Have Ken Lakusta and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?

Yes. Ken Lakusta and Larry Holmes met once on April 13, 1993, and Larry Holmes won by RTD in round 7.

Who has the better record, Lakusta or Holmes?

Ken Lakusta is 0-13 across the 13 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.

Who has more knockouts, Lakusta or Holmes?

Ken Lakusta has 0 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.

Do Lakusta and Holmes have any common opponents?

Ken Lakusta and Larry Holmes share 1 common opponent: Trevor Berbick. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.

How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lakusta and Holmes?

This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Ken Lakusta and 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Ken Lakusta vs Larry Holmes — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

Ken Lakusta

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Larry Holmes

Ken Lakusta (0-13 across 13 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 1 common opponent.

Lakusta

Tracked record

0–13

counted from 13 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

Holmes

Wins44 KO · 64%

Losses

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

Ken Lakusta and Larry Holmes have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met	1993Apr 13	Series
Ken LakustaFighter A	LLost	0–1W–L
Larry HolmesFighter B	WWon	1–0W–L
Result	RTDR7Holmes vs Lakusta	1Meeting

Holmes vs Lakusta · Apr 13, 1993

The Numbers

Lakusta 0 · Holmes 6 of 6 measurable rows

LakustaEdge = longer wingHolmes

Record^†: 0-1369-6 (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 11: 11
1 (edge)
Title reignsmax 3: 0
3 (edge)
Bouts per year^§max 2.6: 1.2
2.6 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76: 13
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: Ken Lakusta: No height on file; Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Reachnot held: Ken Lakusta: No reach on file; Larry Holmes: 81″
Agenot held: Ken Lakusta: No date of birth; Larry Holmes: 76
Stance: Ken Lakusta: Not recorded; Larry Holmes: Orthodox

Ken Lakusta 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

Ken Lakusta0 wins · from 13 tracked bouts

No tracked wins for Lakusta yet.

Larry Holmes70 wins · from 76 tracked bouts

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 — Ken Lakusta 13, Larry Holmes 76 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

1 shared · Holmes better on 11 shared · Larry Holmes better on 1

LakustaKen Lakusta

Opponent

HolmesLarry Holmes

Ken Lakusta
Loss, KO 10
1983Sep 1983
BerbickTrevor BerbickCanada 49–11–1 · HeavyweightHolmes betterLarry Holmes better — 1–0 to 0–1
Larry Holmes
Win, UD
1981Apr 1981

Both sides are set at the same size on purpose. Kill The Body does not score a second-round knockout above a split decision — the edge counts losses first and wins as the tiebreak, and the rest is yours to argue. Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name, so two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Ken Lakusta last boxed on Dec 17, 1994 — 11,631 days ago. Lakusta had lost 13 straight.LLLLL

Coetzer Dec 1990Holmes Apr 1993Glesby Feb 1994Tua Oct 1994Botha Dec 19941.2 tracked bouts per year

Larry Holmes last boxed on Jul 27, 2002 — 8,852 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 Ken Lakusta and Larry Holmes ever fought each other?: Yes. Ken Lakusta and Larry Holmes met once on April 13, 1993, and Larry Holmes won by RTD in round 7.
Who has the better record, Lakusta or Holmes?: Ken Lakusta is 0-13 across the 13 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.
Who has more knockouts, Lakusta or Holmes?: Ken Lakusta has 0 knockout wins and Larry Holmes has 44. Larry Holmes has more.
Do Lakusta and Holmes have any common opponents?: Ken Lakusta and Larry Holmes share 1 common opponent: Trevor Berbick. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lakusta and Holmes?: This comparison is drawn from 13 bouts tracked for Ken Lakusta and 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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