I agree, the hands and the style, Holmes was about as close to Ali as you will ever see, he couldn't (or didn't) move his head and upper body like a prime Ali though.
Love the old commercials what an awesome surprise. What a great fight last round look like a Hollywood movie you couldn’t have script it better. my God
This was as good a Heavyweight Title fight as you'll ever see. I mean there was virtually no clinching and holding like we see in so many fights. Both Men just gave there all and it could have went either way. I remember watching this fight. People forget that Going into 1978 Larry was 26-0 and He had to fight Earnie Shavers in March of 78. Leon Spinks was getting title shot against Ali in Feb of 78. Ken Norton had defeated Jimmy Young in November of 77 in an elimination match. Leon Spinks only had 7 fights but he was a gold Medalist and a name. Larry had been a top 10 Heavyweight but Ali had no interest in fighting Holmes. Even when Ali regained the WBA Title from Spinks He retired shortly after. He didn't start calling out Holmes until two years later because He needed money. This fight though between Holmes and Norton was between the two best fighters in 1978. Muhammad Ali didn't really want to fight Norton for a fourth time. That's why he took the Spinks fight because he was delaying it as long as he could. This was Norton's last hurrah as he was never the same after this fight. He would only have a couple more wins as he would suffer devastating first round knockout losses to Earnie Shavers and Gerry Cooney. Larry would go on to be recognized as Heavyweight Champion for the next 7 years making 20 successful title defenses before losing a close decision to Michael Spinks in September of1985.
*Raw-bone in those days OMG in rounds 14 & 15, call it, stand and deliver, for Larry to have taken such hits from Norton without kissing the canvas is remarkable*
Holmes had one of the best jabs I've ever seen...how some of these judges come up with totally different scores is just amazing. That was clearly Home's win.
I agree his jab was best can easily make a argument he was the greatest of all time in his ere held title 7years who did that didn't break the record he wanted to because of mike spinks who won all those fights straight without a lost how many heavyweights got off the canvas after being knock down come back to win he got dropped by snipes and shavers came back to win and was in numerous wars what a fighter and he saved his money he.owns half of Easton pa he was the greatest in his time remember he was Ali's sparring partner so all that revenge for Ali stuff was crap Ali hung around to long Holmes hung around to long didn't take away from their greatness though
That was the definition of Professional Boxing 🥊 WOW They were fighting they gave it all they had you can’t ask for anything more. You had it all in this one mercy I am glad to have been born in the 60s and grew up in this era .Two pro athletes giving it there all . Two of the Greatest!!!❤
How the Hell did Foreman before his first loss against Ali so much more effectively take down Norton, Frazier, Chuvalo and Others with so much more ease than Ali and Holmes did? It is as if everyone knew how last longer against Foreman after Ali exposed the mystery weakness of Foreman no one before Ali knew how to last longer than the first 3 rounds against Foreman.
In my opinion, Larry Holmes is the greatest heavy weight champion ever. Going into the 14 round this fight was close. Norton was winning the 14 round. 14 seconds to go in the fight. Holmes took it to Norton. I never saw a fighter win a fight with 14 seconds to go. Without a knockout. Holmes was a hellva champion 🏆.
Ken Norton symbolizes the great competition of the heavyweights. An exciting fighter he was who I believe got the best of Ali. The third fight could have easily gone his way decision wise. I felt he won.
I've got one thing to say about Larry Holmes He was a bad shut your mouth In that boxing ring I see this fight as a shed out for Larry Holmes the Easton assassin And yes he is one of the greatest of all times And they didn't he leave this fight to Larry Holmes He won this fight fair and square
i always feel sad for norton...he was a great fighter, but a great nice man, and he fought everyone, and i think his problem was his style...but he put on such a great performance in so many fights with so many greats. then he went broke and had a car accident...he deserves maximum respect.
Yes Norton was a truly nice man, personally I think it was his style that made him as good as he was, his unusual style made it very hard for his opponents
Yes your right Kenny fought the best. His style was to come forward in his crab like position. And he would give guys like Ali. And Holmes trouble every night of the week because they were not Big heavy punchers. He couldn't last 2 rounds with the heavy hitters like Foreman. Cooney. And shavers.
