Boxing career of Muhammad Ali (56-5) 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 5 common opponents.
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali vs Larry Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Larry Holmes leads 1–0- Larry Holmes wonAli vs HolmesOct 2, 1980 · RTD · R10
The Numbers
- 56-5
- Record
- 69-6 (edge)
- 91.8%
- Win %
- 92% (edge)
- 37
- Wins by knockout
- 44 (edge)
- 66.07% (edge)
- KO rate
- 63.77%
- 66% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 65%
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 0
- Title reigns
- 3 (edge)
- 2.9 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 2.6
- 61
- Bouts tracked
- 77
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 78″ (198 cm)
- Reach
- 81″ (206 cm) (edge)
- —
- Age
- 76
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- —
- Division
- Heavyweight
- —
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyBoxing career of Muhammad Ali · 56 wins
KO/TKO
37
Decision
19
Other
0
Larry Holmes · 71 wins
KO/TKO
46
Decision
25
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (61 and 77 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
5 sharedBoxing career of Muhammad Ali
WUD · Sep 1977Larry Holmes
WTKO R11 · Sep 1979WUD · Mar 1978Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
WUD · May 1977Larry Holmes
WKO R7 · Nov 1978WKO · Oct 1978Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
WUD · Sep 1976WSD · Sep 1973LSD · Mar 1973Larry Holmes
WSD · Jun 1978
Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Boxing career of Muhammad Ali
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1981
Larry Holmes
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Jul 27, 2002
Common Questions
- Have Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?
- Yes. Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes met once on October 2, 1980, and Larry Holmes won by RTD in round 10.
- Who has the better record, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Larry Holmes?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali is 56-5 and Larry Holmes is 69-6. Larry Holmes has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Boxing career of Muhammad Ali or Larry Holmes?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali has 37 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.
- Do Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes have any common opponents?
- Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes share 5 common opponents: Trevor Berbick, Leon Spinks and Earnie Shavers (and 2 others). Larry Holmes fared better against 5 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes?
- This comparison is drawn from 61 bouts tracked for Boxing career of Muhammad Ali and 77 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.