Larry Holmes vs Leon Spinks

Larry Holmes vs Leon Spinks
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[@itzenormous]

From 1978 to 1985 the other titles in the heavyweight division changed hands so many times, it was hard to keep track of. But, during those years, all REAL boxing fans knew who the true heavyweight champ was - Larry Holmes.

[@legolas10314]

RIP Leon Spinks, a fighter worth respect

[@emiliofrigatonie3386]

Very true.

[@Belburg]

If Leon hadn't got caught up in the lifestyle, may have been one of the greats in the cruiserweight division.

[@brucescott4261]

@@Belburg ...It was his decision to take the easy way out.

[@richardsamad6646]

Leon was not a true champion. He was a cheater !

[@AnitaBingham-yd2ow]

Indeed! R.I.P. Mr. SPINKS. 1love

[@lb7144]

Larry Holmes was no joke. Dude did a drop kick off a limo in a parking lot. 😳

[@acousticjam8525]

RIP Leon. I remember that great smile

[@khepraanu8291]

RIP PEACE CHAMP..Peace, comfort and safety to your departed soul Leon Spinks.

[@BlazeOfGlory742]

Underrated and under appreciated Larry Holmes

[@sportsguyollie5240]

That jab was unreal, trip hammer innit. Howard Cosell was so great as a boxing announcer.

[@aarondigby9859]

Cosell is the most annoying announcer ever, always brings up insignificant trivial tid bits like "the Lafeyette Leopards," don't nobody give a shyyt about the Lafayette Leopards, he knocked out Lenny Lewis in Memphis TN, in the tenth round May nineteenth 1972, don't nobody remember that crap. Bye Howard.

[@rickbehrens5046]

never be another howard cosell

[@Lava1964]

In this fight Cosell missed the key punch of the fight: A right hand that staggered Spinks that led to the knockdown.

[@billneal1036]

Larry learned alot from sparring with the greats

[@robertstroud7561]

Every fighter you have ever heard of has sparred with all the other world class fighters you have heard of. People like you believe everything you read and see on TV. Sure Holmes sparred with Ali so did a lot of other fighters in the top 10. it's called making a living.

[@samuelphillips6078]

Oil

[@leslychoute9052]

@@robertstroud7561 Pp

[@76WestSports]

. He was also Frazier's sparring partner too. Holmes became Ali's chief sparring partner@@robertstroud7561

[@pjtheory]

This is Larry Holmes at his absolute peak. Spinks was the former heavyweight champion, and as mentioned by Cosell, Spinks was given an excellent chance by boxing writers to defeat Holmes. Unfortunately for Spinks, he fought a fighter who was probably the 2nd best heavyweight who ever lived.

[@austinoldfield5246]

Lol second best??😳

[@rocksteady8705]

He’d have at least went the distance with Mike Tyson if he was that good, surely

[@archywiseman]

@@rocksteady8705 Holmes was 38 and inactive when he fought Tyson. Not the same fighter as when he was champ.

[@rogerdjs]

@@rocksteady8705 He was passed his prime.

[@kramuarnu7219]

at age 42 he won the 11th and 12th rounds against Holyfield.The Holmes who floored Ossie Ocasio w/a jab(and he was outjabbed by Witherspoon and Williams and Tucker was outjabbed by Tyson) was cat quick and powerful and could fight 15 rounds hard.Lewis and Tyson never got up and won.And Holmes did way better against Mercer than Lewis.Maybe Max Baer,trained by teddy atlas and dundee ko's him?

[@billbandoh5818]

These intros were AMAZING !

[@arthurholmes2210]

One of the greatest ever !

[@pouriaschunder3373]

To me, this 1981 WBC Title fight, between Leon Spinks and Larry Holmes, was one if the very few best fights, which I saw from both fighters. It’s unfortunate, that Spinks ran into that right hand. I don’t want to insinuate, that Spinks could have starched Holmes. But I gave him the Chance to hurt Holmes in the later Rounds. He showed that in the second Round! He was capable to rock an opponent. Whiteness: his stoppage of Bernardo Mercado in 1980. This fight was the last reminisce of the golden era of the 1970’s, which was jam-packed whit top notched fighters, such als Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Lyle, Bonavena, Norton.

