Larry Holmes (69-6) and Muhammad Ali (56-5) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 4 common opponents.
Larry Holmes vs Muhammad Ali — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Larry Holmes leads 1–0- Larry Holmes wonHolmes vs AliOct 2, 1980 · RTD · R10
The Numbers
- 69-6 (edge)
- Record
- 56-5
- 92% (edge)
- Win %
- 91.8%
- 44 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 37
- 63.77%
- KO rate
- 66.07% (edge)
- 65% (edge)
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 59%
- 1 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 2
- 3
- Title reigns
- 9 (edge)
- 2.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 1.6
- 77
- Bouts tracked
- 26
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- Height
- 6′3″ (190 cm)
- 81″ (206 cm) (edge)
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm)
- 76
- Age
- 84
- Orthodox
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- British
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLarry Holmes · 71 wins
KO/TKO
46
Decision
25
Other
0
Muhammad Ali · 22 wins
KO/TKO
13
Decision
9
Other
0
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (77 and 26 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.
Common Opponents
4 sharedShared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.
Current Form
Larry Holmes
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Jul 27, 2002
Muhammad Ali
LLWLW
L2 streak · last fought Dec 11, 1981
Common Questions
- Have Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali ever fought each other?
- Yes. Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali met once on October 2, 1980, and Larry Holmes won by RTD in round 10.
- Who has the better record, Larry Holmes or Muhammad Ali?
- Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Muhammad Ali is 56-5. Larry Holmes has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Larry Holmes or Muhammad Ali?
- Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Muhammad Ali has 37. Larry Holmes has more.
- Do Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali have any common opponents?
- Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali share 4 common opponents: Trevor Berbick, Earnie Shavers and Alfredo Evangelista (and 1 other). Larry Holmes fared better against 4 of them.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali?
- This comparison is drawn from 77 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 26 bouts tracked for Muhammad Ali. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.