2007-04-22 03:31:33 · 11 answers · asked by blogbaba 6 in Sports ➔ Boxing
This is a really good question and I believe it would have been a close fight. Holmes has that great jab and Frazier is a pressure fighter, a great body puncher with that meat cleaver left hook of his and very tough and durable. I saw how much trouble Joe gave Ali beating him one time and the other fights being very close and competitive. I believe that the difference in this fight would be the pressure that Joe at his best would have put on Holmes. I am taking Frazier here the winner by split decision.
2007-04-22 06:43:19 · answer #1 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I find it heartening to see Big Lar get some respect here. Holmes was a copy of Ali, with a better jab but poorer footwork combinations. I do think Holmes was more professional than Ali...he wouldn't clown around and slug with Frazier the way Ali did in his first fight with Joe. All that being said, Holmes wins a boring 15 rounder dominated by Larry's jab, movement, and clinching on the inside. Sometimes styles and stature make all the difference in a match up. Frazier would look like a stub of a man against Holmes' reach and movement. Larry was most comfy moving clockwise...or AWAY from Frazier's hook.
2007-04-22 11:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough question. Larry Holmes had a outstanding jab that can pick you off throughout the whole fight, to prep you for the overhand right like he did Leon Spinks in 83. Joe Frazier was a consistant pressurer who would catch you with that left hook from as far east as China. I see this fight being a reminder of when Holmes fought Tyson in 88 even through Holmes was out his prime but that fight was a sign that Holmes would have trouble with swarmers. Frazier by UD 15.
2007-04-22 03:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Devon P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RODIGULA- no offense meant, but you need to do a LOT more research on Frazier before you post any opinions like that. Your lack of historical perspective on his career screams out like a neon sign to those who HAVE studied it.
That being said, Joe Frazier by tko. Larry's jab would be nullified by Joe's great zigzag, bob and weave defense. He would have no problem catching Larry, who was not as mobile as many seem to think. If Frazier's shaky-chinned sparring partner Ken Norton rattled and came close to beating Larry, I believe the harder-punching, more durable Joe Frazier would batter him to defeat. Holmes puts up a great fight, but would lose this one.
2007-04-22 08:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by douglas c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Holmes by unanimous decision, possibly TKO. Only thing that make Frazier great are his three wars w/Ali. If you take Ali out of the equation, Frazier wouldn't be a household name. Think about it. He would have won the title from Buster Mathis (i think), defended it a few times to some "good" fighters, then get dismantled by Big George. Nothing to be remembered by.
2007-04-22 04:08:04 · answer #5 · answered by rodigular 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-28 16:42:21 · answer #6 · answered by boden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Great fantasy match. Just think of Ali-Frazier, only with a weaker Ali and a less-crazed Frazier.
Holmes took Ernie Shavers best shots, but Joe was a body puncher who never quit.
Frazier wears him down for late KO or decision in a classic.
Joe also gets beat up pretty bad, but he's ok with that.
2007-04-22 15:17:00 · answer #7 · answered by Gerry S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is another 'Thrilla in Manilla'. Holmes' style was modelled a great deal on Ali's, from his years as Ali's chief sparring partner.
Same outcome here - Holmes would eventually break Frazier down and stop him in the later rounds.
2007-04-22 10:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Holmes, in his prime. Larry was a very big man that could take a great punch.
2007-04-22 03:40:09 · answer #9 · answered by Fat Boy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Frazier in a hard fought decision. Holmes would win a rematch.
2007-04-22 03:45:40 · answer #10 · answered by gman 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