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Im a70s man but we cant go there ilike and respect yourchoices you know your boxing my choice is a real rock em sock em fight. Shavers v cobb. Thanks for post
Another great video good Sir ! This decade is so badly underrated.As you say many of these guys had so much talent but tragically failed to reach anything like their full potential.Still these same guys managed to give us loads of great fights. Holmes vs Cooney is a great choice for no 1.That was Larry at his peak,that was the Larry Holmes who might even have a chance of beating the prime Muhammad Ali.
@@boxingpedia Ah yes indeed.Off the top of my head here goes: 5) Pinklon Thomas vs Gerrie Coetzee --- neither guy achieved ATG status but they put on a helluva fight.Thomas had a superb jab that Angelo Dundee compared to Sonny Liston's. 4) Evander Holyfield vs Michael Dokes 3) Larry Holmes vs Carl Williams 2) Larry Holmes vs Tim Witherspoon ( Tim was another one of those incredibly talented but underachieving heavyweights ) 1) Holmes vs Cooney. ( I was tempted to put in Holmes vs Weaver at no 5 ) For a fighter not credited for having a fan-friendly style Mr Holmes sure was involved in a lot of great fights ! Very similar list to yours good Sir.
@spreadeagle2561 I love your list. Witherspoon/Tubbs, Pinklon/Berbick, Page/Tubbs, and Tucker/Douglas were some fights i had to omit but that i also enjoy from the 80s. Larry certainly did provide us some classics. If he were around now, i think the less spoiled fight fans of today would worship the ground he walked on.
@@boxingpedia Indeed good Sir those were also great fights. It's unbelievable how unappreciated Larry was during the 80s.As you say fans nowadays would absolutely idolise this superb champion.His fantastic jab, dazzling hand-speed, great chin,and sheer raw courage would be sensational. Thank goodness excellent historians such as yourself are helping Mr Holmes get the respect and prestige he so richly deserves.
@@spreadeagle2561 Pinklon and Gerrie Coetzee was a good one. Real good fight. I was glad that fight was scored a draw. No losers in that excellent fight
@@boxingpedia slightly different,I'm still clinging to the 70s with my No5🤣 5.Ken Norton v Randall Cobb 4.Evander Holifield v Alex Stewart 1 3. Larry Holmes v Tim Witherspoon 2. Mike Tyson v Trevor Berbick 1. Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney
@martindunstan8043 cling to whatever you want 😂 solid list! Holyfield-Stewart 1 is one of those fights not too many ppl know about but LOVE it when they find it. So darn good.
I haven’t marathoned the 80s in a while but here’s my opinion as a Mike Tyson glazer 1. Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes 2. Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes 3. Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks 4. Michael Dokes vs Evander Holyfield 5. John Tate vs Mike Weaver 6. Bonecrusher Smith vs Razor Ruddock 7. Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbrick 8. Larry Holmes vs Ronaldo Snipes 9. Gerry Cooney vs Ken Norton 10. Mike Tyson vs James Quick Tilis
I'm not as big on the one-sided beatdowns in my top fights. Holmes-Witherspoon was tough. Remember Angelo Dundee screaming, "Larry's out of it!" when Spoon blasted him. If you missed one, imho, it was Tyson vs, Tony Tucker. Tucker fought inspired, and Tyson had to overcome adversity, despite those who claim he never did so. Razor vs. Bonecrusher had some chilling moments also.
@acarter4173 and Tucker gave Mike the toughest fight (arguably) with a broken right hand and it was his biggest fight by far (Tucker's resume wasn't too impressive before the fight). Good fight.
I like your list and mine would be similar. Not sure if I missed it but no Holmes v Spinks at least in honorable mentions for the historical significance. Larry won their rematch by the way.
@2KDUDE22 good to see you again. I've never been particularly wow-ed by either Holmes-Spinks bout myself. I thought Larry won the rematch too. 48-0 man...so close yet so far.
I first heard that Tyson had an STI in the 1986 timeline on this channel. Burst out laughing when it was mentioned. Guess Mike Tyson couldn't "celebrate" after that Berbick win
@vince11harris blown away. I thought AJ had it in the bag (and so did he, himself). Dubois just solidified himself as a main player and I think AJ is done. A rematch win is the only way I'd accept AJ being back on track. He got destroyed. Maybe he'll finally fight Wilder now that both have fallen off.
