They were better! A prime Larry would have destroyed Holyfield quite easily. This was a shell of Larry, who would have not needed to throw a right hand to defeat Evander in his prime.
and Holmes was retired for 2 years. Signed sin kings contract and had 6 months to prepare. King pulled his shit. And pulled a take it or leave it. You have 4 weeks to get ready. Holmes wanted the payday.
Admire of Tyson had to watch that match between Tyson and Holmes in detail through again, and understand why Holmes did not manage the last 10 seconds of the 4th round. He was surprised by an infight uppercup. But the great giants of the Ali era rise again. Holmes was cunning enough to protect himself, but when he had to hit the last crucial defensive shot with the right in the ring corner, his arm is on the wrong side of the middle ring rope and his defense is totally open and Tyson knocks him out. Also note that Holmes had not boxed at all before, had in principle put the gloves on the shelf, yet he can keep Tyson at a distance. It's not given Tyson had won that match, just look at the Buster Douglas match, Douglas as there was no resistance for Holyfield, who later beat Tyson twice.
He wasn't underrated, he was a very good champion but he didn't face the calibre of opposition that Ali did, defeating the likes of Liston, Frazier & Foreman gave Ali his greatness.
Larry Holmes is such a smart fighter. He obviously didnt have the same mobility that he had in his prime but he evolved his game to stay competitive with top prime fighters. Very impressive performance from a 42 year old holmes. Imagine if he fought holyfield in his prime
I understand what you're saying, but if he fought Holy in his prime, he'd not fight so passively and to survive, he'd come forward, aggressive, and there was no better HVWT counter puncher than Holy, so I think Holy would've eventually got him out of there late, especially in a 15 rounder. Plus Holy had never been cut like that before and it threw him off his game a little he admitted. Still, Holmes was vomiting all over himself by the end, LOL. Just my opinion, Holy is my favorite fighter of all time, but I absolutely love Larry. 1st fight I ever remember watching was him beating the hell out of Cooney. I only wish he had been in shape when he fought Tyson, I think he loses anyway, but he would've acquitted himself much better.
@@joeblough261 Prime Larry holmes was too fast and too quick on his feet for holyfield. He would have won on points because of holyfield's chin and heart but no way would he have stood a chance against prime Holmes. He took bombs from Ken Norton and kept fighting back. When both fighters have the heart and the chin. The skill always prevails and Larry Holmes was doubtlessly the more skilled boxer. No disprespect to Holyfield. He's one of the greatest inside fighters of all time but just not as good as holmes overall.
@@soundwavesuperior28I have been trawling through the comments to see did anyone else say what I was thinking. Holyfiejd was a filthy fighter. His elbows and head it’s were part of his fight plan/strategy.
@@derekdevaney2242 Never been a huge fan of Holyfield. He head butted & threw elbows too much during his big fights to be considered amongst the real greats. You have to respect him to some extent; he was a cruiserweight in heavyweight trunks who never, ever backed down. He really was the real deal. But his legacy is tarnished, without a doubt, by his dirty tactics.
Credit to Larry. His fight with Tyson was complete destruction, but he proved that, even at 41, he could hang with Holyfield and probably several other top fighters of that era. Larry was a great champion who really never got the praise he deserved in the press.
@@papalegba6759 I think that was the first time Holmes was ever KOd in a professional fight, and he fought some real hitters in his era. Shavers, Norton, etc.
@@maxxxmodelz4061 he did some odd things for money. like throwing the spinks fight for example. but in his prime, in a straight fight, he'd have whipped both tyson & holyfield no problem. they weren't in the same league.
@@papalegba6759 Which Spinks fight do you feel he threw? I don't believe Larry intentionally threw either fight. I think he severely underestimated Spinks in the first fight, and then got robbed by shading judging in the second fight.
@@papalegba6759 i just watched both, Tyson outlanded in first round, which was a very inactive round, and caught him in the end of round 3, maybe you could give holmes 2 but it was also very inactive. Holmes wasn’t winning
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig Not sure about your Bowe comment Ummm Maybe Bowe wins. By the Time Tyson fought Holyfield Tyson was 6 years past his prime maybe even 8 years. There are TWO Mike Tysons the 20 21 22 year old version and the post prison verision
Holyfield struggled with a 42 year old Holmes #letthatsinkin Dunno why Holmes is never given his true credit not just as a heavyweight but one of the greatest boxers ever!🤪
I give Larry Holmes all the credit in the world !!!!! He won the last two rounds and pushed himself with ever once of his being to a point where he was so spent at the end he through up from nausea. I have seen a lot of marathon runners do the same at the end of a race. I know how he felt at the end of the fight and still hung around the ring to answer questions. He definitely wanted out of that ring as quickly as possible. A TRUE CHAMPION AND A GENTLEMAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Although Mike is still my favorite I really appreciate Larry and all that he accomplished in the sport.. So much so that I ordered a box set of his entire career! It was so storied and he did have rivalries with several of the same boxers Mike had to deal with later.. I also really admire Holy and his love for the game.. The fact that he was always dedicated and serious about the prospect of making great matches.. Although there’s no denying Larry is at an advanced age here and past his prime it was still an excellent version of him that Evander got in ‘92.. This is probably right behind the Foreman epic Holy waged the previous year..
Yeah I believe Larry homes would of beat Holyfield in his prime or is it the case where just because a washed up Larry holmes made it competitive against holmes doesn’t mean a prime version of him can beat him? Maybe
I've always been an Ali Forman Frazier iron Mike Lennox hollyfield man but Holmes was a true fighter! Much better than I've given credit! Fine performance head held high in this fight!!
I'm with you Maree. Cheering for Holmes was never done by me. Now I believe he and Foreman are at the top of my list. Both fought in till their 40's. so bravo to you two kings.
@@kevinquinn3763 agree Kevin I definitely did not give Holmes any credit and he was an elite boxer! Ali is greatest for me but Forman Frazier Holmes iron Mike holifield lewis were all top fighters!! God bless🙏
Watching this again, Holmes was still a dangerous fighter, as he proved against Ray Mercer. Holyfield was a whole new level though and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as an all time great fighter.
This fight is massively underrated. Although there wasn't knockdowns or furious exchanges, it was a tough fight between two of most skilled champions of all time. Holyfield had a heck of a work rate and Holmes was brilliant at fighting off the ropes and staying out of harms way. I had Holyfield as the clear winner in terms of points, but Holmes did brilliantly and was competitive throughout the fight, and he proved beyond any doubt that he was a legit and worthy contender even in his 40s.
Personally I consider Holmes the standard in boxing performance. Even in his losses he is impressive. Apart from his left jab, he is amazing in his efficiency of movement. He sure had Evander sweating at the end. Two really great champions... from different eras actually.
Holmes was a very good boxer but he dominated a weaker era, one of the main reasons why he didn't quite gain the same recognition as Muhammad Ali. I'm not entirely convinced he would have beaten the likes of Liston, Frazier & Foreman.
@@meezie81 By 1984 Holmes was past his prime and he knew it. He picked Spinks expecting it to be an easy victory, thereby equalling Marciano's 49-0 record.
Big deal. Holyfield fought everyone !! Truly great. And started at Cruiserweight ! Not to mention an early and incredible Ali. C’mon , watch all of them over All the many years. THEN talk ..
I’d forgotten all about this fight. Even though I watched the highlights of it at the time. Then Holyfield would fight Riddick Bowe a few months later in the first fight of their trilogy. Containing one of the best ever rounds of boxing I’ve ever seen.
