Duane Bobick beats Larry Holmes

Duane Bobick beats Larry Holmes at 1972 USA Olympic Trials

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• larry
• holmes
• duane
• bobick
• olympic
• trials
• 1972

[NoGoodBoyo1000]

@andrewr62 Fair enough.

[andrewr62]

@NoGoodBoyo1000 Why? Because he never became world champion? His pro career was 48-4 with 42 ko's.

That is better than most fighters. No shame in losing to future champions John Tate or Ken Norton.

[thedonald11154]

I saw Holmes at an outside event watching boxing on the Las Vegas strip hotel and casino. Forgive me, I forget the name of the place at the moment. It was early 80's in the summertime heat. It wa not Ceasars. I called his name and I got the dirtiest look from him. Holmes is an asshole.

[NoGoodBoyo1000]

@rawcer Bobick just was'nt meant for the pro game.

[djk28161]

@kuriaki71 holmes made excuses....He got spanked FINAL

[bitterclinger100]

Ali used to spar w/Holmes when he (Holmes) was a young amature.

[combatesdeboxeo]

@76WestSports under amateur rules stevenson would destroy holmes, teofilo had everything to give holmes the hell. he was stronger, he was harder puncher, he was bigger, he had comparable speed,skill... if you train stevenson to fight as professional, then he would beat holmes under professional rules too.

[combatesdeboxeo]

.foreman was depressed when he faced young, , foreman never was the same man again after of the fight against ali. a peak foreman 74 would have defeated jimmy young, and before of the limit. no doubt. yes, styles make fights, holmes was not the best style for george, ok i agree, but remember that holmes did accept the exchange of blows against punchers. he had great problems against weaver,shavers,spoon.. foreman would hurt holmes for sure, and a peak motivated george might finish holmes

[combatesdeboxeo]

@76WestSports i never said that holmes faced past prime cooney or past prime berbick, i said that he fought a war against past prime norton. and not, larry holmes was not ali or jimmy young. young was more elusive than holmes was ever. ali had better chin than holmes,more heart,much more stamina, he was more intelligent,he had more confidence in himself, and the weak point of ali was the left hook , the weak point of holmes was the big right hands(foreman´s best shot)

[76WestSports]

@bigmace1000 I couldn't agree with you more. Holmes was the worst sportman in history. Remember when he pulled out that Gorilla and made fun of his opponent? Remember when Holmes failed that drug test? How about when he punched the guy at the press conference and connected with two shots? It pissed me off to see Holmes curse that reporter and make homosexual advances at him. And more disgraceful was when he bit his opponents ear. Larry Holmes is a national disgrace!