Only good interview ive ever seen holmes give, finally talking like a champion that he was and is, God Bless CHAMPION HOLMES

@bb-gc2tx

Жыл бұрын

i had him winning this by one point

@joeblough261

4 ай бұрын

You're as blind as the average corrupt or incompetent boxing judge then! This fight wasn't even close.

If Larry had been as gregarious and fun in the 80s as he was in the 90s (especially against Mercer and Holyfield), people would remember him more fondly.

23:09 made me laugh so long never saw a practical joke in a fight like this in todays boxing

Thanks much Sterling for all these great entire broadcasts, although this one has quality issues.....

I absolutely love Lou Duva - his fighters know he is 100% on their side and that gives a fighter a lot of confidence

@stayingalivewithsaad5351

8 ай бұрын

Except Tyrell Biggs lol

Larry Holmes was an absolutely fantastic boxer in his prime...but he didn't have the personality /charm of Ali or the sheer ferociousness of Tyson.

@solidcake3401

4 жыл бұрын

Why even compare tyson to either of them? Tysons shit

@sanmiguel4300

3 жыл бұрын

@@solidcake3401 yeah he’s so shit he’s the only boxer to knock Larry out. Knocked him completely unconscious

@billhoare7404

3 жыл бұрын

In his prime he would have knocked out Tyson

@sanmiguel4300

3 жыл бұрын

@@billhoare7404 hmmmm I’m not sure.

@philchroniger7839

2 жыл бұрын

@@billhoare7404 doubtful

Larry is such a Boss. Larry patting Lou on the head between rounds!!! Such amazing coverage and memories gosh I loved H.B.O. P.P.V's growing up. Exciting stuff and always inflammatory, condescending, opinionated, educated, interesting perspectives! Lol.

Homes projectile vomiting all the water he had been given had been burned into my memory since I saw this.

Holmes with long reaching arms and his classic jab, seven years as a champ and in the best ten heavyweight list .

@oldironsides4107

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t get enough credit. One of the best hw I’ve ever seen. Probably top 5 for mw

@musicman9914

Жыл бұрын

​@@oldironsides4107 I agree IMHO Larry Holmes is a Top 3 All Time Heavyweight

@ang.etrav747

8 ай бұрын

@@musicman9914imo he’s top 4

Love the entire broadcast!!! In the beginning, there was a report on the inside of the pre-fight stuff that goes on and it was fascinating. Bob Arum on a shoe box sized Gordon Gecko cell phone and I'm pretty sure the reporter who was being interviewed at the beginning of the recording was a very young Sam Donellon of the Philadelphia Daily News. Sam still writes for the Philly paper. I also wonder how long Jim Lampley was dying his hair. All of a sudden, Jim went very gray!

Wish you had a lot more you could upload. I've tryed and tryed to find fight from the early 1900s till 1960

Larry was a fool boy LOL ! Laughing at holyfields cornerman after the 2nd round

The 90's was the best heavyweight era ever, by far. Better than the 70's. and Holyfield fought them all. He fought Bowe 3 times, Tyson twice, Lewis twice, Moorer twice, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Ray Mercer, Buster Douglas, Bobby Czyz. That's just who he fought in the 90's. He fought Dwight Muhammad Qawi twice at Cruiserweight in the 80's, plus he fought Michael Dokes, Carlos de León, Pinklon Thomas. And even in the 2000's when he, was way past his prime, he fought John Ruiz 3 times, Hasim Rahman, James Toney, Chris Byrd, and perhaps most incredibly is he probably got screwed out of a 5th Heavyweight championship when he fought Nikolai Valuev for the WBA title. Many thought Evander won that. Holyfield was 46 years old in that fight, which would've made him the oldest heavyweight to ever win a title. And Valuev was 49-1 at the time and was 7 feet tall and 325 pounds

@joeblough261

6 ай бұрын

100%

Evander Holyfield has some chin and heart. Holmes hit him with some flush right hands.

