Former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes is 75 years old today

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This is a clip of 32 year old Larry Holmes knocking out 25 year old Gerry Cooney. Holmes was 6'3 and Cooney was 6'6. You can tell the height difference in the clip.

Holmes was the dominant heavyweight champion for the 1st half of the 1980s while Mike Tyson was the dominant heavyweight champion for the 2nd half of the 1980s.

 

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@NoReedemingFeature
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@raabla GTFIH and wish Larry Holmes a happy birthday

 

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One of the best heavyweights and best jabs

wish Larry Holmes a happy birthday

happy birthday bbc man

 

[klip11]

One of the best heavyweights and best jabs

happy birthday bbc man

His jab was legendary.

 

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He was a very good boxer and I think he is underrated. People hate on him for that Ali fight and losing to Tyson (IMHO the most overrated heavyweight of all times) after Don King dragged him out of retirement. Guy was fat and drinking heavily prior to fighting him iirc.

 

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1.Lennox Lewis
2. Ali
3. Foreman
4. Frazier
5. Marciano

IMO

 

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Salutations and happy late birthday Larry holmes