[@emiliofrigatonie3386]

Spinks had a solid chance, maybe he could’ve really hurt Holmes if he didn’t run straight into that big right. Damn.

[@diakonschunder3566]

@@emiliofrigatonie3386 I couldn’t agree with you more

[@davidwood1923]

Once Larry Got a Piece of This Guy... It Was Over... He's so Powerful

[@ancientarchie1463]

True. And it was that right at 21:11

[@WarioSaysSo]

1981-06-12 - Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan, USA. "The Easton Assassin" Larry Holmes (37-0-0, KO's 27) vs. Leon Spinks (10-2-2, KO's 8) - Heavyweight Championship of the World (Lineal/WBC) - # Larry Holmes's 10th world title defense: 1978- # Leon Spinks was world ranked: 2# by WBC & WBA. # Holmes was a 4 to 1 favorite. # Holmes was 31 years old - Spinks was 27 years old. # Defending champion Holmes got $1.9 million - Challanger Spinks made $490,000. # The fight was billed as a tribute to legend Joe Louis, who died 2 months earlier (The day after Holmes defeated Berbick). # Holmes and Spinks have never been on the same page as Holmes claim to still to this day have a dislike of Leon. # While Holmes was doing a post-fight interview with ABC commentator Howard Cosell, he spotted Gerry Cooney, the No. 1 world ranked contender, being steered in their direction by an ABC aide. Holmes' eyes flared. When Cosell mentioned Cooney, Holmes said, "Howard, I'm going to slap his face if you bring him over here." Holmes then stood up and went after Cooney. During the melee, Holmes accidentally elbowed Cosell in the mouth, cutting his lower lip.

[@curtismcneil8695]

I like the way Larry moved to his right just before he landed that big right hand. Larry was smart and knew how to use the ring and set stuff up.

[@EnforcerX71]

29:11 Howard Cosell shutting down Don King might be the most satisfying thing I've heard in a boxing video for a while.

[@thwiftlythwept7023]

love the funkytown style music for Holmes' reel

[@diakonschunder3566]

I believe that Spinks really stood a chance against Holmes here in 1981. Spinks looked very impressive in round 2. But he got careless in the middle of the third round, got caught with a straight right hand, which landed right on the button, just like target praxis. And unfortunately for Spinks he never recovered from that blow

[@walterseverin1520]

True Diakon

[@aarondigby5054]

If Larry had went at Michael Spinks like that he'd easily beaten Michael instead of allowing the decision to be cast by the judges at ringside .

[@diakonschunder3566]

@@aarondigby5054 I think that Holmes was too past behind his prime, when he met Michael Spinks in 1985. Still, this here in 1981, to me is one of the most exciting fights of both Larry Holmes and Leon Spinks; ja packed with action, not witnessed in the early 1980s

[@AnitaBingham-yd2ow]

You may Question Leon Spinks Ability, but you could never question his Heart.R.I.P. Leon Spinks. 1love

[@andrewkoines6389]

Props to Spinks for getting up from that knockdown. Many fighters would have just stayed down. Also, a little late on the stoppage.

[@harryheath9928]

His corner did right before the ref

[@luizluz1079]

Não teve o fair play qiando Spinks caiu, logo que ele se levantou o árbitro mandou Holmes enfiar a marreta. Árbitro mal intencionado.

[@samevans7721]

RIP Leon Spinks.

[@MrCrystalcranium]

Man did Cosell miss EVERYTHING in this fight. Larry was just missing with bomb right hands from the start of the second round but Howard was too busy painting his "Larry looks rattled..." narrative to see what was going on. He missed the big Holmes right hand in the corner that first hurt Leon and sent him sprawling into the ropes attributing Holmes' follow up body shot as the punch that hurt Spinks. Missed the towel being thrown in too.

[@Lava1964]

Yes, Howard Cosell sometimes became enamored with his own voice and missed key things that happened in the ring.