@spreadeagle2561 hard for me to argue against but detractors would probably point to AJ having a "glass jaw". I tell you what tho, DDD has made a believer out of many of us fight fans. Good enough performance against Usyk and I didn't expect him to beat Hrgović and ESPECIALLY AJ. We got a contender on our hands and he's only 27!
@@boxingpedia Indeed good Sir,it's great to have such a young champion who looks ( fingers crossed ) like he could become a damn good champion,possibly even an ATG.
Speaking of Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney a couple days ago the Champion Daniel Dubois was disrespected in a similar way to Larry Holmes they treated the challenger as if he were the champion even more so than Larry Holmes AJ was the a side he walked out last and he was introduced last but Dubois had the last laugh
@@generalwadehampton.2578 I know a guy that fought golotta.. his name is Bobby Crabtree.. called himself the fighting hillbilly.. he fought a bunch of big names… never beat any big names tho
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Im a70s man but we cant go there ilike and respect yourchoices you know your boxing my choice is a real rock em sock em fight. Shavers v cobb. Thanks for post
Another great video good Sir ! This decade is so badly underrated.As you say many of these guys had so much talent
but tragically failed to reach anything like their full potential.Still these same guys managed to give us loads of great
fights.
Holmes vs Cooney is a great choice for no 1.That was Larry at his peak,that was the Larry Holmes who might even
have a chance of beating the prime Muhammad Ali.
@spreadeagle2561 good to see you sir! Do you have a top 5? I'd love to read it!
@@boxingpedia Ah yes indeed.Off the top of my head here goes:
5) Pinklon Thomas vs Gerrie Coetzee --- neither guy achieved ATG status but they
put on a helluva fight.Thomas had a superb jab that Angelo Dundee compared to
Sonny Liston's.
4) Evander Holyfield vs Michael Dokes
3) Larry Holmes vs Carl Williams
2) Larry Holmes vs Tim Witherspoon ( Tim was another one of those incredibly talented
but underachieving heavyweights )
1) Holmes vs Cooney.
( I was tempted to put in Holmes vs Weaver at no 5 )
For a fighter not credited for having a fan-friendly style Mr Holmes sure was involved in
a lot of great fights !
Very similar list to yours good Sir.
@spreadeagle2561 I love your list. Witherspoon/Tubbs, Pinklon/Berbick, Page/Tubbs, and Tucker/Douglas were some fights i had to omit but that i also enjoy from the 80s. Larry certainly did provide us some classics. If he were around now, i think the less spoiled fight fans of today would worship the ground he walked on.
@@boxingpedia Indeed good Sir those were also great fights.
It's unbelievable how unappreciated Larry was during the 80s.As you say fans
nowadays would absolutely idolise this superb champion.His fantastic jab,
dazzling hand-speed, great chin,and sheer raw courage would be sensational.
Thank goodness excellent historians such as yourself are helping Mr Holmes
get the respect and prestige he so richly deserves.
@@spreadeagle2561 Pinklon and Gerrie Coetzee was a good one. Real good fight. I was glad that fight was scored a draw. No losers in that excellent fight
A great 5 there,so glad you had Dokes vs Holyfield,that was a great bout. The No1 had to be Holmes vs Cooney. Nice one cheers✌️🥊
@@martindunstan8043 good to see you again. What's your top 5?
@@boxingpedia slightly different,I'm still clinging to the 70s with my No5🤣
5.Ken Norton v Randall Cobb
4.Evander Holifield v Alex Stewart 1
3. Larry Holmes v Tim Witherspoon
2. Mike Tyson v Trevor Berbick
1. Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney
@martindunstan8043 cling to whatever you want 😂 solid list! Holyfield-Stewart 1 is one of those fights not too many ppl know about but LOVE it when they find it. So darn good.
Great List
I haven’t marathoned the 80s in a while but here’s my opinion as a Mike Tyson glazer
1. Mike Tyson vs Larry Holmes
2. Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes
3. Mike Tyson vs Michael Spinks
4. Michael Dokes vs Evander Holyfield
5. John Tate vs Mike Weaver
6. Bonecrusher Smith vs Razor Ruddock
7. Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbrick
8. Larry Holmes vs Ronaldo Snipes
9. Gerry Cooney vs Ken Norton
10. Mike Tyson vs James Quick Tilis
@@staraptorflock3661 good list! Very entertaining!
