The Fight of Legends.. Earnie Shavers vs Larry Holmes 

Maybe make another ali video

Unsure what it is to be honest, one of my other favorite channels, the modern martial artist, is having the same issues. I think it’s RU-vid recommendations being stupid again :p Maybe use the community posts to announce your new videos? That seems to help subscribers find videos for other channels! Thanks for the great videos, love your fight highlights!

Shavers was one of the hardest hitting ever

Agreed and great comment!

WHAT MANY PEOPLE NEVER MENTION IS THE FACT LARRY HOLMES SPENT MANY YEARS BEING A SPARRING PARTNER TO MANY CHAMPIONS,CANT UNDERSTAND WHY HE NEVER FOUGHT FOR A BELT,THIS IS WHY HE PUNISHED ALI YEARS LATER,MANY SAY HE TOOK A LIBERTY,THAT IS THE ONE REASON WHY MIKE TYSON TOOK A LIBERTY WITH HOLMES, BECAUSE ALI WAS TYSONS GREATEST MENTOR,BEFORE THAT FIGHT BEGAN ALI WALKED OVER AND SHOOK TYSONS HAND, IT IS SAID THAT ALI UTTERED THE WORDS "SORT HIM FOR ME SON", TYSON LOOKED AT ALI AND NODDED HIS HEAD , THEN FLATTENED HOLMES, WHICH GIVES CREDENCE TO ALI'S 'WHISPER' TO MIKE TYSON; I,MYSELF,BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUE!!

I agree. I grew up watching him back then. He picked guys apart at will, and he was precise and slick. That jab he had was a laser. Holmes just wasn’t flashy and charismatic in personality. Old school, hard working tough dude. I was a big fan of Holmes when I was growing up.

His one fight against Muhammad Ali buried him in abyss of under rating And truly underrating

SHAVERS WAS ONE OF THE HARDEST PUNSHERS IN THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION,EVEN ALI SAID SO!!

>>People don’t have a clue on the kind of natural punching power Shaver’s had ..... Are you sure ? That's the one thing everyone is agreed upon.

@@johnny5805 We know just in a conceptual level with someone telling us. But to actually understand it like fighters do... only guys like Holmes truly know.

That was boxing golden age!

Yes, you correct

Hell yeah!!!

Definitely me!

Shavers is like a tank with the biggest bore cannon.

how did Shavers survive that!

Like what? Being a fuckin world class one of the best to do it ass kicker?

Yes and he was Better than Ali

@@rgkgamedogs5345 There's just no way to prove it. Ali in his prime was in an extremely weak era, with the best being the likes of Sonny Liston and Floyd Patterson. And the difference in level between these fighters were absolutely massive. The only guy that was comparable to Patterson was Ingemar Johansson. And the gap between them and other boxers was massive. Ali shined when he beat them all including Sonny Liston. Sure. But what's even more impressive, and makes Ali the Goat, was that he also made a bunch of wins while out of prime, with his most shocking and impressive win over George Foreman when everyone thought the young powerful Foreman was going to stop Ali. The second part of his career was about as golden as it gets. Ali fought with killers far more challenging than the era when he was in his prime. I don't think there's enough information to say whether Ali or Holmes would've won. Prime v prime. Who would win between Ali and Holmes? It's hard to say.

@@rgkgamedogs5345he was Not. Prime vs Prime Ali would Edge him out.

@@emin62bek Chin you have to give to Holmes.. 185-pound Cooper almost knocked Ali out.. Little Sonny Banks (191) had Ali down.. and little 205-pound Frazier had Ali down and also had him hurt in the 11th.. Those were all in Ali's prime... Holmes recovered quickly from the Shavers kd, and he was a noted hitter who did nothing to Holmes in their 1st encounter.. Holmes was an old man and very ring rusty when Mike Tyson, one of the hardest punchers ever, and 215 pounds, put him away.. Snipes was 216, another big Heavyweight for his day, and caught Holmes on the end of a straight right. Stamina goes to Holmes... Ali often had to lay on the ropes to recoup his wind... You seldom saw Larry resting, grabbing, and taking a break. Hand speed has to go to Homes as well.. Doug Jones out-sped Ali.. Young out-sped Ali.. Norton out-sped Ali.. and obviously Holmes easily out-sped Ali Ali's ring IQ couldn't match Holmes'... At 42 Holmes had enough skill and savvy to easily beat Ray Mercer... When Ali's physical gifts deteriorated he couldn't fall back on his knowledge and creativity as much as Holmes could. Holmes had the best jab... His first fight with Shavers he did much better and never really got hit. But after the Norton fight---where Holmes tore up his left biceps badly---he could never retract his jab with the same lightning speed and was vulnerable to right hand counters... Eventually he adapted, but when you lose that rubber-band snap it's never quite the same.. Ali got outjabbed by Young, Jones, Norton, and even Cooper hit him with jabs where he would never get one on Holmes. Ali's right lacked fire power.. Light Heavyweight Doug Jones said Ali "couldn't crack an egg."..Jones nailed Ali hard with rights. Ali didn’t nothing to him. Foreman didn't drop from Ali's right, any more than he dropped from Young's right.. He dropped from exhaustion both times.. Don't tell me about the phantom punch. Liston got up without a count and the referee screwed him.. Holmes knocked Alfredo Evangelista cold with a right and Ali couldn’t do crap to the guy with his best shots.

Nobody ever mentions Gene Tunney who was a brilliant masterful boxer and finished his career as a unbeaten Heavyweight Champion only Marciano can match that

​@@shaunangell2265unbeaten is not the bar ,Goldman Marcianos own trainer even said he could take any fighter and make 100 - 0,it's not numerals it's who and when

@@richardbranton7396 😂😂😂

@@shaunangell2265 are you 12yo? and all but about 4 of Tunney's wins where at lhw

@@richardbranton7396 don't be silly

I couldn't believe Ali fought shaver's too

The most devastating puncher of all time. R.I.P.

@@glamuro1409 Yes I totally agree with you. What a tremendous right hand he had.

Thanks for your support!

@@TheWorldofBoxing Always respect 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Best in history!

Agreed 🥊

RIP legends!

I support!

Fiction can be fun!

Wtf are you saying lol, shavers was getting absolutely dominated throughout the whole match and got staggered around and stopped by larry. Larry was as great as ali and would beat tf out of dempsey, marciano, johnson, frazier and louis. Dont underestimate him.

Best in the boxing history

2nd to Muhammad Ali!

Why do you think so?

💀💀💀💀

@@TheWorldofBoxing Let me guess... Weight

Kid got jokes.,or thinks he has

You obviously didn't follow Larry Holmes career, he was one of the best ever, maybe you caught him towards the end of his career