116-112 was a good score

Holmes had a failed comeback in 88 vs. Tyson but joined the senior circuit after Foreman and fought well in this fight and an impressive win over Ray Mercer. Foreman and Holmes pretty much saved the sport while Tyson was in jail.

@jackpot3541

5 жыл бұрын

Julio cesar chavez was by far the biggest attraction in the sport when tyson was locked up

@shakes.dontknowwhatyergettin

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, after the Tyson "off the couch for a paycheck" disaster, he actually did it properly, Foreman style. Foreman and himself proved that belated comebacks can work, but you must reboot entirely, as if its a new career all over again. Start with weaker opponents and work your way up, adjusting to your different physical capabilities this time round.

@m.fferguson9787

Жыл бұрын

Yes You are right. 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.

Is it my internet or is their alit if slow mo and distortion watching this ??

The video is jacked up

Larry was fighting to survive? That is bullshit! He fights a brilliant fight here but just doesn't have the physical tools to pull it off at his age. Even Mike Tyson didn't win 4 rounds against Holyfield.

@jakeyb25

4 жыл бұрын

If he was in the shape he was in vs Ray Mercer this would of been a very different fight. Larry was far more active in that fight

HBO commentating crew has no clue what they are talking about, Holyfield looked like he was fighting for his life out there, Georgie Benton at one point remarked to Holyfield that he made him look like he was still champion... Holmes didnt look bothered at all, sure, if he had showed up in much better shape, he could have let his hands go more, but he made Holyfield work hard, Evander looked tired, and beat up throughout this fight and Holmes actually was very effective in many spots, but at 42, his shape, his ability to let his hands go werent the same and Holyfield was as ever and typically determined.. a great fight and Holmes really showed why he is special and an all time great, imagine if he fought Holyfield in his prime, he woulda won the fight

@trololololloll2188

7 жыл бұрын

115-113 Holmes

@jupiter-8405

3 жыл бұрын

Very good points yet Larry in all of his greatness looked on the ordinary side at times - Lucien Rodriques.

@joeblough261

3 жыл бұрын

Holmes is an all-time great Heavyweight, but: That elbow to the head and nasty cut clearly affected Holy, and I think that's a big part of why he looked beat up. But I agree, even though he threw tons of punches and had a lot of movement, he looked tired the whole time and not nearly as fast or sharp or on balance as he did in all his other fights, and just months earlier against George. Holy was only 2lbs heavier than he was against George but he looks way bulkier and muscle bound - even way more so than he did in his very next fight against Bowe. So, I think it was a bad move by Holy's team as a whole, b/c I truly believe if he was the Foreman or Bowe #1/#2 version of Holy, that he would have gotten a late round stoppage here. I remember after this fight, people wondered why Holy didn't look great, and George's handlers were saying that the lackluster Holy was a result of the punches he took from George, and said, "nobody has ever been the same after taking punches from George". But that proved false.... as for a prime Holmes, I actually think his style would have been much more aggressive and active vs. this fight, which would've gotten him in trouble. He fought defensive and being a great fighter it's hard to look good against a guy like that. Styles make fights and Holyfield is one of the greatest counterpunchers in boxing history - so I believe that at their mutual best, and in a 15 rounder, Holy might even KO Larry in round 13-15 after an accumulation of punches due to the openings a more active Larry would create. But ultimately, even though Larry did some nice work here, I don't think this fight was really very close, and for Harold to have it 115-113 is ludicrous to me.

For me Evander never looked so SMALL as in this fight, I'd expect him to against giants like Bowe and Lewis yet Holmes was not. Larry's ringcraft was exceptional as he is one of the greatest ever and Holyfield looked dog tired most of the fight, a mystery because he boxed Bowe at an intense pace for 12 rounds 6 months later.

Prime Holmes easily beats Tyson and Holyfield , Holmes is a top 5 heavyweight of all time only ones ahead of him are Louis,Ali,Liston,Foreman.

