Between them, these two all-time greats compiled astonishing numbers: 145 wins, just 11 losses, and a staggering 112 KO’s – George Foreman and Larry Holmes – two of the greatest heavyweights of the 1970s, in fact of all-time.
There was a time, quite remarkably when we look back now, when the great Larry Holmes, as he often lamented himself, never got his “just due,” his “respect.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp2ZeNEPNlA
At the time of his rendering an ageing Larry Holmes unconscious, in disturbing fashion, not too many fans, experts or historians took too much notice of the Mike Tyson KO win; certainly the reigning heavyweight champ was given little praise or credit for taking out the 38 year old who had himself ruled the division from 1978 to 1985.
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George Foreman and Larry Holmes, two of the greatest heavyweights of the 1970s, in fact of all-time, somehow managed to avoid one another during their ’70s prime, but the two former champs did come oh, so close to getting it on in 1999.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7fKNkCp3aw
Former world heavyweight king Larry Holmes celebrates his 69th birthday today. Over the years, Holmes’ reputation as one of the absolute greats has grown and grown.
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Most lists you come across, practically all top-10 greatest heavyweight champions lists, have Larry Holmes in there somewhere. Whether the former champ is in at the lower end of the ten or closer to the very top, Holmes is there and of course he has every right to be placed.
June 9, 1978 – Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
Unbeaten and, to his own disgust, largely ignored heavyweight contender Larry Holmes was getting a shot at the WBC crown.
If he wins tomorrow night, against the dangerous Luis Ortiz, reigning and defending WBC heavyweight king Deontay Wilder will, as fans know, reach 40-0 as a pro.
There was a time when Howard Cosell was very much the voice of boxing; the man on the microphone whenever the big, big fights took place.
Former heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury insists his time out of the ring, his exile if you like, is comparable to the enforced inactivity the great Muhammad Ali had to undergo back in the 1960s.