I'm not as big on the one-sided beatdowns in my top fights. Holmes-Witherspoon was tough. Remember Angelo Dundee screaming, "Larry's out of it!" when Spoon blasted him. If you missed one, imho, it was Tyson vs, Tony Tucker. Tucker fought inspired, and Tyson had to overcome adversity, despite those who claim he never did so. Razor vs. Bonecrusher had some chilling moments also.
@acarter4173 and Tucker gave Mike the toughest fight (arguably) with a broken right hand and it was his biggest fight by far (Tucker's resume wasn't too impressive before the fight). Good fight.
I thought both Witherspoon and Williams beat Holmes.
@@karlschneider9479 darn good fights! They were certainly close.
Do u thinks Spinks beat him fair and square?
@@noskoolikeoldskool
First fight was clear
Second fight was closer (people think Holmes won)
1. Holmes vs Cooney
2. Holmes vs. Witherspoon
3. Holyfield vs Dokes
4. Spinks vs Cooney
5. Tyson vs Biggs
@@ah2552 i like it
can you do an mma channel too? I love your channel and that would be so cool.
@@DavisStoneGraham if I ever get into it and become knowledgeable, I'll consider it. Thanks for the love!
Dokes came in drug free against Holyfield can you imagine how great he could have been if he didn't have a drug problem?
@lmiller9178 one of the many WHAT IFs from the 80s Lost Generation. Maybe the fastest hands in heavyweight history.
That plagued fighters in the 80s. The cocaine craze. I liked Tony Tucker. Thought he could have beat Tyson IF he was a little younger
I like your list and mine would be similar. Not sure if I missed it but no Holmes v Spinks at least in honorable mentions for the historical significance. Larry won their rematch by the way.
@2KDUDE22 good to see you again. I've never been particularly wow-ed by either Holmes-Spinks bout myself. I thought Larry won the rematch too. 48-0 man...so close yet so far.
No Larry Homes & Michael Spinks?
My favorite is Witherspoon vs Tubbs (1986).
@@mysteryman480 excellent fight!
Tyson was 20 and he had a sti ...he was fighting with a temperature ..his peak was 19 to 23 .4 years of destruction.
I first heard that Tyson had an STI in the 1986 timeline on this channel. Burst out laughing when it was mentioned. Guess Mike Tyson couldn't "celebrate" after that Berbick win
Hey Boxingpedia, how did you feel about the AJ vs Dubois fight ?
@vince11harris blown away. I thought AJ had it in the bag (and so did he, himself). Dubois just solidified himself as a main player and I think AJ is done. A rematch win is the only way I'd accept AJ being back on track. He got destroyed. Maybe he'll finally fight Wilder now that both have fallen off.
@@boxingpedia Good Sir,does Dubois have those Foremanesque heavy hands ? Sure looks like it !
@spreadeagle2561 hard for me to argue against but detractors would probably point to AJ having a "glass jaw". I tell you what tho, DDD has made a believer out of many of us fight fans. Good enough performance against Usyk and I didn't expect him to beat Hrgović and ESPECIALLY AJ. We got a contender on our hands and he's only 27!
@@boxingpedia Indeed good Sir,it's great to have such a young champion who looks ( fingers crossed ) like he
could become a damn good champion,possibly even an ATG.
@@spreadeagle2561 I look forward to seeing what he can do! I may be narrating how he took over the 2020s in the heavyweight timeline when I make it!
Speaking of Larry Holmes vs Gerry Cooney a couple days ago the Champion Daniel Dubois was disrespected in a similar way to Larry Holmes they treated the challenger as if he were the champion even more so than Larry Holmes AJ was the a side he walked out last and he was introduced last but Dubois had the last laugh
@@staraptorflock3661 makes DDD's victory all the more sweet and glorious.
Williams was robbed holmes couldnt get away from his jab
Great list! How would a fight between Tommy Morrison vs Andrew golotta go?
Golota would kill Morrison
@@generalwadehampton.2578 you think so? They were both kinda chinny Tommy probably hit a bit harder..
@@generalwadehampton.2578 I know a guy that fought golotta.. his name is Bobby Crabtree.. called himself the fighting hillbilly.. he fought a bunch of big names… never beat any big names tho
@@Guru-ue2yp golota wasn't chinny he just got mad and fouled a bunch when he fought
@Guru-ue2yp I think I'd take Golota but he needs to be in the right mindset. What's your top 5?