This was an old Larry Holmes. I believe if this fight had been when Holmes fought Norton or Shavers, Holyfield would have been finished. That jab back then was crisp and precise.
so correct you are! probably the best jab in the history of the sport and that's not taking anything away from Ali. So crisp it was and always was on target.
Wow! It's Holyfield's day!Holmes did his best too and judges managed the fight well giving due respect to the rightful winner.thank you sharing us this beautiful sport's episode.more power to you all
Agreed. He was so smart, and he was in the ring with a really smart and old schooled warrior. Only prime Holyfield fight I ever saw where the other guy looked craftier than Evander.
Tyson doesn't get enough credit for his win over Holmes. Holmes was still a great fighter years after that fight. This is 4 years later and look how good he still was against Holyfield. And Holmes should've won 2 championships after Tyson. He beat an undefeated Ray Mercer in 1992, who was really the WBO champion, but the WBO stripped for for fighting Holmes instead of Michael Moorer. And I thought Holmes beat Oliver McCall in 1995 for the WBC title. I also had Holmes beating Spinks in the rematch, meaning Tyson beat the legit champ. And Tyson knocked Holmes out. He destroyed him. No one else ever knocked Holmes out, and the dude fought till he was 52.
Holmes wasn’t even in shape when he fought Tyson. Don King set up the fight and only gave Larry three months but he had been retired like fifteen months. This version of Holmes might have faired better.
Holyfield was much more busy, no doubt about that but i really felt that the fight was closer on points than the official scorecards. Holmes really impressed me in this fight. His science of the ring, he way he was blocking the punches ( espcially until the middle of the fight ) and by the way, his own punches seemed to be a little more accurate than Holyfield at times. I think it's one of the fights that Holmes could be proud of even if he has lost it.
The fight was closer than we remember, i felt Holyfield won as he was pressing the action whereas Holmes was content to hang on the ropes & counter but many of the rounds were close & could have been scored either way.
Holyfield was a Rhythm fighter.. watch his footwork combined with his punches always on his toes. Bouncing. And sometimes he would plant his feet and go to war
very true, except the fight with tyson...tyson would initiate, holy would counter then hang on for dear life and walk mike backwards...it was a great strategy ...but if he fought tyson like this he would have been tkoed imo...but holy is to smart to fight tyson inside!.
@@stavros693000 Tyson actually needs a tiny bit of space to crouch on his toes and lunge/leap upward with those bombs and combinations. Evander smartly smothered him and kept pushing him back on his heels. Tyson's feet were never set to unload with his normal barrage. He could only land when flat footed or on his heels and it lacked the same explosion and power.
Holmes was retired for 2 years. Was offered the fight and signed a contract it was suppose to be 6 months and the fight would take place. Don king pulled his strings and it was either 4 weeks. Take it or leave it. Larry wanted that money. There is perspective that many don’t know. Which is all good. You would have had to be alive and a boxing fan reading papers at the time
@@oldironsides4107 And also Holyfield was a natural cruiserweight who didn’t have significant punching power at heavyweight. Alex Stewart was KOd 7 times but went 12 rounds with Holyfield.
Larry Holmes was the heavyweight champ that I remember the most growing up. He was a very impressive all-around boxer. He is underrated in my opinion. Sadly, he wasn't savvy with the media like Ali. I still remember when Larry Holmes said to the judges after they gave a fight to Michael Spinks: "kiss me where the sun don't shine." I have great respect that Holmes could go the distance with Holyfield when Evander was in his prime.
@@Shovelhook Larry Holme was old when lost to Michael Spinks:::, he out of retirement;;; boxing or fighting like martial arts it not how hard the punch it where;; boxing is x& 0 strategy ;; hollyfield & Mike Tyson boxing match just a retirement / nursing 🏡 home paycheck for Larry Holme
You might feel differently if you watched Holyfield vs Bow 2 and 3; one cannot look past the height and weight differences without giving Holyfield his due.
One of the greatest ever. He did really well here for his age, one of the only guys out there that could out savvy Evander in his prime. Holyfield clearly won on points, but this was a very competitive and tactical fight.
Larry was Ali's sparring partner ,and he was the champ from 78-85 , I believe . A tough SOB , I never rooted for him in the 70s but he won my respect and he beat everyone . Shavers , Berbick , my boy Tex Cobb, Ali, Cooney, Witherspoon ,Spinks , Mercer etc etc .
Mike fought Larry Holmes YEARS before this and people try to discredit Tyson for his win. Evander literally struggled several years later and nobody says a thing. Interesting.
They dislike Tyson so much that they give everyone else too much credit. From a pure technique standpoint, Mike runs circles around Evander any day of the week.
In this fight Holyfield had an opponent who gave him time and space to go ahead and use his maximum viciousness for any length of time he wanted. And when Holyfield had run and crossed that boundary again and again he found that all of that did not outclass or overturn his opponent ; on the contrary Holmes was at ease and in control and was taking right decisions with presence of mind and hitting Holyfield intentionally, and regularly and very effectively. All in all , it was a draw at the best. It could not be said that Holyfield was the better fighter than Holmes in the fight.
Great, great fighters, amazing how much Holmes still had in the tank. He looked much better in this fight then when he fought Tyson after a 3 1/2 year layoff.
I never understood why Larry Holmes was never in any Fight Night video game. It has always pissed me off. I am glad they included big George Foreman whether it was his younger form, or his older form, but I would love to play as Larry Holmes fighting against George Foreman. That would be a dream of mine, lol. Holmes deserves more respect. I know people do know him as one of the greatest fighters in history, but he was more than that. He was basically Ali 2.0. I would love to see something like this happen again with older fighters. I would love to see Vitali, and Wladimir Klitschko to come back and school the modern generation of heavyweights, and finally have a rematch with Tyson Fury whether they would win or lose. Wladimir had a whole different style when he fought Joshua a while back. He was dancing, and throwing more diverse combinations than he did during his reign as champion.
Holmes reigned as World Champion for over 7 years. He had 20 successful title defenses. And 3rd longest reigning World Champion in history. That alone should've put him in the games.
Larry Holmes came back to fight in his 40’s so he could get a crack at Foreman. Holmes was denied that chance in late 70’s & so wanted that opportunity during early to mid 90’s. So I have to agree with Holmes. Foreman chose to avoid Holmes.
Holmes never unified the world titles. He was not underrated. He hasn't beaten an elite fighter. His best opponent was Witherspoon, Bonecrusher, Weaver, and Mercer.
Liston, Frazier, Foreman, Quarry & Lyle were better than any of Holmes' challengers & Ali fought a better version of Norton as well. Holmes was good but dominated a weaker era in boxing than Ali.
This fight just underscores the greatness of Larry Holmes. He scored over 50% of his punches on Holyfield and made Ray Mercer a punching bag by scoring over 70% of all his punches. Holyfield and Mercer scored less than 45% on Holmes. The only two fighters that made Holmes look bad are Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks in their 1st fight. It just shows you how great Prime Mike Tyson was.
Not true, Carl Williams arguably beat Holmes but didn't get the decision & Witherspoon pushed him very close as well, Spinks beat him & Tyson flattened him. Holmes was a very good fighter no doubt but did not face the calibre of opposition that Muhammad Ali faced, such as a Liston, Frazier & Foreman. All of those guys were leagues above Shavers who incidentally almost knocked Holmes out. As for Holyfield & Mercer, Holmes was soundly beaten by Holyfield & Mercer clearly underestimated Holmes, coming into the fight thinking it was an easy job.