[@larryjohnson2306]

Exactly. I saw the same thing you did. Cosell was out to lunch commentating this fight. He didn't see when Leon was first badly stunned by Holmes right hand. It was predictable if Larry kept throwing those right hand power shots they would eventually land. Spinks was a game challenger but he didn't stand a chance here.

[@billneal1036]

Soon as people get money alot of them start fucking around with drugs and then that's when all the shit hits the fan

[@MartinMcCauslin]

Ali and the "golden era" was a bit before my time but I loved this era of boxing - Larry whipped everyone

[@jerrodvizineau4184]

HAPPY birthday LARRY HOLMES** A TRUE BOXER, WITH DEVASTATING PUNCHES AND UNBELIEVABLE DEFENSE** WISH HIM N FOREMAN WOULD'VE FOUGHT**🥊🦁🥊

[@kidmack3556]

I don't know how it happened, but for some reason or reasons, after the '76 Summer Olympics, when Spinks was still in the Marines, I never saw another one of Leon's fights...(????) I'm typing this before viewing this video. This will the first time seeing him fight professionally.

[@sergotsainsume8804]

Melinda, Melisa, your Father really love 😘 you, felitacion for treating your wife super good,I like that, you are only one who has given a good example like that,we miss you Larry, Haiti peoples 💕 Miss you.waiting your reply Larry

[@deanladue3151]

Pretty obvious that the little skirmish between Holmes and Cooney was a Don King setup, and Cosell got the worst of it. The funniest part of that was there was the chief editor of 'The Ring' magazine Bert Randolph Sugar (the guy wearing the hat) standing there with a look that was like "what the hell is going on!?" 😂

[@jasoncarle5432]

Larry is probably my favorite boxer ever besides maybe Tyson...but gotta love Richard Steele

[@joeytrimble1558]

seeing gerry react this way shoulda been the sign of things to come .. he was scared shitless when holmes came for him smh totally scared

[@jameswatkins1524]

Leon put up a good challenge but was Larry was too much, RIP 🙏 Leon

[@gregoryvanhalen]

Larry’s hand speed, wow!

[@ellismarcelle5579]

Elite finishing.... with the bizarreness of the Berbick fight and Spinks motivated mentality and awkwardness, this COULD have had the makings of Ali-Spinks 1 were the CLEAR favorite looks less than stellar... BUT Holmes was up to the task and clobbered Spinks with the overhand right over and over and over and over again.

[@fitzgeraldanthony9333]

This was not even remotely competitive. Holmes was at his peak here. And at his peak I give Holmes a more than Excellent chance to beat every single champion before and after him at least once and in some cases TWICE. I never payed attention to Howard Cosell because too many times he spoke out of ignorance when "assessing " a fight. What he THOUGHT Was going on and what was actually happening in the ring was par for the course with Howard in many cases. At no time was Holmes out of sorts or taken out of his zone by Spinks or in some form of anxiety with Spinks. Larry was calmy adjusting to Spinks frenetic style and looking to find a pattern with him. Once he saw that Spinks never brought his guard up to proper position after taking a jab and trying to land his right, Larry saw that Spinks was wide open for that sneaky uppercut counter. Spinks was prepared for the jab but not that right or the hooks to the body and once Holmes was able to time and adjust to him, his jab by the second round, stayed glued to Spinks head. Holmes was a better technician than Ali. Ali made too many mistakes and was defensively irresponsible. Holmes knew how to parry, shift his weight, alter his stance to be able to defend and go on offense in the same sequence without having to do amateurish moves like Ali who relied on laying on the ropes and moving his head, leaning back and leaving his midsection exposed. Larry had every single quality that Ali and Joe Louis possessed in order to be a top 3 all-time legend In the division. He was fast, a superb defensive technician, possessed heart for days, owned a world class jab, could adjust on his feet, move laterally or forward with equal precision, very strong chin and incredible recuperating abilities. And he had a superior right cross to Ali. He also went to the body unlike Ali when necessary. In no scenario was Spinks going to do any damage to Holmes here. Larry had too many tools in the box for The crude Spinks.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

RIP Leon.

[@afranks8566]

Good fight!

