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Cuz Holmes was a tough dude
Most underrated HW....easily top 10
Most underrated HW....easily top 10
how did Larry Holmes get up from this punch
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Rocky Marciano couldn't hold Larry's Jockstrap
Amerikan Melanin
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Larry Holmes would lay 99% of TheColi down just like that right now. Dude is severely slept on
The disrespect really is wild not to mention one the models of black excellence..Holmes just never had the hype train on his side and was never a kiss ass, low key got villainized for dogging a washed Ali and prime tyson pretty much doing the same to him didn't help.....
Shavers raw power was next level tho gottdamn
btw both these brothas are alive and kicking well into there 70s
En Sabah Nur
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The disrespect really is wild not to mention one the models of black excellence..Holmes just never had the hype train on his side and was never a kiss ass, low key got villainized for dogging a washed Ali and prime tyson pretty much doing the same to him didn't help.....
Shavers raw power was next level tho gottdamn
btw both these brothas are alive and kicking well into there 70s
Eddie Murphy digs too
That's crazy to really think about. Most people will never experience that lol
The disrespect really is wild not to mention one the models of black excellence..Holmes just never had the hype train on his side and was never a kiss ass, low key got villainized for dogging a washed Ali and prime tyson pretty much doing the same to him didn't help.....
Shavers raw power was next level tho gottdamn
btw both these brothas are alive and kicking well into there 70s
I had to google this shyt, i thought Shavers been dead, glad to see he still kickin
NormanConnors
Detroit/MSU Spartan Life
Holmes was sleep for 3 seconds like
This
Just natural shyt you're born with to get up from that, plus conditioning/being in shape.
Holmes still had the wherewithal and muscle memory to dodge/evade Shavers onslaught after, boxing training is something else
.You see a big difference between Shavers and Tyson here though, accurate/more technical punching from Shaves afterwards would have goy Holmes out of there
That’s from arguably the strongest puncher of all time too! 
Shavers lost that fight the moment Holmes got up. You could see it in his eyes. The disbelief. The feeling of “what more do I gotta do to beat this guy??”
Shavers lost that fight the moment Holmes got up. You could see it in his eyes. The disbelief. The feeling of “what more do I gotta do to beat this guy??”
Waterproof
Warrior Lifestyle
This
Just natural shyt you're born with to get up from that, plus conditioning/being in shape.
Holmes still had the wherewithal and muscle memory to dodge/evade Shavers onslaught after, boxing training is something else
You see a big difference between Shavers and Tyson here though, accurate/more technical punching from Shaves afterwards would have goy Holmes out of there
You can also see how Holmes being Muhammad Ali training partner rubbed off of him, Ali Shuffle and his head movements that kept him alive that round
NYC Rebel
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Mike Tyson was the only one to knock him out. Even that wasn't a knockout....I read somewhere that Larry said he stayed down because he was tired.