@@isabellamcloughlan6082 Holmes beat Mercer... he beat Williams and witherspoon as well... Tyson flattened him cus DOn king didnt give holmes time to perpare and Holmes wanted the money for the tyson fight
Maybe, though Holyfield improved himself after this fight & became more canny & knowing in relation to ring smarts though i do agree, i would pick Holmes 78/82 to defeat Holyfield.
Guys yes Larry was 42 but i have noticed that 40 is not any where old. I am speaking as a 41 year old amateur boxer. Just train often, give yourself a few days break. I have knocked down 20 year olds. Though we born in the early 80s are on a different juice. We are much stronger than Gen Zs.
@@seventhson9441 Holyfield appears nice but he isn't, he has a fighters mentality & you have to practically kill him to beat him, as Tyson himself found out.
Evander was not trained as sharply here, he looked quicker and better conditioned in the 2 previous fights. He really wanted to fight Tyson but it had been canceled over the rape trial. Evander had just beat Foreman did not want to fight another 42 year old. It was expected he would be fighting an undefeated Ray Mercer here (he was contracted to fight the winner of Mercer/Holmes,) but Larry messed that all up.
Tyson did avoid fighters like Tommy Morrison Riddick Bowe The guy that koed Morrison.. I would like to see Tyson fight the competition Holyfield fought..Holyfield didn't duck anyone.
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After Holyfield got cut by Holmes's elbow, Holmes practically stopped fighting. Strange. This reminded me of the first Holyfield - Lewis fight. When I realized that one of them was sponsored by Showtime and the other was under HBO (or something of the sort), I told my friend, who was watching the fight on TV with me, that it was going to be a draw. After the first few rounds, it was very obvious that both were pulling their punches. I was so disappointed, And true enough, it was a draw.
There's no credence in what you say, the first fight between Lewis & Holyfield is widely acknowledged as one of the worst decisions in the history of the sport & most observers were of the opinion Lewis had done enough to win. Holyfield was hurt on numerous occasions but Lewis failed to press forward, as was a cautious counterpuncher & had nothing to do with either guy pulling their punches, you are obviously a conspiracy theorist.
@@peterhaye8537 You obviously don't know anything about boxing. You must be a fan of Don King. I rely on my own observations, not on others. If it were just left to judges and observers, so many fighters would have lost by decision had they not eventually KO'd their opponents. When Ali fought Ron Lyle, the announcer kept on saying the Lyle was ahead on points. He then told Angelo Dundee that his guy seemed to be losing. Angelo said something like, "Oh yeah. Then I must be blind." Shortly thereafter, Ali KO'd Lyle. In the Ali-Foreman fight, the judges must have Foreman way ahead on points just before he was knocked out. The judges, announcers and observers were all set to give the fight to Moorer had Foreman not KO'd him. The announcers kept on repeating that Foreman's punches did not seem to carry as much power as before. In the Thrilla in Manila, if Frazier's corner did not give up and instead continued to fight, and just told Frazier to just keep away from Ali and finish the round, just as what the handlers of Holyfield told him to just keep away from Holmes in the last five or six rounds, then the judges most probably gave the fight to Frazier.
Larry holme is greatest fighter of all time.. No fighter in today's era can beat larry holme.!!yes.. that's the true facts.. Larry will go on to distance.. Even opponent drop him he raised up fight's again.. He has devastating right hand punch.. He has a great chin..too. Can u see any heavyweight like him in today's era.. absolutely..not.!! Larry holme should go in same list with Ali as the greatest fighters of all time.. I have respect for this great legendary fighters.. Just imagine .if larry holme was in his prime in today's heavyweight..era.?? I honestly think larry holme wil knockout every fighters in today's era ..like Antony joshua, Deontay wilder, tyson fury..& all heavyweight ..in today's era.. 💯 will be udisputed champion . For larry holme greatness no one's could match for him in today's.. era..
21:25. Very much like Duran. Going with the flow of the punch. Only the greatest know how to defend like that. Unfortunately the judges don't give points for that.
Very few fighters match Holyfield on the inside but for quality Larry did here if not for quantity.Blocked so much and threw some beautiful hooks and uppercuts in close and managed the space
I always loved Holmes. True gentleman…always had class. And even at this stage he was still a beautiful fighter. He needed to fight at 220 lbs. I feel he could have been more dangerous if he had been in a little better shape. That jab of his still had the snap, he still had power, and his ring generalship was great! He successfully baited Holyfield a few times. Amazing!
You just watched two of the greatest fighters in boxing history. They both beat the best to become the best. You don't see many fighters like them today.
It should be pointed out that Larry Holmes was wearing a contact lense and it fell out in the 3rd round. Had it been prime Holmes, Evander would have been in trouble.
There you can see the difference between Tyson and Holyfield at that time. Years before Tyson destroyed Holmes but Holyfield could only defeat Holmes 4 years later. In his prime, in die 80's no one could defeat Tyson.
Holmes was retired for two years. Fought tyson on 4 weeks notice. A huge difference. So tyson was only good until age 22? People say nobody could beat tyson under cus which was age 15-19. Watch Tyson’s fights and not highlights he’s very beatable. He’s one of my favorites ever as he was always entertaining not because he’s the best or top ten best hw ever he was the 4th best of his era. Lennox Holyfield bowe tyson. Mitchell Greene gave your unbeatable tyson problems and Tony tucker both tangy fighters with an ok jab. Douglas straight whooped mike. Tangy jab other tools. Holyfield does everything better except one punch power. Namw me a fight where tyson faced adversity and won? He also has never kod anyone past round 7 It’s easy to look good against guys with no resistance. Tyson should have an additional 5-6 dq losses but was treated like a spoiled brat and brought in lot of money
@@oldironsides4107 Tyson destroyed all comers in his prime and you know it. I don't know where "head butt Hollyfield " was hiding but he sure came out of hiding after Tyson lost to Douglas. Hollyfield lost to " the quite man " John Ruiz who even dropped him like a sack of pattatoes, he struggled mightily with " big daddy " and a Holmes who was no match for Tyson. Take away his third weapon...his shaved HEAD...and " HEAD butt 😜 Hollyfield is not in Tysons class.
Holifield has a good heart. He seems do not want to humiliate old man like Holmes (and Foreman). Win by score is enough. He doesn't need to KO his opponent.
Five years earlier mike Tyson walked right through Holmes. And did it without breaking a sweat. And here Holmes is 5years later going 12rounds with Holyfield. If Mike wouldn’t have been in prison at this time and him, and Holyfield would have had a fight. Mike would have done him the same way. it’s all about who’s in your corner. Mikes true reign stopped when him and Kevin Rooney parted ways. But that’s life, and although his reign may have slowed up, he never did. #ironMikeTyson greatest fighter that ever lived.. oh yeah, good fight fellas you both did good, Larry and Evander
Holyfield gave Larry a boxing lesson here. He outboxed him and outworked him. And to all the people who are saying that Larry got robbed, please learn how to score a pro fight. Holyfield toyed with him all he wanted. By the way, the outcome of the fight would've been exactly the same if they both had fought at their respective primes, basically because Holyfield is a much better fighter than Holmes ever was. So stop with the BS.
