest performance came in his first big fight; a fight plenty of people felt … read more “38 Years Ago Today: When Tim Witherspoon Gave Larry Holmes A “Terrible” Time”
If heavyweight great Larry Homes was angry after being on the wrong end of a controversial decision to Michael Spinks in September of 1985, “The … read more “35 Years Ago Today: When Larry Holmes Fell To Michael Spinks’ “Jinx” For A Second Time”
Larry Holmes had a career that was in some ways quite similar to that of Marvin Hagler. Like Hagler, Holmes went pro to zero fanfare, … read more “48 Years Ago – The Great Larry Holmes Went Pro”
42-year-old Larry Holmes, having reeled off five wins against so-so opposition in a comeback that had followed his crushing 1988 KO loss to Mike Tyson, … read more “Holmes vs. Mercer: Larry Holmes’ Last Great Win”
It was awful. It has been widely referred to as the fight that never should have happened. It was a brutally one sided fight that … read more “After His Worst Ever Experience In The Ring – Muhammad Ali Was Still Capable Of Having Us In Tears (of laughter)”