I thank all those heavyweights who gave us inspiration and they were exciting to this day no one has matched it lewis would of beat bowe lewis was the best in that time I see why they ducked him
Están haciendo las presentadores y ya no he podido esperar para hacer el comentario,Ken Norton,representaba,la vieja guardia,de cuando Ali,Fracier y Foreman Larry el qué acabo,con ellos dos estilos, opuestos la pegada y estilo tosco de Norton,encontrá de la técnica y la juventud,de Holmes un gran combate.
Had not seen this fight till today. Norton was powerful, Holmes took his best shots and out jabbed him. Norton was a much better fighter than I thought.
Had to work that night. Had my brother audio recording on cassette. It was exciting just listening to Costello. Now it was one of the best fights I’ve seen. By the way Norton should have the fight.
I like to see Holmes getting it good I must admitted it that I don't never have liked Holmes as a boxing champ fighter who I'll ever give him honor because he doesn't deserve it not grom me!!!!
So much respect to both men. I forgot how tuff heavyweights used to be. I grew up in the Tyson era. Much love to both these men. Battle. To to Norton Jr. Cowboys baby,.... Thanks for the memories.
One thing about round 1 Holmes vs Norton. Norton walloped Holmes with a left jab. Which the announcers missed I think Merchants mentioned it while Howard C was talking great fight 15th was epic
Howard Cosell was the most annoying obnoxious announcer I've ever heard, always bringing up some insignificant trivial tid bits that happened 3,4,5,10,15 years ago in Zaire, Lewiston Maine, or Houston Astrodome, bout some bogus bs nobody really gives a damn about.
I had Holmes sweeping the first 6 rounds. He also took 12, 13. Round 15 was really a toss-up. I gave it to Norton despite a big rally by Holmes near the end of the round. Kenny lost too many of the early and mid-rounds. It was just too deep a hole for him to climb out of.
Para mi esa pelea fue Kenny norton que ganó claramente Larry holmes ganas los primeros raund pero norton dio los mejores y más contundentes golpes tanto al cuerpo como a la mandíbula
Thus was unbelievable. I wonder if it gave Sylvester Stallone a few ideas for his Rocky 2 script. Holmes had an Apollo Creed style and Norton had more of a Rocky style except he was a righty.
Yeah. One loss to Ali and ppl act like that certainly makes Ali better. But if they both fight the same guys and one puts them down in 2 and the other takes 2 matches, then why wouldn’t George be better? Plus he was not as prepared as he should’ve been for Ali.
1 point difference on all 3 cards. Can't get much closer. Could have been a draw or a Norton win. Norton got better shots in. Norton seems not to have a problem with decision
larry still got his ass whip norton had the stronger blows even shoot up larry yeah it was close that final round kenny got the best of it just gave it to larry i keep tellin these larry holmes fans larry just luck up in this fight and shavers fight nothing great about him but recovering but still don,t do anything but jab you to death no knockout power he try just a plain basic boxer whit some skill i give him that
Also don't forget. Holmes also could take a punch 👊. Snipes and shavers hit Holmes with vicious knockout punches in their fights. Holmes got up to win both fights. 💪. Check out both fights on utube.
Don't think people understand boxing if they thought Norton won, he wasn't even close. He did clearly win the Ali fight at Yankee stadium though, thought that was robbery. But this he needed a K.O after the 10th, let alone the 13th which was two point round to Holmes.