I gave Holmes rounds 2, 4, 8 & 11, he gave a good showing but didn't win the fight, he lay on the ropes for the most part and looked to counter as he knew he couldn't engage Holyfield for prolonged periods. I love Holmes but he didn't win this fight.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Completely agree with you sir. Holyfield showed superior boxing skills and superior inside game. He dominated him in every department. Break his rhythim with superior speed and high work rate and also destroyed his body with hard body shots.
The stand-out truth. The first and only man to defeat Bowe. The first man to be undisputed in multiple divisions. The second-best heavyweight of his era behind Lennox, according to Boxrec and that jibes.
Back in the day I was rooting for a Jerry Cooney, because I'm Irish-american, alright, Larry would say. Looney Cooney But I have to say Larry Holmes is one of the most underrated heavy weight champions of all time. He held a belt for a long time. I think 7 or 8 years.
Good fight but terrible announcing. Holmes lands one punch “wow Holmes lands cleanly with the right hand” Holyfield lands five hooks to he body and a right hand to the head…..crickets. Smdh Holmes made a good account of himself but not sure he won any of the rounds he was just outworked all night.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Exactly. Holyfield’s body work in this fight was brutal. The announcers just ignored it. I never seen him work the body so consistently. In the 7th they said “Holyfield’s offense has been ineffective”. Idiots have no idea what they are talking about. Apparently they have never been punched in the body before. Guarantee Holmes was bedridden for days after this one.
Holifield era un gran boxeador pero Holmes en su apogeo lo liquidaba en forma contundente tenia mucha agilidad, reflejos y pegada no lo hubiera dejado acercarse en ningun momento.
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The fact that old Foreman and Holmes went distance with prime Holyfield tells you how great the 70s fighters were .
They were better! A prime Larry would have destroyed Holyfield quite easily. This was a shell of Larry, who would have not needed to throw a right hand to defeat Evander in his prime.
@@chuckurso593 No question Prime Holmes easy dec over Holyfield and Young Foreman wouldve kod Holyfield 3 or 4 rounds max.
Except Tyson destroyed a 4 year younger Holmes within 4 rounds lol.
Exactly why the 70s Heavyweight division is the greatest ever.
Prime Holmes was under appreciated.
@@robloxvids2233 so Holmes was younger....or was there a 17 year difference
Two warriors earning respect by showing respect. Great era.
Holmes was such a great boxer. He was so hard to catch with a clean punch. In 75 fights only one man knocked him out, and that was a Prime Mike Tyson
and Holmes was retired for 2 years. Signed sin kings contract and had 6 months to prepare.
King pulled his shit. And pulled a take it or leave it. You have 4 weeks to get ready.
Holmes wanted the payday.
@Don king. Damn phones.
Admire of Tyson had to watch that match between Tyson and Holmes in detail through again, and understand why Holmes did not manage the last 10 seconds of the 4th round. He was surprised by an infight uppercup. But the great giants of the Ali era rise again. Holmes was cunning enough to protect himself, but when he had to hit the last crucial defensive shot with the right in the ring corner, his arm is on the wrong side of the middle ring rope and his defense is totally open and Tyson knocks him out. Also note that Holmes had not boxed at all before, had in principle put the gloves on the shelf, yet he can keep Tyson at a distance. It's not given Tyson had won that match, just look at the Buster Douglas match, Douglas as there was no resistance for Holyfield, who later beat Tyson twice.
That fight was a joke. Tyson beat a guy who’d been retired for two years and had four weeks to prepare. Tyson was a joke 🤣
Jay Sharp, a prime Larry Holmes would have destroyed a prime Tyson.
Holmes is such a underrated champion. For me, he was one of the best this sport has ever seen
If you're going off pure resume it's hard to argue he wasn't the heavyweight goat.
He wasn't underrated, he was a very good champion but he didn't face the calibre of opposition that Ali did, defeating the likes of Liston, Frazier & Foreman gave Ali his greatness.
No such thing as underrated.
Agreed 👍
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Kudos to Holyfield for fighting everyone in the division in that era. Literally everyone.
And most of the time was smaller than his opposition. The guy was a tremendous warrior. If he had been a natural 235 lbs, he may never have lost.
Its a testament to how tough these 90s fighters really are... i doubt todays heavyweights would last long in the 90s and 80s
Larry Holmes is such a smart fighter. He obviously didnt have the same mobility that he had in his prime but he evolved his game to stay competitive with top prime fighters. Very impressive performance from a 42 year old holmes. Imagine if he fought holyfield in his prime
I understand what you're saying, but if he fought Holy in his prime, he'd not fight so passively and to survive, he'd come forward, aggressive, and there was no better HVWT counter puncher than Holy, so I think Holy would've eventually got him out of there late, especially in a 15 rounder. Plus Holy had never been cut like that before and it threw him off his game a little he admitted. Still, Holmes was vomiting all over himself by the end, LOL. Just my opinion, Holy is my favorite fighter of all time, but I absolutely love Larry. 1st fight I ever remember watching was him beating the hell out of Cooney. I only wish he had been in shape when he fought Tyson, I think he loses anyway, but he would've acquitted himself much better.
@@joeblough261 Prime Larry holmes was too fast and too quick on his feet for holyfield. He would have won on points because of holyfield's chin and heart but no way would he have stood a chance against prime Holmes. He took bombs from Ken Norton and kept fighting back. When both fighters have the heart and the chin. The skill always prevails and Larry Holmes was doubtlessly the more skilled boxer. No disprespect to Holyfield. He's one of the greatest inside fighters of all time but just not as good as holmes overall.
@@sharvilkala192 Holyfield was better! All the way back to Olympics!!!
@@pdinnj What does Olympics have anything to do with this.
@@sharvilkala192 Meaning better his entire career! Now you get it?
The footwork of Evander is amazing, something that is overlooked
Great balance.
So were his elbows and headbutts.
@@soundwavesuperior28I have been trawling through the comments to see did anyone else say what I was thinking. Holyfiejd was a filthy fighter. His elbows and head it’s were part of his fight plan/strategy.
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Never been a huge fan of Holyfield. He head butted & threw elbows too much during his big fights to be considered amongst the real greats. You have to respect him to some extent; he was a cruiserweight in heavyweight trunks who never, ever backed down. He really was the real deal. But his legacy is tarnished, without a doubt, by his dirty tactics.
Holyfielr is textbook perfected, his only problem is that he would get eeasily draggred into brawls
Great fight!! Larry Holmes still 80s Champion!!👍👍🇺🇸 My champion. Best jab in the Ring!
Holmes would get in the ring right now if the money was right.
Great to see oldies comes into action and thanks to both of them ,GOD BLESS.
Credit to Larry. His fight with Tyson was complete destruction, but he proved that, even at 41, he could hang with Holyfield and probably several other top fighters of that era. Larry was a great champion who really never got the praise he deserved in the press.
he was beating tyson before getting caught.
@@papalegba6759 I think that was the first time Holmes was ever KOd in a professional fight, and he fought some real hitters in his era. Shavers, Norton, etc.
@@maxxxmodelz4061 he did some odd things for money. like throwing the spinks fight for example. but in his prime, in a straight fight, he'd have whipped both tyson & holyfield no problem. they weren't in the same league.
@@papalegba6759 Which Spinks fight do you feel he threw? I don't believe Larry intentionally threw either fight. I think he severely underestimated Spinks in the first fight, and then got robbed by shading judging in the second fight.
