Holmes would have kicked the crap out of Lewis in his prime.
Maybe if Larry turned Pro a few years earlier (he was born in 49 and turned Pro in 73)... thinks could've been a little bit different? Perhaps? Perhaps not? Anyways... I just don't want people to remember Larry Holmes as just Muhammad Ali's sparring partner, that old guy who beat Butterbean of the bitter old man (if you count late 30s as old) who got destroyed by Mike Tyson! LARRY HOLMES WAS ONE OF THE ABSOLUTE VERY BEST HEAVYWEIGHT BOXERS OF ALL TIME... right up there... definate Top 10!bill1234 said:No it wasn't. Lewis was great for his era. Lewis had a good jab, but not as good as Larry's. Lewis had power by a heir over Holmes. Holmes had better foot work and speed. Holmes could take a better shot, and had more heart too. I don't see how Lewis could win with all of that against him.
Holmes... because he is a bloody good boxer and would've been too quick for Lewis!!!bill1234 said:Holmes 38 when he fought Tyson in 88, and he came back from a 2 year retirement. So who did you vote for?
bill ive watched both fighters carrers and holmes fought a lot of scrubs, ali was past it and thats his biggest name. his fights with spinks were close but lewis would have killed spinks much the same as tyson did.bill1234 said:No it wasn't. Lewis was great for his era. Lewis had a good jab, but not as good as Larry's. Lewis had power by a heir over Holmes. Holmes had better foot work and speed. Holmes could take a better shot, and had more heart too. I don't see how Lewis could win with all of that against him.