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Larry Holmes vs Maurice Harris — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Larry Holmes

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Maurice Harris

Larry Holmes (69-6) and Maurice Harris (26-22-3) 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.

Holmes

69

Wins44 KO · 64%

6

Losses

0

Draws76 tracked bouts

Harris

26

Wins11 KO · 42%

22

Losses

3

Draws42 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Holmes leads 1–0

Larry Holmes and Maurice Harris have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Larry Holmes and Maurice Harris have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1997Jul 29Series
Larry HolmesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Maurice HarrisFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultSD1Meeting

The Numbers

Holmes 8 · Harris 0 of 8 measurable rows
HolmesHarris
Record
69-6 (edge)26-22-3
Win %0–100%
92% (edge)
53.9%
Wins by knockoutmax 44
44 (edge)
11
KO rate0–100%
63.77% (edge)
42.31%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
63% (edge)
42%
Times stopped†max 14
1 (edge)
14
Title reignsmax 3
3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year‡max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
1.7
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
76
42

† 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
Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Maurice Harris: No height on file
Reachnot held
Larry Holmes: 81″
Maurice Harris: No reach on file
Age26 yrs apart
Larry Holmes: 76
Maurice Harris: 50
Stance
Larry Holmes: Orthodox
Maurice Harris: Orthodox

Larry Holmes left, Maurice Harris right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
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%

Maurice Harris19 wins · from 42 tracked bouts

Maurice Harris: 19 tracked wins — 8 by KO/TKO (42%), 10 on the cards (53%) and 1 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 42 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

8 by KO/TKO 42%10 on the cards 53%1 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Holmes 76, Maurice Harris 42 — 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

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

Maurice Harris last boxed on Jul 6, 2018 — 3,027 days ago. Harris had lost seven straight.LLLLL

Mansour Aug 2013Fedosov Apr 2014Ustinov Oct 2015Pulev Dec 2015Dychko Jul 20181.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Larry Holmes and Maurice Harris ever fought each other?
Yes. Larry Holmes and Maurice Harris met once on July 29, 1997, and Larry Holmes won by SD.
The meeting

WJul 29, 1997 · Holmes · SD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holmes or Harris?
Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Maurice Harris is 26-22-3. Larry Holmes has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Holmes69–692%

Harris26–22–353.9%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Harris?
Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Maurice Harris has 11. Larry Holmes has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Holmes4463.8%

Harris1142.3%

The Numbers ↓
Do Holmes and Harris have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Holmes and Maurice Harris have faced.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmes and Harris?
This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 42 bouts tracked for Maurice Harris. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holmes76bouts

Harris42bouts

How They Win ↓

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