@@leewilliams6673 I know the "official scores" and they are SO accurate all time. Just like the Cooney v Holmes cards. In this case Holmes took the first 7, drew 9 won 10, hence fight over unless like Holmes hater Cosel said before the last bell "I don't agree with Bill (Slayton) I think a knockout is the only way to win..." Never mind what Wikipedia tells you, it really wasn't close as Ali-Norton 2 or 3. Norton was 35 by then and never got over the Yankee Stadium decision, he even said straight after the fight he let him build up a big lead and left it too late. After more decades than I care to admit being a student and a scholar of boxing, scoring a fight fairly, with the biased commentators on and off (it's amazing what they can sell) if you can count to 8, especially if it only takes you 10 rounds to get there that's all. I admit it was tough but that close, nah. It was a way to give even rounds to the champion, that's all In my opinion, I think Holmes was hard done by, lined up a fight with Young (who should have been the champ, think he squeaked past Norton in a much closer fight) but he lost twice to Occasio, who Holmes beat while waiting to give Norton another chance if he too could beat Shavers, but fought Earnie again instead. Yes these are my opinions, and that's all. Holmes won this by 4 points minimum, 5 if you give round 13 2pts to Holmes. However if some people are niave to think Ali really knocked out Liston in the rematch with the superb pretend acting by Liston rolling over and over with a right that couldn't ever be replicated in any other fights, then I'm happy to be honest to myself, and not a fanboy of Ali, Holmes or Tyson. Holmes is the only one who never gets enough credit, and the other two get far too much. (As Boxers,)
Norton (good fighter for sure) has the wrong kind of muscles to be effective over a long fight. They're unstretched, bulky and they fill with blood causing him to tire and slow down...Angelo Dundee gave a lecture on this years ago...boxers should have smoother more elegant muscle tone. Norton lifted weights, was trained at one time by Franco Columbo believing it would give him a strength advantage. Muscular strength is not really critical to be a great boxer...it's leverage and timing.
@@eddielester3589 I got to give it to Larry, he stood toe to toe with Ken in the 15th rd. I believe that's what won him the fight. His punches were a little bit more solid than Kenny's.
143-142 for Holmes Holmes won rounds 1-5, 7, 13, and 15 Norton won rounds 6, 8-12, and 14 8-7 Holmes in rounds Rly could’ve went either way, but the slight edge to Holmes Great fight
Norton have more of everything than Lerry he almost got down no legs not breath Larry was out completely but judges always do against the non champions
Wow. I thought I was watching Ali. I forget Larry was Ali's sparing partner for years. Larry was a great champion. Much love brother
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Watch the greatest underrated heavy weight on utube, Holmes n got burned for most title defenses. Props.
I agree, the hands and the style, Holmes was about as close to Ali as you will ever see, he couldn't (or didn't) move his head and upper body like a prime Ali though.
Wow! Just tough! Both fighters. Ken Norton made Larry earn it. Much respect. One of the greatest fights ever.
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Ken Norton Heavyweight Champion who never won a title fight. Then again the judges didn't do him favors.
I hope you are not talking about the Holmes vs Norton fight because Norton was a punching bag except for two rounds
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Love the old commercials what an awesome surprise. What a great fight last round look like a Hollywood movie you couldn’t have script it better. my God
Same here I love them too
This was a free fight.
AWESOME!
They were all free back in the day. Wide world of sports!
@@elinino5275 No not always.
Cosell never liked Holmes bc of Ali and it always showed. Great fight
Larry definetly won...landed many more punches and was the more aggressor getting off first more often
Ken Norton was always one of my favorites 😍 ❤️ a great boxer and a great person 😀 ❤️ 👍 God bless him 🙏
This was as good a Heavyweight Title fight as you'll ever see. I mean there was virtually no clinching and holding like we see in so many fights. Both Men just gave there all and it could have went either way. I remember watching this fight. People forget that Going into 1978 Larry was 26-0 and He had to fight Earnie Shavers in March of 78. Leon Spinks was getting title shot against Ali in Feb of 78. Ken Norton had defeated Jimmy Young in November of 77 in an elimination match. Leon Spinks only had 7 fights but he was a gold Medalist and a name. Larry had been a top 10 Heavyweight but Ali had no interest in fighting Holmes. Even when Ali regained the WBA Title from Spinks He retired shortly after. He didn't start calling out Holmes until two years later because He needed money. This fight though between Holmes and Norton was between the two best fighters in 1978. Muhammad Ali didn't really want to fight Norton for a fourth time. That's why he took the Spinks fight because he was delaying it as long as he could. This was Norton's last hurrah as he was never the same after this fight. He would only have a couple more wins as he would suffer devastating first round knockout losses to Earnie Shavers and Gerry Cooney. Larry would go on to be recognized as Heavyweight Champion for the next 7 years making 20 successful title defenses before losing a close decision to Michael Spinks in September of1985.
