1980-02-10 Larry Holmes vs Muhammad Ali 5-5

Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas. 2nd October, 1980.
Muhammad Ali decided to end his retirement and face his old sparring partner Larry Holmes. Holmes had learnt his trade not just from one Heavyweight great but two. Larry Holmes had also sparred with Joe Frazier for his first fight with Ali.
In truth this fight should not have been sanctioned. Ali's speech had already begun to slow, and he looked lethargic. It was clear that Ali was a shot fighter.



Yet public interest was high. Could Larry Holmes handle the pressure of fighting the great Muhammad Ali, the three times world champion? Ali tried his usual pre fight windup but Holmes was having none of it.
Holmes took little pleasure in beating Ali up. Muhammad Ali's courage as ever was undoubted. Angelo Dundee threw in the towel at the end of round eleven.
Andrea ( andreacheor )
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Round 9- Ali starting to get puffy from the jabs he's taken. Ali takes a huge right from Holmes, then an uppercut he's hurt bad. Ali is showing heart , but Holmes is digging to his body. Ali is taking huge shots now. He's taking tremendous punishment. Holmes Round- 10-8 (90-80) Holmes

Round 10- Holmes sticking the jab, Ali just waiting to get hit in the corner. Big uppercut from Holmes, Holmes teeing off on him, great combinations from Holmes. This fight should be stopped.
Holmes Round- 10-8 (100-88) Holmes

In between rounds Angelo Dundee told the referee that the fight is over. Ali was not getting off his stool to take any more punishment TKO 11-Holmes

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[KLUNKET]

A friend of mine who lives in Arizona and works for a cable company out there actually went to Ali's home to install something or other, and Ali was kept in a downstairs room in a special made easy chair. My buddy asked if he could meet Ali, and was told no, but Ali himself heard the request and made some sort of hand sign signalling it was OK to come and meet him. He posed for a picture and Ali made a fist in the photo. I cried when I seen the photo. To see the shape he's in now- I love Ali

[rohan9376]

so sad just so sad brings a tear to my eyes

[324582782]

Ali taught larry how to box, He still has no respect for Ali, If i was larry i wouldn't have hit Ali like that.

[chris6789100]

Pure poetry watching Al;i catch his beating.

[Romamb]

dude wasnt smart enough to know when to quit boxing

[mosset4]

the saddest sports vid ever. when ur opponent feels sorry for you and takes it easy on you..... u have no business being in a ring.

Sad.

[bieberMAN93]

wow...really sad makes me sentimental to see ali getn beaten up like that, ge didbt deserve it to end like that!!! personally i will always remeber ali dancing as he was in the 60s the greatest boxer ever of the world! brought boxing to another level, made it almost an art and i will awalys love him.for that! :)))

[naturalthing1]

Holmes should have knocked Clay out of his misery

[MrDoncos]

Amazingly this wasnt Ali's last fight.Should have retired after the Thrilla in Manilla.He had nothing else to prove

[tlig]

The ref was star struck.

[tlig]

Dundee was a scumbag; I hate to hear people talk of just how much he "loved" Ali. Yeah, like here where he allowed he take a beating in a fight he knew previously to it being signed that he couldn't win. The worst thing is he waited until Ali's manager (who was in the crowd) signalled for him to stop the beating.

[fischparov]

I remember watching this sad example of, just a viscious beating. You could see that LH was conflicted having to beat his mentor Larry didnt want to hit him. You could see it. So sad