@@papalegba6759 i just watched both, Tyson outlanded in first round, which was a very inactive round, and caught him in the end of round 3, maybe you could give holmes 2 but it was also very inactive. Holmes wasn’t winning
Holyfield had a much harder time with Holmes than Tyson. I had no idea Holyfield ever fought Holmes.
Me either as much as I follow boxing don't know how I've always missed this one.
And this was two years AFTER he fought Tyson who is still the ONLY guy to knock him out in like 70 fights
@@alivstyson1864 Plus Tyson was getting revenge for Ali. He made it his special mission to KO Holmes.
I agree with you because I didn't know
@@JohnDoe-xl1ig Not sure about your Bowe comment Ummm Maybe Bowe wins. By the Time Tyson fought Holyfield Tyson was 6 years past his prime maybe even 8 years. There are TWO Mike Tysons the 20 21 22 year old version and the post prison verision
Homes spewing after the bell must have been absolutely knackered at his age full Respect
I saw that too but wasn't sure if that was water or what. He didn't get many body shots did he?
He took a massive body shot about 1 min before he threw up
55 sec
Holyfield struggled with a 42 year old Holmes #letthatsinkin
Dunno why Holmes is never given his true credit not just as a heavyweight but one of the greatest boxers ever!🤪
Unless he was just working out !
I give Larry Holmes all the credit in the world !!!!! He won the last two rounds and pushed himself with ever once of his being to a point where he was so spent at the end he through up from nausea. I have seen a lot of marathon runners do the same at the end of a race. I know how he felt at the end of the fight and still hung around the ring to answer questions. He definitely wanted out of that ring as quickly as possible. A TRUE CHAMPION AND A GENTLEMAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not to mention Holmes was 42 years old in this fight.
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Holmes at 35 would obliterate Holyfield...
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Although Mike is still my favorite I really appreciate Larry and all that he accomplished in the sport.. So much so that I ordered a box set of his entire career! It was so storied and he did have rivalries with several of the same boxers Mike had to deal with later..
I also really admire Holy and his love for the game.. The fact that he was always dedicated and serious about the prospect of making great matches.. Although there’s no denying Larry is at an advanced age here and past his prime it was still an excellent version of him that Evander got in ‘92.. This is probably right behind the Foreman epic Holy waged the previous year..
Sorry but tyson NEVER beat a hall of fame boxer... facts.
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Michael Spinks
Did well Holmes for his age… incredible
Yeah I believe Larry homes would of beat Holyfield in his prime or is it the case where just because a washed up Larry holmes made it competitive against holmes doesn’t mean a prime version of him can beat him? Maybe
I've always been an Ali Forman Frazier iron Mike Lennox hollyfield man but Holmes was a true fighter! Much better than I've given credit! Fine performance head held high in this fight!!
I'm with you Maree. Cheering for Holmes was never done by me. Now I believe he and Foreman are at the top of my list. Both fought in till their 40's. so bravo to you two kings.
@@kevinquinn3763 agree Kevin I definitely did not give Holmes any credit and he was an elite boxer! Ali is greatest for me but Forman Frazier Holmes iron Mike holifield lewis were all top fighters!! God bless🙏
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Holmes did a great job for his age. A very powerful man.
Two of the most technical all-around heavyweights ever. Of course it was a great fight.
Yes
Larry was in Survival mode Technical fighter, didn't Succeed as a Defensive fighter,also admitted he Lost.
Watching this again, Holmes was still a dangerous fighter, as he proved against Ray Mercer. Holyfield was a whole new level though and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as an all time great fighter.
Absolutely & it gives Tyson credit also, the only fighter to beat up & knock out Larry Holmes.
Holmes is most definitely a great fighter.
That's true. And mercier was not a joke
By not knocking out Larry , he gets No credit !!
This fight is massively underrated. Although there wasn't knockdowns or furious exchanges, it was a tough fight between two of most skilled champions of all time. Holyfield had a heck of a work rate and Holmes was brilliant at fighting off the ropes and staying out of harms way.
I had Holyfield as the clear winner in terms of points, but Holmes did brilliantly and was competitive throughout the fight, and he proved beyond any doubt that he was a legit and worthy contender even in his 40s.
Holyfield's much quicker feet were his biggest advantage. That was taken away every time Holmes rope-a-doped.
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I always used Holmes on boxing video games. Reach and a killer jab are unstoppable when used properly.
Worked for Lennox Lewis too..
bro what boxing games??
@@Spider_Rng knockout kings and fight night
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Personally I consider Holmes the standard in boxing performance. Even in his losses he is impressive. Apart from his left jab, he is amazing in his efficiency of movement. He sure had Evander sweating at the end.
Two really great champions... from different eras actually.
Holmes was way underrated, just a really great boxer. In his prime no way he loses to Holyfield.
Holmes was a very good boxer but he dominated a weaker era, one of the main reasons why he didn't quite gain the same recognition as Muhammad Ali.
I'm not entirely convinced he would have beaten the likes of Liston, Frazier & Foreman.
nor either klitschko brother.
@@isabellamcloughlan6082 Maybe not Foreman, but im convinced he would have beaten Joe. I also believe the Liston fight is 50/50
Man the long guard of homes was just awesome through rounds 2-6. Evander expended so much energy for so few clean punches landing
Man, Holmes was a straight up boxer! To smart and technical. In his prime he was beating up everybody
in his prime his IQ was actually low, it wasn't until his 2nd shavers fight his IQ really took off
Much respect to to Holmes, he fought every body
He didn't fight Foreman.
@@Woodland320 Or Page and Dokes. He avoided both in '84, hand picked Spinks in 1985 because he thought it was an easier win, for a bigger payday.
@@meezie81 By 1984 Holmes was past his prime and he knew it. He picked Spinks expecting it to be an easy victory, thereby equalling Marciano's 49-0 record.
@@meezie81doesn't matter. He fought prime Tyson and Holyfield after those years. They are better than those two boxers
59:41 Wow, Holmes throws up all that water he had been drinking throughout the fight right after the final bell
Larry is awsome guy goodluck what ever ya do ,and go fishing its the best relaxing day on the water ,thnx for all you did and do
Holmes was 42 here and he still won 4 rounds against prime Holyfield!
Big deal. Holyfield fought everyone !! Truly great. And started at Cruiserweight ! Not to mention an early and incredible Ali. C’mon , watch all of them over All the many years.
THEN talk ..
@@georgerieder8398 holyfield never fought ali?
I’d forgotten all about this fight. Even though I watched the highlights of it at the time. Then Holyfield would fight Riddick Bowe a few months later in the first fight of their trilogy. Containing one of the best ever rounds of boxing I’ve ever seen.
Holmes was pretty incredible really especially at 42
This was an old Larry Holmes. I believe if this fight had been when Holmes fought Norton or Shavers, Holyfield would have been finished. That jab back then was crisp and precise.
He also would have left more openings for Holyfield to possibly time. So the unknown makes it fun to talk about.
so correct you are! probably the best jab in the history of the sport and that's not taking anything away from Ali. So crisp it was and always was on target.
Wow! It's Holyfield's day!Holmes did his best too and judges managed the fight well giving due respect to the rightful winner.thank you sharing us this beautiful sport's episode.more power to you all
Holmes won
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Amazing how competitive Larry Holmes still was in his 40’s
Agreed. He was so smart, and he was in the ring with a really smart and old schooled warrior. Only prime Holyfield fight I ever saw where the other guy looked craftier than Evander.