[@bobbytheblade2550]

You can tell by Howard's questions that he never competed in any sport whatsoever. Such absurd questions!

[@meminustherandomgooglenumbers]

He was also intolerant of retired athletes becoming sportscasters.

[@MrCrystalcranium]

Funny to see Greg Page make his network debut on the undercard at a pudgy 230+ lbs. A taste of what was to come for Page who routinely weighed in at 260 and then some. Colossal waste of ability. Greg has speed, size, a punch and a granite chin. Just couldn't put the fork down.

[@robertstroud7561]

@Smash Revino It was a push I was there

[@robertstroud7561]

Before he died he was living in the same house he grew up in heart of the hood. His brother dennis constantly bragged how Greg had owned a 6 or 8 car garage house in Vegas. Which he lost. He lost everything. Greg Page had the IQ of a Wes "Two Gun" Smith. Greg was a total waste of talent. He had the ability to beat Holmes. No worries. He's a legend ( sort of) in the hood he grew up in so he was a success

[@Ma007rk]

(For what it's worth) For many years I felt exactly the same way that you do regarding Greg Page. I remember him when he was an amateur and was being likened to the next "Muhammad Ali." When he turned professional it was like he started to get fat, bloated, and out of shape. Someone recently told me that in 1981 Greg Page lost his father and that he never was able to get over his loss. Of course the next question would be......" Then if he isn't going to dedicate himself he should just retire." Much easier said than done. It is safe to assume that Greg Page didn't have any real marketable skills outside of the ring. That was all he knew. It was sad that he lost his father, But it was also sad that he never was able to get over his loss and he carried it around for the rest of his life, until his death.

[@robertstroud7561]

@@Ma007rk It's also sad nobody ever educated him

[@Belburg]

Greg Page's first professional fight was on CBS. Also had his fights with Ward and Monroe on CBS.

[@emrahavatar]

22:16 they threw in the towel

[@bruce2420]

He's one of the best Larry Holmes Easton assassin

[@michaelmohrle1773]

Why is older audio so much better than modern?? This is so full and loud I turn the volume down on my Android. Most new videos I have it all the way up and it still sounds too low. Seems all the 60s-90s shows are like this.

[@TSTrecords]

funny if you watch all the fights spinks gets knocked out in, he always ends up in the ropes the same way lol...

[@klassickingz9094]

Rope gang 🤣

[@Rockstarrclarke]

In truth, spinks should have never been in the heavy weight division. Middle weight ti light heavy at the highest.

[@ghytgb]

21:10 the beginning of the end.

[@JohnJohnson-fr5cx]

“….And still another replay!” My god, Cosell was so awesome such a character. Also, I disagree with him at the end there, I don’t think Larry was sorry that he did it.

[@bleeding4721]

Rest in peace Leon

[@alexshoneya]

Why holmes go crazy when cosell introduce cooney? 30:05

[@emzid5105]

to sell the fight lol

[@SamuelEbenezer-tn8kt]

Trying to be Ali😂 but Ali had more class and managed to maintain a balance between animosity and comedy and entertainment

[@MrJRHblues]

Larry was a class act

[@supra1722]

Cossell continued to ramble about Larry being 'rattled' and completely missed the punch that caused it the Leon to be shaken- the right that Holmes measured and timed at 21:10. instead, he ignorantly thought that Holmes all of a sudden decided to turn on the pressure to corner Spinks on the ropes, when in fact he was finishing Spinks after he'd been hurt.

[@MrShanehanke]

Thanks

[@youtoo2233]

One thing I can say about holmes is he swings for the fences when he punches, every punch has murderous intentions

[@comprandobien]

Era muy rápido este su hermano muy listo y precavido

[@thepleinair]

There's two fights actually, the second is Greg Page v Alfredo Evangelista, KO-2

[@willis7319]

RIP NEON LEON

[@MrMrneil1]

why I think Holmes was the greatest. 1. it has to be a heavyweight. 2. you have to have a knock-out punch, not just olympics score on points. here, is my only reservation about Klitschko. 3. you have to be able to take a punch, and not afraid to mess things up, a real 'fighter', where Marciano was great and Ali/Clay a sissy. 4. you have to appreciate boxing as a science, Holmes is a one-man clinic, jab, hook, set up, defend, etc. 5. Holmes maybe learned to move around, avoid the ropes, from Ali/Clay, while the other greatest, Foreman, did all of the above, except this. As a footnote, in those days you didn't see 31-year-old hockey or tennis players. Tennis is a lesson also in stamina, a player will win the first set, but lose 2 sets to 1: Holmes could obviously go the distance, not like Clay/Ali's famous victims.

