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Joe Gholston vs Larry Holmes — record, stats and common opponents compared

Joe Gholston

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Larry Holmes

Joe Gholston (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.

Gholston

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

Joe Gholston and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Joe Gholston and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1976Jan 29Series
Joe GholstonFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Larry HolmesFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultTKOR81Meeting

The Numbers

Gholston 0 · Holmes 6 of 6 measurable rows
GholstonHolmes
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
0.5
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
Joe Gholston: No height on file
Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Reachnot held
Joe Gholston: No reach on file
Larry Holmes: 81″
Agenot held
Joe Gholston: No date of birth
Larry Holmes: 76
Stance
Joe Gholston: Not recorded
Larry Holmes: Orthodox

Joe Gholston 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
Joe Gholston0 wins · from 2 tracked bouts

Joe Gholston: no tracked wins in the 2 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for Gholston 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 — Joe Gholston 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

Joe Gholston last boxed on Jan 29, 1976 — 18,527 days ago. Gholston had lost two straight.LL

Conteh Apr 1972Holmes Jan 19760.5 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 Joe Gholston and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?
Yes. Joe Gholston and Larry Holmes met once on January 29, 1976, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 8.
The meeting

LJan 29, 1976 · Holmes · TKO R8

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Gholston or Holmes?
Joe Gholston 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 %

Gholston0–20%

Holmes69–692%

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

Gholston0

Holmes4463.8%

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

Gholston2bouts

Holmes76bouts

How They Win ↓

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