Yes
More like he was born to be full of excuses
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Lennox reigned supreme that era. One of the greats of all time.
42 years old and still fast hands
Tyson doesn't get enough credit for his win over Holmes. Holmes was still a great fighter years after that fight. This is 4 years later and look how good he still was against Holyfield. And Holmes should've won 2 championships after Tyson. He beat an undefeated Ray Mercer in 1992, who was really the WBO champion, but the WBO stripped for for fighting Holmes instead of Michael Moorer. And I thought Holmes beat Oliver McCall in 1995 for the WBC title. I also had Holmes beating Spinks in the rematch, meaning Tyson beat the legit champ. And Tyson knocked Holmes out. He destroyed him. No one else ever knocked Holmes out, and the dude fought till he was 52.
Holmes wasn’t even in shape when he fought Tyson. Don King set up the fight and only gave Larry three months but he had been retired like fifteen months. This version of Holmes might have faired better.
@@therealc.t.7085 Holmes was 3 years younger though. 3 months training is enough. It wasn't like 1 week which is the scam they do most of the time.
@@2DarkHorizon Three months notice isn’t enough when you haven’t fought in two years.
@@therealc.t.7085 Probably was anticipated they were going to fight before the notice also. So had more days to train than that.
@@2DarkHorizon that’s not Don King’s style. He intentionally makes sure he doesn’t give his competitors adequate time.
larry holmes and holyfield are top class boxers. they are both underrated, in fact they are really good
Holyfield was much more busy, no doubt about that but i really felt that the fight was closer on points than the official scorecards. Holmes really impressed me in this fight. His science of the ring, he way he was blocking the punches ( espcially until the middle of the fight ) and by the way, his own punches seemed to be a little more accurate than Holyfield at times. I think it's one of the fights that Holmes could be proud of even if he has lost it.
The fight was closer than we remember, i felt Holyfield won as he was pressing the action whereas Holmes was content to hang on the ropes & counter but many of the rounds were close & could have been scored either way.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Exactly what iwas thinking bro. Thanks for sharing, the quality of the video is really great !
@@emzid5105 Your very welcome, cheers for watching!
@Paperback: I really agree with you.
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Holyfield was a Rhythm fighter.. watch his footwork combined with his punches always on his toes. Bouncing. And sometimes he would plant his feet and go to war
very true, except the fight with tyson...tyson would initiate, holy would counter then hang on for dear life and walk mike backwards...it was a great strategy ...but if he fought tyson like this he would have been tkoed imo...but holy is to smart to fight tyson inside!.
@@stavros693000 Whats your point???
@@pdinnj my point is written in english clear as day! ...that holyfield didnt fight that way against tyson!
@@stavros693000 Tyson actually needs a tiny bit of space to crouch on his toes and lunge/leap upward with those bombs and combinations. Evander smartly smothered him and kept pushing him back on his heels. Tyson's feet were never set to unload with his normal barrage. He could only land when flat footed or on his heels and it lacked the same explosion and power.
@@Orange6921 yes. Smart tactics.
Holmes all day in his prime!
So true! Take off 5 years and it would have been Holmes.
Holmes was trash ask spinks
@@Ehrle6969Holmes was an all time great
Evander was more active, being the much younger man, but Holmes landed the cleaner punches, I thought
In the whole boxing history, No one could defeat Evander easily. A real legend.
Fellow Scorpio Larry Holmes was an under-appreciated boxer. He was 42 years old here. In his prime, he would have given Holyfield a boxing lesson.
Even well past his prime, Holmes was still a contender.
What this proves is that Mike Tyson knocking Holmes out was actually a pretty big accomplishment. Obviously Larry still had plenty left in the tank.
Holmes was retired for 2 years.
Was offered the fight and signed a contract it was suppose to be 6 months and the fight would take place.
Don king pulled his strings and it was either 4 weeks. Take it or leave it.
Larry wanted that money.
There is perspective that many don’t know. Which is all good. You would have had to be alive and a boxing fan reading papers at the time
@@oldironsides4107 Thank you for this insight. I had no idea of the drama behind the fight.
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And also Holyfield was a natural cruiserweight who didn’t have significant punching power at heavyweight. Alex Stewart was KOd 7 times but went 12 rounds with Holyfield.
Had Holmes trained for a minimum of 6 months, he would have been able to beat Tyson
Holmes was in much better shape with the rust off for the Mercer Holyfield fights.
Holyfield is the fighter's fighter, the technician , the expert ,the all around experienced boxer and consummate professional .
Larry Holmes was the heavyweight champ that I remember the most growing up. He was a very impressive all-around boxer. He is underrated in my opinion. Sadly, he wasn't savvy with the media like Ali. I still remember when Larry Holmes said to the judges after they gave a fight to Michael Spinks: "kiss me where the sun don't shine." I have great respect that Holmes could go the distance with Holyfield when Evander was in his prime.
30 vs 42 is the massive in this fight. I was not a Holmes fan but he would have been the favorite if both are in their prime.
Evander hollyfield in his prime: Larry Holme;, nursing home 🏡shape
Holyfield was a cruiser in his prime and never was a great puncher.
@@Shovelhook Larry Holme was old when lost to Michael Spinks:::, he out of retirement;;; boxing or fighting like martial arts it not how hard the punch it where;; boxing is x& 0 strategy ;; hollyfield & Mike Tyson boxing match just a retirement / nursing 🏡 home paycheck for Larry Holme
You might feel differently if you watched Holyfield vs Bow 2 and 3; one cannot look past the height and weight differences without giving Holyfield his due.
@@lloydkline1518 Holyfield was overrated :Bowe, Lewis, Vitali and prime Tyson was better.
I love Larry, he is such a skilled boxer.
One of the greatest ever. He did really well here for his age, one of the only guys out there that could out savvy Evander in his prime. Holyfield clearly won on points, but this was a very competitive and tactical fight.
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@@williamspires6702 4th what?
Larry was Ali's sparring partner ,and he was the champ from 78-85 , I believe . A tough SOB , I never rooted for him in the 70s but he won my respect and he beat everyone . Shavers , Berbick , my boy Tex Cobb, Ali, Cooney, Witherspoon ,Spinks , Mercer etc etc .
Mike fought Larry Holmes YEARS before this and people try to discredit Tyson for his win. Evander literally struggled several years later and nobody says a thing. Interesting.
They dislike Tyson so much that they give everyone else too much credit. From a pure technique standpoint, Mike runs circles around Evander any day of the week.
Best footage i have seen of Holmes/Holy, nice one Mr Wilson.
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In this fight Holyfield had an opponent who gave him time and space to go ahead and use his maximum viciousness for any length of time he wanted. And when Holyfield had run and crossed that boundary again and again he found that all of that did not outclass or overturn his opponent ; on the contrary Holmes was at ease and in control and was taking right decisions with presence of mind and hitting Holyfield intentionally, and regularly and very effectively. All in all , it was a draw at the best. It could not be said that Holyfield was the better fighter than Holmes in the fight.
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Can You tell me the name of Larry Holmes's entrance song?
In 3:12
Great, great fighters, amazing how much Holmes still had in the tank. He looked much better in this fight then when he fought Tyson after a 3 1/2 year layoff.
He didn't have enough time to get into shape for Tyson, not that it would have made any difference.
Movng like that at age 42! For me, greatest HW's of all time:
Lewis
Holmes
Ali
35:07 Beautiful counter of Holmes against Hollyfield's headbutt. Offered him some of his own medicine.