[@aarondigby5054]

Have you saw the Ali/Frazier trilogy, the greatest trilogy in HW boxing history. The first Ali/Frazier fight hailed the fight of the century, was the first time two undefeated champions had met to decide the HW title; the third fight "the Thrilla in Manilla" was arguably the most brutal fight ever. At the end of the 14th round Joe was blind from swelling, the ref had to lead Joe to his corner. Ali's two upset: Liston in Miami 1964 and George Foreman in Kinshasa Zaire in 1974.

[@williamwhareaorere8994]

The greatest

[@marcushicks9463]

11:15 Anit no stopping us now ! Larry Holmes

[@SammyVideoPlex]

With10 wins they knew Leon had no chance of winning.

[@rickbehrens5046]

Holmes in his era was the best heavyweight boxer look at his record 48--0 not one boxer could beat him in his prime and he fought wars ...............

[@mochir2516]

I meant Michael spinks

[@nkel6111]

great entertainment with a top of his game larry Holmes,,,,one of the best...I say better than Ali...unquestionably faster, and precise.

[@aarondigby5054]

Larry Holmes does not have the hand speed that Ali had: the fastest and quickest hands ever witnessed in the HW division. Watch the Rumble in the Jungle," also Clay/Ali upsets Sonny Liston in Miami 1964.

[@jeffriessman9693]

​I think they're thinking of the old Ali Actually homes is not as fast as that either. The muhammad ali of the sixties was the fastest heavyweight ever. I've never heard anyone saying Holmes was faster than Ali That was a very weird statement. That guy's statement was as blind as Ali when he was blind for one round in the Liston fight ​@aarondigby5054

[@mochir2516]

Holmes is one of the best boxers of all time. He may have been wronged. Spinks did not appear to beat him in any of the two bouts.

[@weaktea4252]

The referee had nerves of Steele.

[@tracyyoung224]

I never felt Spinks deserved this title match. 10 - 2 record and lost to an old over the hill Ali.

[@aaronbst]

Larry got really pissed about that early bell with 25 seconds still to go in round 2. He took it out major league on Leon in round 3. Larry’s corner should’ve given a little taste of their purse to that bell ringer after the fight. Regardless, Larry still seemed pissed and wanted to smack Gerry Cooney ringside when Cossell was in the middle. Result: Howard got a split lip.

[@inhibited44]

Marciano was willing to get hit to get inside. Had a great chin too. He'd go inside on Holmes and take Holmes's leverage away, then punish him.

[@emiliofrigatonie3386]

Yeah Holmes was having an ego moment lmao, rocky woulda killed Larry with bodyshots alone.

[@Ffeoli1039]

Idk. Larry is such a complete fighter. The jab ain't no joke. He has shown the ability to fight effectively against ropes or a corner. He's a hard man to knock out too

[@aarondigby9859]

@Exar Holmes ruled the division for 7.5 years only shy of Joe Louis nine years straight.

[@aarondigby5054]

@@emiliofrigatonie3386 Rocky got his nose tore off his face by a 185-190lbs Ezzard Charles, Holmes and Ali especially 1964-67 Clay/Ali would've cut Rocky's old cock crushing head up like the great Italian dish he loves: SPAGHETTI

[@aarondigby5054]

@Exar Clay/Ali would've cut Rocky's head up like spaghetti, Geez, Clay/Ali had the fastest, quickest most accurate hands the HW division ever saw and his footwork, ability to slip punches and bicycle backwards and throw devastating quick accurate punches while moving backwards, he'd cut Rocky's head all up while Rocky looking to get inside to land a punch with thise t-rex arms. Ali had a great chin. RIP ALI AND ROCKY.

