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Curtis Whitner vs Larry Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared

Curtis Whitner

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Larry Holmes

Curtis Whitner (0-2 across 2 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 no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Whitner

Tracked record

0–2

counted from 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Holmes

69

Wins44 KO · 64%

6

Losses

0

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

Curtis Whitner and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Curtis Whitner and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1973Jun 20Series
Curtis WhitnerFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Larry HolmesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR11Meeting

The Numbers

Whitner 0 · Holmes 6 of 6 measurable rows
WhitnerHolmes
Record†
0-269-6 (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 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.6
0.2
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
2
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
Curtis Whitner: No height on file
Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Curtis Whitner: No reach on file
Larry Holmes: 81″
Agenot held
Curtis Whitner: No date of birth
Larry Holmes: 76
Stance
Curtis Whitner: Not recorded
Larry Holmes: Orthodox

Curtis Whitner 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
Curtis Whitner0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Curtis Whitner: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Whitner yet.

Larry Holmes70 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

Larry Holmes: 70 tracked wins — 44 by KO/TKO (63%) and 26 on the cards (37%). Counted from 76 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

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 — Curtis Whitner 2, Larry Holmes 76 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Curtis Whitner last boxed on Nov 25, 1981 — 16,399 days ago. Whitner had lost two straight.LL

Holmes Jun 1973Thomas Nov 19810.2 tracked bouts per year

Larry Holmes last boxed on Jul 27, 2002 — 8,850 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 Curtis Whitner and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?
Yes. Curtis Whitner and Larry Holmes met once on June 20, 1973, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 1.
The meeting

LJun 20, 1973 · Holmes · TKO R1

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Whitner or Holmes?
Curtis Whitner is 0-2 across the 2 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.
Records · win %

Whitner0–20%

Holmes69–692%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Whitner or Holmes?
Curtis Whitner has 0 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Whitner0

Holmes4463.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Whitner and Holmes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Curtis Whitner and Larry Holmes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Whitner and Holmes?
This comparison is drawn from 2 bouts tracked for Curtis Whitner and 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Whitner2bouts

Holmes76bouts

How They Win ↓

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