Part of me feels Holmes didn't care about winning this fight, he cared more about making Holyfield look ineffectual. This was a victory of principle for Holmes. He really showed everyone just how easily he could have beaten Holyfield had he been 10 years younger. It was like a ''fuck you'' to the boxing establishment - he didn't want his belts back (the belts he was robbed of by the way), he wanted respect, he wanted to show the world that he could make the best heavyweight in the world look foolish and subpar. Really unimpressed with Holyfield - he had an old man in front of him who he couldn't overwhelm, hurt, or outbox.

@tlig

9 жыл бұрын

I actually think Holmes badly wanted to win but just wasn't able to.

@robertoday7526

7 жыл бұрын

tlig anyone who goes into a bout goes into it for a win

@supremejoseph

6 жыл бұрын

bullshit he wanted to win

Вот смотрю этот бой и понимаю, что Тайсон проиграл Холифилду не потому, что Холли был классный боец, а потому, что Тайсон перестал быть классным бойцом к тому времени.

how did larry not come to the ring to aint no stopping us now

This fight should have actually been 'Champion vs Champion' -Holyfield was obviously the WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight champion, but Holmes should have been defending the WBO title. . What happened was in Holmes' previous fight he defeated the 18-0 Ray Mercer, who in his prior fight had defeated Tommy Morrison for the WBO heavyweight title - but the corrupt WBO, controlled by Don King, stripped Mercer of his title for deciding to fight Holmes, instead of their #1 contender Michael Moorer. So Holmes should have been the WBO champion at 42 years old. . Holmes also fought WBC heavyweight champion Oliver McCall in 1995, who had just knocked out Lennox Lewis in 2 rounds to win the title a few months earlier - And many thought Holmes was robbed in this match, too. so he absolutely should have been WBO Champ at 42, but he also maybe should have been WBC champ at 45

@joeblough261

6 ай бұрын

This was years and years before the WBO was considered anything besides a resting spot for a top contender. The 4 belt era didn't start until around 2004. It gained some traction during the late 90s, but it was a secondary title here, no way it was champion vs. Champion.

At 27yrs old Evander Holyfield hair was receding a lot. Steroids is known to do that...

@thelevisullivan

2 жыл бұрын

He’s had a slew of medical problems over the years.

@EM-ny4dx

2 жыл бұрын

@@thelevisullivan Yes. Steroids can contribute to that. But boxing can also as well. Being a full contact sport. Will cause physical problems.

1:03:36 He threw up...... Holy shit i've never seen that before. That's a concussion! I wonder if it happened in that round or what? That's why you don't drink so much water in the corner while fighting.

@joeblough261

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think it was a concussion (maybe it was), I think it was that Holy's aggression put so much pressure on Larry, that he was just bone ass exhausted and just started heaving up his guts like someone who barely makes it to the finish line. I always use that as a comparison between Holy and Tyson...nobody was better at the KO, especially for less just below elite level, he'd destroy them like nobody else...but I always loved how Holy would just outwork them, outwill them, and take their soul to the point where they could barely make the 12 rounds, and/or quit, a la Pinklon, Tillis, Dokes, or like here w/Holmes puking.

Adjust that tracking.

Great fight . Too bad Holmes was 15-16 years past his prime . But in his prime , evander would have been toast .

Tyson said "I'm gonna eat his children" Others say "Praise Jesus and good fortune to all upon the light of Jesus Christ" I think one of these helps and one of these hurts ones reputation as a Boxer.

Holmes class just like Lewis

Holyfield won a canter he was solid here as Holmes in his prime would of won

Mike Tyson KO'd a Larry Holmes 4 years younger than this one in 4 rounds. There are levels to this.

@KeyserSoze23

2 жыл бұрын

@Exar All true but the man was 42. You don't get better as an athlete from the age of 38 to 42.

@armandop9082

Жыл бұрын

Prime Holmes wins easy decision no doubt.