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*Raw-bone in those days OMG in rounds 14 & 15, call it, stand and deliver, for Larry to have taken such hits from Norton without kissing the canvas is remarkable*
Norton was a tuff customer!Just never gave up!
A living punching bag
Tough like you wonder if crocodile skin he is made of
Holmes had one of the best jabs I've ever seen...how some of these judges come up with totally different scores is just amazing. That was clearly Home's win.
I agree his jab was best can easily make a argument he was the greatest of all time in his ere held title 7years who did that didn't break the record he wanted to because of mike spinks who won all those fights straight without a lost how many heavyweights got off the canvas after being knock down come back to win he got dropped by snipes and shavers came back to win and was in numerous wars what a fighter and he saved his money he.owns half of Easton pa he was the greatest in his time remember he was Ali's sparring partner so all that revenge for Ali stuff was crap Ali hung around to long Holmes hung around to long didn't take away from their greatness though
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Norton won this fight .
I’ve watched this fight many times and I always have Norton winning, a very close fight though.
Classic, Great Fight
Wow that last round.. big up both of them
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To have lost or won versus Ken Norton was nothing short of amazing. He's fought all the greatest and best of his era.
Norton wasn't much
@@jg6698 disagree
@@jg6698 in first fight against Ali he beat him. Just robbed by judges.
I love watching the Liston, Ali & Holmes era, but could not stand cosel! He talks too much & too much personal bs! RIP Liston, Ali & Norton!
Great match, action all the way to the last second of the last round.
I'm exhausted just watching this. Wow, what great great warriors they were
That was the definition of Professional Boxing 🥊 WOW They were fighting they gave it all they had you can’t ask for anything more. You had it all in this one mercy I am glad to have been born in the 60s and grew up in this era .Two pro athletes giving it there all . Two of the Greatest!!!❤
Но Али, воистину Великий🎉❤!
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And Roberto Duran on the other side of Sly.
How the Hell did Foreman before his first loss against Ali so much more effectively take down Norton, Frazier, Chuvalo and Others with so much more ease than Ali and Holmes did? It is as if everyone knew how last longer against Foreman after Ali exposed the mystery weakness of Foreman no one before Ali knew how to last longer than the first 3 rounds against Foreman.
In my opinion, Larry Holmes is the greatest heavy weight champion ever. Going into the 14 round this fight was close. Norton was winning the 14 round. 14 seconds to go in the fight. Holmes took it to Norton. I never saw a fighter win a fight with 14 seconds to go. Without a knockout. Holmes was a hellva champion 🏆.
Depois de Ali, Holmes foi o maior de todos os tempos.
@@glennthevoice mmm, lots of others in that Convo, including Usyk.
Norton won that fight. I don't know what fight the crazy judges was watching?????? Norton was just beating on homes ...
Holmes won I agree
I didn't think it was close, Holmes counters everything Norton threw at him
That last series of shots that Holmes connected with late in the 15th i think decided it. He had just a little more left in the tank than Kenny.
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Ken Norton symbolizes the great competition of the heavyweights. An exciting fighter he was who I believe got the best of Ali. The third fight could have easily gone his way decision wise. I felt he won.
Larry Holmes.... Champion for 7 years.
The start of a 7 year era.....Mr Holmes
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Larry Holmes is in the all time top 5 Heavyweight boxing Champions of all time in my opinion..
1. Ali
2. Larry Holmes
I remember this fight my friends and
I were yelling at the top of our lungs throughout the fight. That 15th round was the best...
WOW! What a FIGHT!!!😮😳
GREAT FIGHT! Back when boxing mattered and fighters fought more than they tweeted. I still had Norton winning.
If this fight was ruled a draw who could argue? I'd hate to be a judge for this fight.
Fight of the century
I've got one thing to say about
Larry Holmes
He was a bad shut your mouth
In that boxing ring
I see this fight as a shed out for
Larry Holmes the Easton assassin
And yes he is one of the greatest of all times
And they didn't he leave this fight to Larry Holmes
He won this fight fair and square
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Ken Norton is a true sportsman and a championship denied
Agreed about his sportsmanship but I had Larry edging this fight out
Ken I think was a marine ! and should have got his props, but Holmes never lost a round !!.