@34:20 you can see how Holyfield used his head as a weapon, and he ended up getting cut by his own tactics.
Larry at his peak would have wiped the floor with evander.
I never understood why Larry Holmes was never in any Fight Night video game. It has always pissed me off. I am glad they included big George Foreman whether it was his younger form, or his older form, but I would love to play as Larry Holmes fighting against George Foreman. That would be a dream of mine, lol. Holmes deserves more respect. I know people do know him as one of the greatest fighters in history, but he was more than that. He was basically Ali 2.0. I would love to see something like this happen again with older fighters. I would love to see Vitali, and Wladimir Klitschko to come back and school the modern generation of heavyweights, and finally have a rematch with Tyson Fury whether they would win or lose. Wladimir had a whole different style when he fought Joshua a while back. He was dancing, and throwing more diverse combinations than he did during his reign as champion.
Holmes reigned as World Champion for over 7 years. He had 20 successful title defenses. And 3rd longest reigning World Champion in history. That alone should've put him in the games.
Larry Holmes came back to fight in his 40’s so he could get a crack at Foreman. Holmes was denied that chance in late 70’s & so wanted that opportunity during early to mid 90’s. So I have to agree with Holmes. Foreman chose to avoid Holmes.
Holyfield the Champion!!! Yes!!!❤️
I wished that he fought George Foreman after this fight as suggested by Bob Arum. That could have been a money maker for all.
There's a reason Foreman ducked Larry. STYLES!
After this? No. They should have fought when they were younger, which they totally could have if George Foreman didn't leave boxing.
Holmes never unified the world titles. He was not underrated. He hasn't beaten an elite fighter. His best opponent was Witherspoon, Bonecrusher, Weaver, and Mercer.
Liston, Frazier, Foreman, Quarry & Lyle were better than any of Holmes' challengers & Ali fought a better version of Norton as well. Holmes was good but dominated a weaker era in boxing than Ali.
love to seen this with a younger holmes!! larry was no joke!!
What you mean? Larry did this and some in his younger days. Dude was a killer. Best one two in the game.
This fight just underscores the greatness of Larry Holmes. He scored over 50% of his punches on Holyfield and made Ray Mercer a punching bag by scoring over 70% of all his punches. Holyfield and Mercer scored less than 45% on Holmes. The only two fighters that made Holmes look bad are Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks in their 1st fight. It just shows you how great Prime Mike Tyson was.
Not true, Carl Williams arguably beat Holmes but didn't get the decision & Witherspoon pushed him very close as well, Spinks beat him & Tyson flattened him.
Holmes was a very good fighter no doubt but did not face the calibre of opposition that Muhammad Ali faced, such as a Liston, Frazier & Foreman.
All of those guys were leagues above Shavers who incidentally almost knocked Holmes out.
As for Holyfield & Mercer, Holmes was soundly beaten by Holyfield & Mercer clearly underestimated Holmes, coming into the fight thinking it was an easy job.
@@isabellamcloughlan6082 Holmes beat Mercer... he beat Williams and witherspoon as well... Tyson flattened him cus DOn king didnt give holmes time to perpare and Holmes wanted the money for the tyson fight
Holmes was over 40 in this fight. He was an old man but he showed heart. If Holyfield fought a prime Holmes I think he would have lost.
Maybe, though Holyfield improved himself after this fight & became more canny & knowing in relation to ring smarts though i do agree, i would pick Holmes 78/82 to defeat Holyfield.
Holyfield probably would not have won a round against a prime Larry Holmes.
Guys yes Larry was 42 but i have noticed that 40 is not any where old. I am speaking as a 41 year old amateur boxer. Just train often, give yourself a few days break. I have knocked down 20 year olds. Though we born in the early 80s are on a different juice. We are much stronger than Gen Zs.
I know Larry has made plenty of controversial comments in his time but how can you watch this fight and not love him as a fighter!
Holmes did very well but holyfield definitely won despite that cut which slowed him down .
Holmes definitely won a few rounds but wasn't aggressive enough to win the fight.
Exactly .
@@seventhson9441 Holyfield appears nice but he isn't, he has a fighters mentality & you have to practically kill him to beat him, as Tyson himself found out.
Holmes could not be aggressive every round at 42.
Evander was not trained as sharply here, he looked quicker and better conditioned in the 2 previous fights. He really wanted to fight Tyson but it had been canceled over the rape trial. Evander had just beat Foreman did not want to fight another 42 year old. It was expected he would be fighting an undefeated Ray Mercer here (he was contracted to fight the winner of Mercer/Holmes,) but Larry messed that all up.
Holmes is Great!
Tats tell u how gud was Prime Mike tyson .. absolutely took his soul in 4th round n later larry fought hollyfield n went to distance with him 💯
Prime Tyson was a beast, but he also never fought a prime Holmes. Neither did Holyfield.
Holy field was retired for 2 years and had little training time thanks to Don King who lied about when the bout was.
I was Holmes chief sparring partner for this and other fights.
Larry deserves respect!
You will always be a champion Larry,God bless.
Tyson did avoid fighters like Tommy Morrison
Riddick Bowe
The guy that koed Morrison..
I would like to see Tyson fight the competition Holyfield fought..Holyfield didn't duck anyone.
All factors considered,Holmes won this fight 👊🏿👊🏿
Holyfield winning probably 8 of the 12 rounds is, you know, a factor to consider.
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After Holyfield got cut by Holmes's elbow, Holmes practically stopped fighting. Strange.
This reminded me of the first Holyfield - Lewis fight. When I realized that one of them was sponsored by Showtime and the other was under HBO (or something of the sort), I told my friend, who was watching the fight on TV with me, that it was going to be a draw. After the first few rounds, it was very obvious that both were pulling their punches. I was so disappointed, And true enough, it was a draw.
There's no credence in what you say, the first fight between Lewis & Holyfield is widely acknowledged as one of the worst decisions in the history of the sport & most observers were of the opinion Lewis had done enough to win.
Holyfield was hurt on numerous occasions but Lewis failed to press forward, as was a cautious counterpuncher & had nothing to do with either guy pulling their punches, you are obviously a conspiracy theorist.
@@peterhaye8537 You obviously don't know anything about boxing. You must be a fan of Don King.
I rely on my own observations, not on others. If it were just left to judges and observers, so many fighters would have lost by decision had they not eventually KO'd their opponents.
When Ali fought Ron Lyle, the announcer kept on saying the Lyle was ahead on points. He then told Angelo Dundee that his guy seemed to be losing. Angelo said something like, "Oh yeah. Then I must be blind." Shortly thereafter, Ali KO'd Lyle.
In the Ali-Foreman fight, the judges must have Foreman way ahead on points just before he was knocked out.
The judges, announcers and observers were all set to give the fight to Moorer had Foreman not KO'd him. The announcers kept on repeating that Foreman's punches did not seem to carry as much power as before.
In the Thrilla in Manila, if Frazier's corner did not give up and instead continued to fight, and just told Frazier to just keep away from Ali and finish the round, just as what the handlers of Holyfield told him to just keep away from Holmes in the last five or six rounds, then the judges most probably gave the fight to Frazier.
Larry holme is greatest fighter of all time..
No fighter in today's era can beat larry holme.!!yes.. that's the true facts..
Larry will go on to distance..
Even opponent drop him he raised up fight's again..
He has devastating right hand punch..
