(Voting Over) Boxing Fantasy Fight HW Tournament: (2) Larry Holmes vs (10) Vitali Klitschko

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i remember larry doing commentary for espn and they asked him about lennox and with a look of total disgust on his face he starts popping out those hard jabs "thats how you throw a real jab" :childplease: "this is what a real jab looks like" :what:"that aint no jab" :rudy: to an extent that it made the conversation become uncomfortable

i want to pick larry based on a couple things. i just wanted to point this out in particular. that moment on espn related to me that larry truly hated these fighters. he felt they werent on his level to a point it made him sick. whether hes right or not thats a mentality i want a fighter to have. all these years later and for larry to still carry that hatred in his heart for these fighters and i know he would have went out of his way to punish klitschko just for making him angry by trying to throw that soft pawing jab at him in there
 

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Larry Holmes by Lopsided decision.

This Vitali being so great that he wins all these mythical match ups (even though he has losses to a 2 week replacement Bryd and out of shape Lewis ) is fukking disgusting. :scust:

I can see the finals being Ali vs Vitali if this keeps going. :mjlol:
 

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but it would be a very close fight with I think Vitali getting cut while knocking Larry down in the early rounds. I think Holmes pumps the jab and eventually takes over to a late round tko. Not a very indepth explaination i know but :yeshrug:
 

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Tough one and this would be a great fight...

Prime in shape Larry Holmes (Norton fight) is one of the best boxers I have ever seen...

Vitali likewise is an exceptional boxer who is deceptively slick for a man his size...

Size wise Larry was 4 inches shorter but has a 2 inch reach advantage...In other words the measurables here are negligible...

Where Larry has an edge IMO is his ability to bang with anybody and take a punch...His fights with Norton and Shavers showed us he got the heart to stand in the pocket and go blow for blow...Vitali has never shown that type of heart, he's always been a jab and move type...

This would be a very close fight but I can see it getting stopped due to a cut...Vitali cuts very easily and Larry would be in his chest all fight long...Prime Larry had very good hands and was aggressive...He was quick with that jab and would throw his combinations very effectively...I can also see Vitali hurting Larry with an overhand right but were talking about a guy who fought Earnie Shavers twice...If you can take a punch from Shavers you can take a punch from anybody...
 
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2Pac and TheColi ruined the legacy of Larry Holmes for me:yeshrug:

I'd pick a club fighter against Larry Holmes when you see the vision I have of him in my mind brehs
 
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