Norton wasn't much
Saw this great fight,always wondered why no rematch?
norton already old.., and holmes was very picky, unless the price is right larry wouldnt accept the fight
i always feel sad for norton...he was a great fighter, but a great nice man, and he fought everyone, and i think his problem was his style...but he put on such a great performance in so many fights with so many greats. then he went broke and had a car accident...he deserves maximum respect.
Yes Norton was a truly nice man, personally I think it was his style that made him as good as he was, his unusual style made it very hard for his opponents
Yes your right Kenny fought the best. His style was to come forward in his crab like position. And he would give guys like Ali. And Holmes trouble every night of the week because they were not Big heavy punchers. He couldn't last 2 rounds with the heavy hitters like Foreman. Cooney. And shavers.
If. Kenny Norton's name was Ali. He would have kept his title and been given at least a draw.
@@danpolseno9728 ARGUABLY the best 15th round in HW boxing history.
@@danpolseno9728 lol bro, you need meds, B Blessed.
I thank all those heavyweights who gave us inspiration and they were exciting to this day no one has matched it lewis would of beat bowe lewis was the best in that time I see why they ducked him
Están haciendo las presentadores y ya no he podido esperar para hacer el comentario,Ken Norton,representaba,la vieja guardia,de cuando Ali,Fracier y Foreman Larry el qué acabo,con ellos dos estilos, opuestos la pegada y estilo tosco de Norton,encontrá de la técnica y la juventud,de Holmes un gran combate.
15R best good fight
Can somebody tell me what the hell hell kenny norten up in the 13th round
What a fight
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Write yourself some Meds, plz.
Criss Cross defense left him vulnerable with the dragging his right foot. Ken Norton left side of his head was open.
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Kenny was dangerous, beautiful fighter, so much class, Ali said that he was the best fighter he ever fought, which says a lot ❤
meanwhile holmes won this fight and foreman beat him too 😫✌🏽
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Best fight ever. I saw two professional fighters in the ring. No need of referee.
Had not seen this fight till today. Norton was powerful, Holmes took his best shots and out jabbed him. Norton was a much better fighter than I thought.
Imagine. We got to watch these incredible heavyweight title matchups on FREE TV. We turned off the volume to shut up Cosell.
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When Ken Norton gets off the stool at the start of a round, it looks like a guy going off to work.
Round 1: Holmes-10, Norton-9
Round 2: Holmes-10 Norton-9
Round 3: Holmes-10 Norton-9
Round 4: Holmes-10 Norton-9
Round 5: Holmes-10 Norton-9
Round 6: Holmes-10 Norton-9
Round 7: Holmes-9 Norton-10
Round 8: Holmes-9 Norton-10
Round 9: Holmes-9 Norton-10
Round 10: Holmes-10 Norton-10
Round 11: Holmes-9 Norton-10
Round 12: Holmes-9 Norton-10
Round 13: Holmes-10 Norton-9
Round 14: Holmes-10 Norton-10
Round 15: Holmes-9 Norton-10
Holmes-144, Norton-143
I got Holmes by a point, but I feel like I might have given Round 10 even; which not everybody would agree
8-6-1 Holmes or 7-7-1 draw. Great fight.
Holmes won clear and square no doubt about it Norton was a punching bag in this fight
Draw would have kept the title with Norton. He could have lived with that
8-6-1 Norton.
@@leroybailey7015 and u b butt blind !! this fight was close all the way !
@@anz2441 Norton can sure take a darned good punch Holmes had more glory moments and deserved victory
Depois de Ali, Larry Holmes foi o melhor de todos os tempos.
Had to work that night. Had my brother audio recording on cassette. It was exciting just listening to Costello. Now it was one of the best fights I’ve seen. By the way Norton should have the fight.
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Holmes by 3 rounds for me,
I had Holmes winning. Norton let him get to far ahead and had to make up alot of ground
Norton deserved a draw. Being the champion. Larry deserved to stay undefeated. A Draw was the correct call. Just like leanard Hagler. Was a draw
I think Ray Leonard was named the winner by split decision
Is that sylvester Stallone in the black and white suit at 33.21 😂
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THE BEST
THE LEGEND
Certainly no heavyweights of 2024 to ever match these two gladiators....fact!
