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Originally Posted by prohornblower
I also recall Holmes coming up with excuses "my glove got caught in the ropes", etc. but never claiming age or lack of being prepared as reason for getting destroyed.
This did happen but Larry was still getting KO'd eventually. Important to note that Larry was never KO'd by anyone else yet Tyson destroyed him in 4. Tyson was a destructive force with Rooney, stopping guys like Pinklon Thomas(helluva chin) and Holmes(only time ever KO'd).
Holmes still had some skills when fighting Tyson, after he lost he was still able to earn two title shots beating decent fighters. No way he was shot as the Tyson haters like to claim. Larrys skills stayed with him because of his style, not like Tyson's whose prime wasn't going to be very long because his skills would evaporate at a fairly young age for a heavyweight.