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Fred Askew vs Larry Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Larry Holmes

Fred Askew (1-2 across 3 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.

Askew

Tracked record

1–2

counted from 3 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

Fred Askew and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Fred Askew and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1976Apr 5Series
Fred AskewFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Larry HolmesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR21Meeting

The Numbers

Askew 0 · Holmes 7 of 7 measurable rows
AskewHolmes
Record†
1-269-6 (edge)
Win %0–100%
33.3%
92% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 44
0
44 (edge)
KO ratenot comparable
—63.77%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡0–100%
0%
63% (edge)
Times stopped‡max 2
2
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.6
0.4
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
3
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
Fred Askew: No height on file
Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Fred Askew: No reach on file
Larry Holmes: 81″
Agenot held
Fred Askew: No date of birth
Larry Holmes: 76
Stance
Fred Askew: Not recorded
Larry Holmes: Orthodox

Fred Askew 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
Fred Askew1 win · from 3 tracked bouts

Fred Askew: 1 tracked win — 1 on the cards (100%). Counted from 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

1 on the cards 100%

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 — Fred Askew 3, 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

Fred Askew last boxed on Apr 5, 1976 — 18,459 days ago. Askew had won one in a row before losing by stoppage to Larry Holmes.LWL

Foreman Jul 1969Stander May 1975Holmes Apr 19760.4 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 Fred Askew and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?
Yes. Fred Askew and Larry Holmes met once on April 5, 1976, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 2.
The meeting

LApr 5, 1976 · Holmes · TKO R2

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Askew or Holmes?
Fred Askew is 1-2 across the 3 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 %

Askew1–233.3%

Holmes69–692%

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

Askew0

Holmes4463.8%

The Numbers ↓
Do Askew and Holmes have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Fred Askew and Larry Holmes have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Askew and Holmes?
This comparison is drawn from 3 bouts tracked for Fred Askew and 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Askew3bouts

Holmes76bouts

How They Win ↓

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