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Larry Holmes vs Obie English — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Larry Holmes

Obie English

Larry Holmes (69-6) and Obie English (0-5 across 5 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.

Holmes

69

Wins44 KO · 64%

6

Losses

0

Draws76 tracked bouts

English

Tracked record

0–5

counted from 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested

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

Larry Holmes and Obie English have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.

Larry Holmes and Obie English have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met1975Aug 16Series
Larry HolmesFighter AWWon1–0W–L
Obie EnglishFighter BLLost0–1W–L
ResultTKOR71Meeting

The Numbers

Holmes 6 · English 0 of 6 measurable rows
HolmesEnglish
Record†
69-6 (edge)0-5
Win %0–100%
92% (edge)
0%
Wins by knockoutmax 44
44 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable
63.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)‡not comparable
63%—
Times stopped‡max 4
1 (edge)
4
Title reignsmax 4
4 (edge)
0
Bouts per year§max 2.6
2.6 (edge)
1.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76
76
5

† 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
Larry Holmes: 6′3″
Obie English: No height on file
Reachnot held
Larry Holmes: 81″
Obie English: No reach on file
Agenot held
Larry Holmes: 76
Obie English: No date of birth
Stance
Larry Holmes: Orthodox
Obie English: Not recorded

Larry Holmes left, Obie English 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%

Obie English0 wins · from 5 tracked bouts

Obie English: no tracked wins in the 5 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

No tracked wins for English yet.

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Holmes 76, Obie English 5 — 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 — 8,853 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

Obie English last boxed on Feb 14, 1976 — 18,513 days ago. English had lost five straight.LLLLL

Young Apr 1973Dunn Jan 1974Johnson May 1975Holmes Aug 1975Schutte Feb 19761.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
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.
The meeting

WAug 16, 1975 · Holmes · TKO R7

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Holmes or English?
Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Obie English is 0-5 across the 5 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.
Records · win %

Holmes69–692%

English0–50%

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

Holmes4463.8%

English0

The Numbers ↓
Do Holmes and 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 Holmes and English?
This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 5 bouts tracked for Obie English. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Holmes76bouts

English5bouts

How They Win ↓

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