@drewpeacock4269

6 ай бұрын

@@KeyserSoze23 it’s not about age it’s about preparation he was extremely overweight and had crazy ring rust when he fought Tyson

VCR head needs cleaning

i had larry winning the fight by one point

@rolltide9547

9 ай бұрын

You are the only one

@bb-gc2tx

9 ай бұрын

@@rolltide9547 i know a lot of people had him winning by 2 or 3 points

Un simplon holmes que nunca fue referente del buen boxeo

Until riddick bowe holyfield didn't defend against anyone special. He took the title from a bum.

Evander Roidfield...zzzzz

Holyfield was an overrated champion. He won the title from a bum. Fought old men that took him the distance and lost to riddick bowe. Beat a declining Mike Tyson.

@vivekchhetri3267

3 жыл бұрын

Bums buster Douglas who beat Tyson,Won title back from riddick bowe after losing, only five times champion. He beat Mike Tyson 2 times. You might be stupid nigga

@joeblough261

3 жыл бұрын

@@vivekchhetri3267 LOL...might be? Nigga's middle name is Stupid and his last name Ass. An older, worse Foreman went on to BECOME heavyweight champion. Holmes had just beat Mercer, who had just nearly killed Morrison, and who took a prime Lewis to hell and back and arguably got robbed. He made Holmes puke his guts all over himself after getting an elbow to his skull and cut to hell. He wiped out Douglas in less than 3 rounds fresh off his destruction of Tyson. His 1st two fights against Bowe are the stuff of legend. He fought 12 rounds at heart failure against Moorer and still would've kept his title if the one idiot judge didn't score Round Two 10-10, despite Holy having knocked Moorer down! Then he comes back and whoops Mercer and is the 1st man to knock him down, then whoops Tyson, absolutely destroyed Moorer in the rematch, and 5 years after people thought he was completely washed up went 24 rounds with a huge, prime Lewis and probably deserved to win the 2nd fight. The man is an all-time great lb for lb boxer, and all-time great Heavyweight. Vivek is an all-time idiot.

@kriskalbfleisch5020

2 жыл бұрын

He was still an overrated champion that Foreman took the distance. As a "what if" argument, if Tyson fought Holyfield the night he fought Berbick, Tyson wins. Tyson beats everyone that night. Because his ultimate goal was be youngest heavyweight champion. If cus would have loved the entirety of his career Tyson beats everyone and goes 100-0. With cus around, there would be no robin givens. No don king. No rape conviction. No ducking fighters. He would have fought foreman and watched for the left cross. He would have stayed going the body his entire career. Kept his head movement. Buster Douglas wouldn't have even happened. After cus died everything changed. The people around him changed. With cus Tyson would have been the greatest boxer ever. Holyfield may have won the battles, but Tyson has won the war of longevity as he still looks good at 54. Holyfield should have stayed retired.

@nikosvault

Жыл бұрын

If Holyfield is overrated what in gods name is Tyson?

@kriskalbfleisch5020

Жыл бұрын

@@nikosvault A dumbass for dumping Kevin rooney. You watch tyson in the amateurs and he made a lot of mistakes., but you saw him develope. You even saw that in his early pro career, but everyone he fought from Jesse Ferguson one was supposed to be a challenge for him. After the Spinks fight tyson dramatically declined and became hype. He was overrated because his style became like everyone else's. Once he quick moving his head he became average.

Ruddock was number 1 contender holyfeild ducked ruddock to fight a old larry golnes thinkin it was gonna be a easy fight😂😂😂 holyfeild wouldve got knocked out by ruddock

@joeblough261

3 ай бұрын

You are hilarious and know nothing about boxing if you think Holyfield ducked Ruddock, (seriously...look the actual history up) and/or think that Ruddock would've stood a chance vs. Holyfield.

@markjackson6431

3 ай бұрын

@@joeblough261 he’s only saying that because of the narrative that Ruddock was the best heavyweight because of his two losses to Mike Tyson. but as Lennox showed that Ruddock had major weaknesses in his game. Holyfield (and even Bowe) would’ve beat Ruddock. Ruddock was a good fighter but he was overhyped at the time. i’d argue that even Mercer would beat him.