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Howard Darlington vs Larry Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared

Howard Darlington

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Larry Holmes

Howard Darlington (0-3 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.

Darlington

Tracked record

0–3

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

Howard Darlington and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Howard Darlington and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1974Apr 24Series
Howard DarlingtonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Larry HolmesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR41Meeting

The Numbers

Darlington 0 · Holmes 5 of 5 measurable rows
DarlingtonHolmes
Record†
0-369-6 (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‡levelmax 1
1
1
Title reignsmax 3
0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year§max 2.6
0.9
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
Howard Darlington: No height on file
Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Howard Darlington: No reach on file
Larry Holmes: 81″
Agenot held
Howard Darlington: No date of birth
Larry Holmes: 76
Stance
Howard Darlington: Not recorded
Larry Holmes: Orthodox

Howard Darlington 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
Howard Darlington0 wins · from 3 tracked bouts

Howard Darlington: no tracked wins in the 3 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Darlington 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 — Howard Darlington 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

Howard Darlington last boxed on Apr 24, 1974 — 19,172 days ago. Darlington had lost three straight.LLL

Young Nov 1970Ali Dec 1970Holmes Apr 19740.9 tracked bouts per year

Larry Holmes last boxed on Jul 27, 2002 — 8,851 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 Howard Darlington and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?
Yes. Howard Darlington and Larry Holmes met once on April 24, 1974, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 4.
The meeting

LApr 24, 1974 · Holmes · TKO R4

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Darlington or Holmes?
Howard Darlington is 0-3 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 %

Darlington0–30%

Holmes69–692%

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

Darlington0

Holmes4463.8%

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

Darlington3bouts

Holmes76bouts

How They Win ↓

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