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.
Larry Holmes (69-6) and Obie English (0-2 across 2 tracked bouts) 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.
Larry Holmes vs Obie English — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Larry Holmes leads 1–0- Larry Holmes wonHolmes vs EnglishAug 16, 1975 · TKO · R7
The Numbers
- 69-6 (edge)
- Record
- 0-2
- 92% (edge)
- Win %
- 0%
- 44 (edge)
- Wins by knockout
- 0
- 63.77%
- KO rate
- —
- 65%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- —
- 1
- Times stopped
- 1
- 3 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 0
- 2.6 (edge)
- Bouts per year
- 0.9
- 77
- Bouts tracked
- 2
One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.
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
- —
- 81″ (206 cm)
- Reach
- —
- 76
- Age
- —
- Orthodox
- Stance
- —
- Heavyweight
- Division
- —
- United States
- Nationality
- —
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyLarry Holmes · 71 wins
KO/TKO
46
Decision
25
Other
0
Obie English · 0 wins
No tracked wins yet.
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (77 and 2 respectively), 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
Larry Holmes
WWWWL
W4 streak · last fought Jul 27, 2002
Obie English
LL
L2 streak · last fought Aug 16, 1975
Common Questions
- Have Larry Holmes and Obie English ever fought each other?
- Yes. Larry Holmes and Obie English met once on August 16, 1975, and Larry Holmes won by TKO in round 7.
- Who has the better record, Larry Holmes or Obie English?
- Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Obie English is 0-2 across the 2 bouts Kill The Body has tracked. 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, Larry Holmes or Obie English?
- Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Obie English has 0. Larry Holmes has more.
- Do Larry Holmes and Obie English have any common opponents?
- Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Larry Holmes and Obie English have faced.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Larry Holmes and Obie English?
- This comparison is drawn from 77 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 2 bouts tracked for Obie English. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.