He has a great chin..too.
Can u see any heavyweight like him in today's era.. absolutely..not.!!
Larry holme should go in same list with Ali as the greatest fighters of all time..
I have respect for this great legendary fighters..
Just imagine .if larry holme was in his prime in today's heavyweight..era.??
I honestly think larry holme wil knockout every fighters in today's era ..like Antony joshua, Deontay wilder, tyson fury..& all heavyweight ..in today's era.. 💯 will be udisputed champion .
For larry holme greatness no one's could match for him in today's.. era..
totally agree he would walk threw todays lot. a all.time great.
His loss to three different fighters in a row suggests otherwise. Was he great? Absolutely, but the greatest of the past fifty years? Absolutely not.
@@danielvazquez7482 the 3 in a row but at age 36 and 38 dude.
Holmes was trash ask iron mike tyson and spinks
21:25. Very much like Duran. Going with the flow of the punch. Only the greatest know how to defend like that. Unfortunately the judges don't give points for that.
Very few fighters match Holyfield on the inside but for quality Larry did here if not for quantity.Blocked so much and threw some beautiful hooks and uppercuts in close and managed the space
Always Love Larry Holmes,One of The Greatest Ever!!!❤from LAREDO TEXAS 🥊
Did anyone catch Larry vomit at the end of the fight ?
Larry neutralized that head butting like a true veteran. Elbow was sweet science.
Great respect for both ,very good fighter
Two Georgia boys 👦 💙 ❤️ Larry was also from Georgia but raised in PA...
I always loved Holmes. True gentleman…always had class.
And even at this stage he was still a beautiful fighter. He needed to fight at 220 lbs. I feel he could have been more dangerous if he had been in a little better shape.
That jab of his still had the snap, he still had power, and his ring generalship was great! He successfully baited Holyfield a few times.
Amazing!
Rocky Marciano couldn't carry my jock strap,some class😏🖕
You just watched two of the greatest fighters in boxing history. They both beat the best to become the best. You don't see many fighters like them today.
you dont see many fighters like them today? you dont see ANY fighter like them today. if not name me one
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Two of the All Time Greats at work. Puts the loudmouth Tyson Fury to shame.
It should be pointed out that Larry Holmes was wearing a contact lense and it fell out in the 3rd round. Had it been prime Holmes, Evander would have been in trouble.
There you can see the difference between Tyson and Holyfield at that time.
Years before Tyson destroyed Holmes but Holyfield could only defeat Holmes 4 years later.
In his prime, in die 80's no one could defeat Tyson.
Holmes was retired for two years. Fought tyson on 4 weeks notice.
A huge difference.
So tyson was only good until age 22?
People say nobody could beat tyson under cus which was age 15-19.
Watch Tyson’s fights and not highlights he’s very beatable. He’s one of my favorites ever as he was always entertaining not because he’s the best or top ten best hw ever he was the 4th best of his era. Lennox Holyfield bowe tyson.
Mitchell Greene gave your unbeatable tyson problems and Tony tucker both tangy fighters with an ok jab. Douglas straight whooped mike. Tangy jab other tools.
Holyfield does everything better except one punch power.
Namw me a fight where tyson faced adversity and won?
He also has never kod anyone past round 7
It’s easy to look good against guys with no resistance.
Tyson should have an additional 5-6 dq losses but was treated like a spoiled brat and brought in lot of money
@@oldironsides4107 Tyson hurt you or something fella? Brotha wrote a parra no way 😂
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Tyson destroyed all comers in his prime and you know it. I don't know where "head butt Hollyfield " was hiding but he sure came out of hiding after Tyson lost to Douglas. Hollyfield lost to " the quite man " John Ruiz who even dropped him like a sack of pattatoes, he struggled mightily with " big daddy " and a Holmes who was no match for Tyson. Take away his third weapon...his shaved HEAD...and " HEAD butt 😜 Hollyfield is not in Tysons class.
You are delusional Evander will always be a far better fighter whether you want to believe it or not
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Holifield has a good heart. He seems do not want to humiliate old man like Holmes (and Foreman). Win by score is enough. He doesn't need to KO his opponent.
45:12 come on man he tried his best to knock out holmes
@@adrianofficial38 Exactly! Holmes wuz tagging Holyfield up. Jus wasn’t bopping an jumping around
Great fighter Larry and speaking the reality of what happen in the fight
Five years earlier mike Tyson walked right through Holmes. And did it without breaking a sweat. And here Holmes is 5years later going 12rounds with Holyfield. If Mike wouldn’t have been in prison at this time and him, and Holyfield would have had a fight. Mike would have done him the same way. it’s all about who’s in your corner. Mikes true reign stopped when him and Kevin Rooney parted ways. But that’s life, and although his reign may have slowed up, he never did. #ironMikeTyson greatest fighter that ever lived.. oh yeah, good fight fellas you both did good, Larry and Evander
Holyfield gave Larry a boxing lesson here. He outboxed him and outworked him. And to all the people who are saying that Larry got robbed, please learn how to score a pro fight. Holyfield toyed with him all he wanted. By the way, the outcome of the fight would've been exactly the same if they both had fought at their respective primes, basically because Holyfield is a much better fighter than Holmes ever was. So stop with the BS.
I gave Holmes rounds 2, 4, 8 & 11, he gave a good showing but didn't win the fight, he lay on the ropes for the most part and looked to counter as he knew he couldn't engage Holyfield for prolonged periods. I love Holmes but he didn't win this fight.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Completely agree with you sir. Holyfield showed superior boxing skills and superior inside game. He dominated him in every department. Break his rhythim with superior speed and high work rate and also destroyed his body with hard body shots.
@@daeroncolder8142 Holyfield Is 💩
Holyfield fought with more heart than anyone in history 🇺🇸
The stand-out truth. The first and only man to defeat Bowe. The first man to be undisputed in multiple divisions. The second-best heavyweight of his era behind Lennox, according to Boxrec and that jibes.
@@user-of9qq6op5uholyfield hurt Lennox in the second fight.
I still believe Tyson at his best would have killed them both.
Back in the day I was rooting for a Jerry Cooney, because I'm Irish-american, alright, Larry would say. Looney Cooney But I have to say Larry Holmes is one of the most underrated heavy weight champions of all time.
He held a belt for a long time. I think 7 or 8 years.
Wow, watching it a second time around, it is a much better fight than i remember it being.
Holmes threw, and landed, much bigger punches. Holyfield brought the action. I score this a draw.
Good fight but terrible announcing. Holmes lands one punch “wow Holmes lands cleanly with the right hand” Holyfield lands five hooks to he body and a right hand to the head…..crickets. Smdh Holmes made a good account of himself but not sure he won any of the rounds he was just outworked all night.
Holmes used his guile to survive & may have won a couple of rounds but was beaten quite clearly.
@@BoxingFightsByGaryWilson Exactly. Holyfield’s body work in this fight was brutal. The announcers just ignored it. I never seen him work the body so consistently. In the 7th they said “Holyfield’s offense has been ineffective”. Idiots have no idea what they are talking about. Apparently they have never been punched in the body before. Guarantee Holmes was bedridden for days after this one.
@@fsrsaa Holmes actually threw up as the fight ended, so he knew he'd been in a fight for sure.
Holifield era un gran boxeador pero Holmes en su apogeo lo liquidaba en forma contundente tenia mucha agilidad, reflejos y pegada no lo hubiera dejado acercarse en ningun momento.
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