[O59]

Who takes this fight?

VS.

 

[doug.ie]

you take the cooney fight as larry's prime...like the very best version of larry?...maybe, but i think 78/79/80 larry was the best he was..up to the snipes fight maybe

 

[Teeto]

Larry for me

 

[O59]

you take the cooney fight as larry's prime...like the very best version of larry?...maybe, but i think 78/79/80 larry was the best he was..up to the snipes fight maybe

Not much Holmes footage on YouTube though. I'd take Ali or Shavers I at his prime.

EDIT: For the record, I think Holmes outlasts him and beats him. His jab would be landing every time it's thrown.

 

[Flea Man]

Larry beats him on points but George was 'greater' IMO. The first few rounds would see Larry get the usual Foreman treatment, but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he comes through it.

It took Ali to beat the absolute best Foreman. Could Holmes do it as well? He has the right blend if skills and attributes that I'd say yes.

 

[DonBoxer]

Holmes should win this but if Foreman manages to draw Holmes into an early brawl he may pull an upset.

 

[O59]

Holmes should win this but if Foreman manages to draw Holmes into an early brawl he may pull an upset.

Yeah, I can definitely see Larry being on shaky ground early on if he's not careful.

 

[Teeto]

Larry overcomes shaky ground as part of his breakfast,

 

[Flea Man]

@Teeto never against a fighter of Foreman's calibre though.

 

[Teeto]

@Teeto never against a fighter of Foreman's calibre though.

that doesn't mean he wouldn't, I could easily say a fighter of Foreman's calibre never put prime Larry away either, so we're all back to square one on the speculation board

 

[Flea Man]

@Teeto Tyson did. And lesser offensive fighters than Foreman had Larry on queer street in his prime.

 

[Teeto]

@Teeto Tyson did. .

prime Larry? You lost your marbles son?

 

[Flea Man]

@Teeto Weavers, Snipes, Shavers all hurt him in his prime. Foreman better than all of them and more dangerous IMO. By your argument I could say 'no one on Larry's level outboxed George in his prime'.

That's basically avoiding a debate IMO, which is what we're here for, well I am :good

 

[Flea Man]

@Teeto BTW I picked Larry as well, look up

 

[Teeto]

@Teeto Weavers, Snipes, Shavers all hurt him in his prime. Foreman better than all of them and more dangerous IMO. By your argument I could say 'no one on Larry's level outboxed George in his prime'.

That's basically avoiding a debate IMO, which is what we're here for, well I am :good

people did outbox him though, and my argument was that nobody put prime Larry away, not that they didn't hurt him

you could easily make the case that prime Larry is better than past prime Ali and Jimmy Young, even if you want to argue Foreman wasn't prime when Young met him, but then again you're the one saying Larry was prime vs Tyson:lol:

 

[Teeto]

@Teeto BTW I picked Larry as well, look up

:good

 

[O59]

In all fairness though Larry did take that right hand from Shavers which was one of the hardest shots that I've ever seen.

 

[Teeto]

In all fairness though Larry did take that right hand from Shavers which was one of the hardest shots that I've ever seen.

yes

 

[Flea Man]

In all fairness though Larry did take that right hand from Shavers which was one of the hardest shots that I've ever seen.

Shavers a notoriously poor finisher though :hey

 

[Flea Man]

people did outbox him though, and my argument was that nobody put prime Larry away, not that they didn't hurt him

you could easily make the case that prime Larry is better than past prime Ali and Jimmy Young, even if you want to argue Foreman wasn't prime when Young met him, but then again you're the one saying Larry was prime vs Tyson:lol:

I'm very much of the idea that Larry survived against some of his opponents because they were poor finishers. A big Holmes fan me but he's overrated nowadays IMO.

I would argue against Holmes being as good as any version of Ali from Foreman and before, I can see why others may disagree though.