Have Bob Mashburn and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?

Yes. Bob Mashburn and Larry Holmes met once on May 29, 1974, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 7.

Who has the better record, Mashburn or Holmes?

Bob Mashburn is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Larry Holmes is 69-6. Larry Holmes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.

Who has more knockouts, Mashburn or Holmes?

Bob Mashburn has 0 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.

Do Mashburn and Holmes have any common opponents?

Bob Mashburn and Larry Holmes share 1 common opponent: Ken Norton. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mashburn and Holmes?

This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bob Mashburn and 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Bob Mashburn vs Larry Holmes — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Bob Mashburn

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Larry Holmes

Bob Mashburn (0-5 across 5 tracked bouts) and Larry Holmes (69-6) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Mashburn

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Holmes

Wins44 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws76 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Holmes leads 1–0

Bob Mashburn and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met	1974May 29	Series
Bob MashburnFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Larry HolmesFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	TKOR7Holmes vs Mashburn	1Meeting

Holmes vs Mashburn · May 29, 1974

The Numbers

Mashburn 0 · Holmes 6 of 6 measurable rows

MashburnEdge = longer wingHolmes

Record^†: 0-569-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%: 0%
92% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44: 0
44 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable: —63.77%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡not comparable: —63%
Times stopped^‡max 5: 5
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.6: 1.1
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76: 5
76

† One or both records are tracked, not career-verified. · ‡ Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · § Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Heightnot held: Bob Mashburn: No height on file; Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Reachnot held: Bob Mashburn: No reach on file; Larry Holmes: 81″
Agenot held: Bob Mashburn: No date of birth; Larry Holmes: 76
Stance: Bob Mashburn: Not recorded; Larry Holmes: Orthodox

Bob Mashburn left, Larry Holmes right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bob Mashburn0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Mashburn yet.

Larry Holmes70 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

44 by KO/TKO 63%26 on the cards 37%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Bob Mashburn 5, Larry Holmes 76 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Holmes better on 11 shared · Larry Holmes better on 1

MashburnBob Mashburn

Opponent

HolmesLarry Holmes

Bob Mashburn
Loss, KO 4
1970Apr 1970
NortonKen NortonUnited States 42–7–1 · HeavyweightHolmes betterLarry Holmes better — 1–0 to 0–1
Larry Holmes
Win, SD
1978Jun 1978

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Bob Mashburn last boxed on Sep 21, 1974 — 19,023 days ago. Mashburn had lost five straight.LLLLL

Norton Apr 1970Lewis May 1971Williams Jul 1972Holmes May 1974Bonavena Sep 19741.1 tracked bouts per year

Larry Holmes last boxed on Jul 27, 2002 — 8,852 days ago. Holmes had won four straight since losing a decision to Brian Nielsen.LWWWW

Nielsen Jan 1997Harris Jul 1997Smith Jun 1999Weaver Nov 2000Esch Jul 20022.6 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Bob Mashburn and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?: Yes. Bob Mashburn and Larry Holmes met once on May 29, 1974, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 7.
Who has the better record, Mashburn or Holmes?: Bob Mashburn is 0-5 across the 5 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Larry Holmes is 69-6. Larry Holmes has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Mashburn or Holmes?: Bob Mashburn has 0 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.
Do Mashburn and Holmes have any common opponents?: Bob Mashburn and Larry Holmes share 1 common opponent: Ken Norton. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Mashburn and Holmes?: This comparison is drawn from 5 bouts tracked for Bob Mashburn and 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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