[@TheGreatest1974]

Holmes at his best here.

[@patrick44668]

Spinks was disrespectful towards Larry and his wife. Justice served.

[@memark67unrau]

my first Spinks fight I saw was Mercado and thought he had a ggod chance but Holmes was a pretty good fighter and he was mad at Spinks for disrespecting Joe Louis,his wife and? 18.10 he catches him 2 right hands Holmes said they stung....

[@kramuarnu7219]

gold medal and lineal championship in an otherwise horrible career hanging tough for awhile now against adv prostrate cancer kudos Leon

[@Belburg]

Larry fought a good fight. If Leon wasn't into the lifestyle, he probably could have carried this into the 13th, potentially to a decision loss.

[@trevmanu1]

No way. Spinks was never a match for Holmes in his prime.

[@Belburg]

@@trevmanu1 But If he was more into his career, the fight may have lasted longer, and he had a better chance of winning.

[@trevmanu1]

@@Belburg It's all an irrelevant discussion, but Holmes would have always destroyed Spinks in their relative primes.

[@gregorycrump8842]

Happy Birthday 🥊

[@michaelmohrle1773]

Great dream fight........ Larry Holmes vs Wladimer Klitchko 2 unrespected heavyweights of all time, they wiped out the division for a decade and a half but nobody gave them the respect they deserve because of mild personalities.

[@aarondigby9859]

Klitsko ain't defend his title but once every two or three years.

[@michaelmohrle1773]

@@aarondigby9859 Huh ? He's right up there with Holmes and Joe Louis for title defenses.

[@aarondigby5054]

GTFOH Klitschko ain't fight but three times in four damn years.

[@JWBabaYaga]

Larry Holmes TKO3 Leon Spinks

[@inhibited44]

here after reading that Leon spinks died from cancer.

[@euclideszoto997]

Spinks was a pitbull. Holmes definitely wasnt underestimating Spinks.

[@luizluz1079]

Spinks very nice

[@davidt8381]

I really didn't like the way Cosell commentated on fights or his comments about brothers back in the day.

[@PaulGreen11]

5:06 "Leoooon!!!"

[@O.G.Ashtre]

22:18 Sombody Thew In The Towel Lmao How Embarrassing

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

'Sombody Thew In The Towel Lmao How Embarrassing' Almost as embarrassing as your spelling.

[@mta330]

It was his brother Michael

[@emiliofrigatonie3386]

@@mta330 Michael loved and cared about Leon

[@mta330]

@@emiliofrigatonie3386 I know this

[@easystreet1888]

I hated to see how the latter part of Spinks' life was filled with such hardship.

[@aarondigby5054]

Larry's wife had to be on every set with that striped gum looking top on.

[@memark67unrau]

lets see Marciano ko'd the 3 past lineal champs Louis, Walcott and Charles,Ali the previous 2 twice Liston and Patterson and 2 future Foreman and Frazier,Holmes Ali and spinks and a few wba's Tyson Spinks and Holmes Lewis well the trend is broken...

[@enod9746]

Devastating finisher Larry Holmes was at his peak. Lived well outside of the ring too. Hard to believe he is still married to the same woman by his side here all these years later.

[@kirkbrookes4812]

All went wrong for Leon ,when he got pushed on the floor .he didn't recover from that ..lost balance .watch the 3rd round again .

[@inhibited44]

Holmes disappointed me the way he spoke about rocky marciano. Despite that, he was a fantastic fighter.

[@davidmcknight2788]

Marciano was a mobbed up nobody. Boxing experts rarely talk about any great strategies or victories he had because everybody knows it was all BS!

[@inhibited44]

@@davidmcknight2788 Mark Twain ~ "Better to remain silent & thought a fool than to open one's mouth & remove all doubt."