I like to see Holmes getting it good I must admitted it that I don't never have liked Holmes as a boxing champ fighter who I'll ever give him honor because he doesn't deserve it not grom me!!!!
Eso es lo que le falta young...ir al frente siempre...gran pelea se dieron los dos..sin argusias así se pelea young y serás grande
So much respect to both men. I forgot how tuff heavyweights used to be. I grew up in the Tyson era. Much love to both these men. Battle. To to Norton Jr. Cowboys baby,.... Thanks for the memories.
I was 15 on this classic day 🌟💥🥊 I always said it was a DRAW 🌟🌟
Nah Holmes won the fight Norton was always late with his punches they came in patches far and few
Who won the final round? Could anybody tell?
Norton won it easily.
One thing about round 1 Holmes vs Norton. Norton walloped Holmes with a left jab. Which the announcers missed I think Merchants mentioned it while Howard C was talking great fight 15th was epic
Howard Cosell was the most annoying obnoxious announcer I've ever heard, always bringing up some insignificant trivial tid bits that happened 3,4,5,10,15 years ago in Zaire, Lewiston Maine, or Houston Astrodome, bout some bogus bs nobody really gives a damn about.
you can see holmes giving everything he has and thats in his prime,gota say Ken Norton is some kinda good
I had Holmes sweeping the first 6 rounds. He also took 12, 13. Round 15 was really a toss-up. I gave it to Norton despite a big rally by Holmes near the end of the round. Kenny lost too many of the early and mid-rounds. It was just too deep a hole for him to climb out of.
Holmes beat the champ close fight but Holmes beat the champ
Para mi esa pelea fue Kenny norton que ganó claramente Larry holmes ganas los primeros raund pero norton dio los mejores y más contundentes golpes tanto al cuerpo como a la mandíbula
Thus was unbelievable. I wonder if it gave Sylvester Stallone a few ideas for his Rocky 2 script. Holmes had an Apollo Creed style and Norton had more of a Rocky style except he was a righty.
I like Howard Cosell. He wasn't always right. His assessment of Woody Hayes was wrong. Billy Martin was right. Woody was a great man
Howard's commentaries were legendary. No one can described a boxing match like him.
Norton landed heavier shots all night. Cosell biased toward Holmes. Norton won 9-5-1.
Larry had the best jab in the history of professional boxing. Remember this fight like yesterday.
This fight confirms to me that George Forman was tghe best of this era
Yeah. One loss to Ali and ppl act like that certainly makes Ali better. But if they both fight the same guys and one puts them down in 2 and the other takes 2 matches, then why wouldn’t George be better? Plus he was not as prepared as he should’ve been for Ali.
This was at a time when mills lane had a little bit of a D.A left
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1 point difference on all 3 cards. Can't get much closer. Could have been a draw or a Norton win. Norton got better shots in. Norton seems not to have a problem with decision
Howard Cosell kept saying Kenny Norton is beating Larry Holmes Larry Holmes beat the crap out of him in that last round
This is Ali’s sparring partner vs Fraziers sparring partner great fight
Man larry fought the close to death fight here dug down real deep and then some was wore the fuckout
larry still got his ass whip norton had the stronger blows even shoot up larry yeah it was close that final round kenny got the best of it just gave it to larry i keep tellin these larry holmes fans larry just luck up in this fight and shavers fight nothing great about him but recovering but still don,t do anything but jab you to death no knockout power he try just a plain basic boxer whit some skill i give him that
Also don't forget. Holmes also could take a punch 👊. Snipes and shavers hit Holmes with vicious knockout punches in their fights. Holmes got up to win both fights. 💪. Check out both fights on utube.
This is not a sport but an abomination, a barbarity, a brutality, a crime against humankind.
Holmes left jab was accurate, fast and sharp. In heavyweight history it compares with Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali.
Don't think people understand boxing if they thought Norton won, he wasn't even close. He did clearly win the Ali fight at Yankee stadium though, thought that was robbery. But this he needed a K.O after the 10th, let alone the 13th which was two point round to Holmes.
You do realize this this fight was decided by 1 point! Review the scoring and it will clue you as to why people thought Norton won.