[@davidmcknight2788]

@@inhibited44 Take your own advice and stop trying to shame the truth into silence!! You must be a Liberal!! 😂😂😂😂

[@emzid5105]

@@davidmcknight2788 Larry is my favorite boxer but o be fair, i think any era had many suspicous fights, including the reigns of Marciano, Holmes, Ali, Tyson, Lenox Lewis, the Klischko's brothers etc etc. And i'm just talking about the heavyweights...

[@davidmcknight2788]

@@emzid5105 Fights, yes. Not whole careers. Again, NOBODY points out anything athletic or technically great that Marciano did better than anyone else. They can't. He was undefeated. Why is that?

[@kevindouglas5333]

A dollar and fifty cents worth of cocaine

[@aarondigby9859]

RIP RICHARD AND LEON, a dollar and firty cents worth of cocaine.

[@O.G.Ashtre]

How Did Leon Loose His Teeth? So It Happened Before He Started Boxing?

[@boxeolocopunch762]

A car accident

[@Pulstreiber]

Howard Cosell was just one of the most stupid commentators of all time. And Larry was one of the best heavyweights ever. Best jab in the business.

[@justify5680]

Larry the best

[@osmanl355]

Lary holms iş bad man for Ali and me

[@MajidjalilAwan]

He was like Mohammed Ali Larry Holmes

[@emzid5105]

No they have a different way to fight. Yes they both used the jab and had lateral mouvemants but apart from that, they had diffrent skills in my opinion.

[@gerb7821]

Rip leon

[@derrickmiddleton6134]

The network used him, did not develop into a ligitiment Heavyweight

[@chrisslaughter5552]

If Larry hurt you.. He was good at getting you out of there.. but Spinks here and like Marvin Frazier somebody pissed Larry off..But when you’re on top for as long as Larry Holmes was it a lot of pressure for a lot of year.. When you’re on top there’s no place to go but down.. Baby Spinks got a burnt out Larry he needed to get away for awhile and regroup when throw in all the business Larry had going plus his kids and family and politics of boxing...Then training sometime we start slacking and we need to away and that what happened to Larry

[@emzid5105]

When you havn't lost a fight while you are close to 36, it's hard to have the same motivation i guess. Crazy to think that between 1972 to 1985, Holmes remained undefeated.

[@samyoung9365]

Leon Spinks was NOT a Great Heavyweight Champion! Leon Spinks was most likely the Worst Heavyweight Champion of ALL TIME!!!

[@samyoung9365]

@Exar So you’re saying Ken Norton who was Robbed by the Judges 2 Times never beat Ali? I really never liked Ken Norton but most people agree that Ken Norton beat Ali 3 times in a row!

[@Krissyfoxtrot]

Spinks far more dangerous than Berbick said Howard...17:10ish...No...T.

[@emzid5105]

At this time, Berbick wasn't really respected that much as a contender, they tought Holmes took him too lightely. Spinks was a former heavyweight champion and a gold medalist in the olympics, no matter what.

[@michaelratliff905]

Michael Spinks took care of Larry...twice..😊

[@samyoung9365]

In the 1st Michael Spinks vs Larry Holmes Fight, Michael Spinks won! But in their 2nd Fight Larry Holmes won and was Robbed!!!

[@aarondigby9859]

@Exar Larry never was in any trouble in either fight with Mike Spinks, Larry was robbed in both fights.

[@aarondigby9859]

@26:00 Mrs Holmes looks cute, you go Larry Holmes.

[@aarondigby9859]

Larry was a decent finisher but the best finisher was Joe Louis.

[@aarondigby9859]

Cooney trying to step in on Larry's interview, kinda disrespectful, but Ali would do the same thing to sell his fights.

[@charliecroft7012]

You people always saying who was so great, I hate doing this because I was raised that action speak louder than words, but some of you just don't like looking at the facts...Open your eyes, don't forget Rocky,you say Rocky who, yeah that's what I'm talking about, you are blind to the truth 🙏🎶😉😏and you like it that way 🎶😉😏

[@Moneyovertruth]

So Holmes fought a father son combo lol almost beat them both

[@adnanhashmi2742]

No holmes fought spinks brother later and lost to him twice

[@richardjamesss438]

Only 2 front teeth lol