@@leewilliams6673 I know the "official scores" and they are SO accurate all time. Just like the Cooney v Holmes cards. In this case Holmes took the first 7, drew 9 won 10, hence fight over unless like Holmes hater Cosel said before the last bell "I don't agree with Bill (Slayton) I think a knockout is the only way to win..." Never mind what Wikipedia tells you, it really wasn't close as Ali-Norton 2 or 3. Norton was 35 by then and never got over the Yankee Stadium decision, he even said straight after the fight he let him build up a big lead and left it too late. After more decades than I care to admit being a student and a scholar of boxing, scoring a fight fairly, with the biased commentators on and off (it's amazing what they can sell) if you can count to 8, especially if it only takes you 10 rounds to get there that's all. I admit it was tough but that close, nah. It was a way to give even rounds to the champion, that's all In my opinion, I think Holmes was hard done by, lined up a fight with Young (who should have been the champ, think he squeaked past Norton in a much closer fight) but he lost twice to Occasio, who Holmes beat while waiting to give Norton another chance if he too could beat Shavers, but fought Earnie again instead. Yes these are my opinions, and that's all. Holmes won this by 4 points minimum, 5 if you give round 13 2pts to Holmes. However if some people are niave to think Ali really knocked out Liston in the rematch with the superb pretend acting by Liston rolling over and over with a right that couldn't ever be replicated in any other fights, then I'm happy to be honest to myself, and not a fanboy of Ali, Holmes or Tyson. Holmes is the only one who never gets enough credit, and the other two get far too much. (As Boxers,)
Well it must have been close as it was a split decision. Unless you're saying that the judges don't understand boxing?
@@martinlively2392 great comment
I think he was trying to say he felt it was a close fight but not as close as many people believe it was in his opinion
Qué buena la pelea
What a rassclaat fight!
Greatest fight ever
it’s definitely up there
@@russellking9762is it better than manila?
best fight .....NO CLINCHING like other ass wholes use
Norton is a fool his Left Jabb is Gold but all fighters get caught fightin forgettin to Box..its a Boxin match u fools🤗✌️😎
Props, these little kids are fools.
Shut up
What a fight
Why. Was. Homes. Not. Understated. Champ.
Debió haber sido un empate,me pareció injusto
Norton (good fighter for sure) has the wrong kind of muscles to be effective over a long fight. They're unstretched, bulky and they fill with blood causing him to tire and slow down...Angelo Dundee gave a lecture on this years ago...boxers should have smoother more elegant muscle tone. Norton lifted weights, was trained at one time by Franco Columbo believing it would give him a strength advantage. Muscular strength is not really critical to be a great boxer...it's leverage and timing.
That's a damn lie
Norton had to much ground to make up.Both great people. Holmes finally shuts up Cosell for good, after doubting him since the Olympic Trials.
@Exar Yes and even surving Norton's late barrage and giving it back...
Anybody see Sylvester Stallone and Roberto Duran sitting together at ringside?
@@eddielester3589 I got to give it to Larry, he stood toe to toe with Ken in the 15th rd. I believe that's what won him the fight. His punches were a little bit more solid than Kenny's.
@@aarondigby9859 agree
i think he had it in him to do it….but his fight strategy went against him….should have moved on Larry early IMO
Ali was awesome, but he got gifted at least one decision against Norton, maybe two. Larry Holmes genuinely beat Norton. It was a war but he beat him,
wake the hell up josh light and see the damn light man
I thought this fight should have been a draw. It was a great fight.
Good call .
no doubt about it mr garrison no doubt
143-142 for Holmes
Holmes won rounds 1-5, 7, 13, and 15
Norton won rounds 6, 8-12, and 14
8-7 Holmes in rounds
Rly could’ve went either way, but the slight edge to Holmes
Great fight
Holmes didn't win the 15th round.
L. Holmes was as good as Ali, what a jab.
Better than Ali
@@matthewmercer2477 y
Norton have more of everything than Lerry he almost got down no legs not breath Larry was out completely but judges always do against the non champions
I’ve read more than once that Holmes and Norton despised one another, but I’ve never been able to find out why.
From what I’ve read it was professional. Norton had what Holmes wanted(the WBC World Title)