Have Larry Holmes and Rocky Pepeli ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Holmes and Rocky Pepeli met once on March 9, 1993, and Larry Holmes won by RTD in round 4.

Who has the better record, Holmes or Pepeli?

Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Rocky Pepeli is 1-6 across the 7 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, Holmes or Pepeli?

Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Rocky Pepeli has 1. Larry Holmes has more.

Do Holmes and Pepeli have any common opponents?

Larry Holmes and Rocky Pepeli share 1 common opponent: Jesse Ferguson. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 7 bouts tracked for Rocky Pepeli. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Holmes vs Rocky Pepeli — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Holmes

Rocky Pepeli

Larry Holmes (69-6) and Rocky Pepeli (1-6 across 7 tracked bouts) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share 1 common opponent.

Holmes

Wins44 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws76 tracked bouts

Pepeli

Tracked record

1–6

counted from 7 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 Rocky Pepeli have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met	1993Mar 9	Series
Larry HolmesFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Rocky PepeliFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	RTDR4Holmes vs Pepeli	1Meeting

Holmes vs Pepeli · Mar 9, 1993

The Numbers

Holmes 6 · Pepeli 1 of 7 measurable rows

HolmesEdge = longer wingPepeli

Record^†: 69-6 (edge)1-6
Win %0–100%: 92% (edge)
14.3%
Wins by knockoutmax 44: 44 (edge)
1
KO ratenot comparable: 63.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 63%
100% (edge)
Times stopped^‡max 5: 1 (edge)
5
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.6: 2.6 (edge)
0.8
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 76: 76
7

† 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″; Rocky Pepeli: No height on file
Reachnot held: Larry Holmes: 81″; Rocky Pepeli: No reach on file
Agenot held: Larry Holmes: 76; Rocky Pepeli: No date of birth
Stance: Larry Holmes: Orthodox; Rocky Pepeli: Not recorded

Larry Holmes left, Rocky Pepeli 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

44 by KO/TKO 63%26 on the cards 37%

Rocky Pepeli1 win · from 7 tracked bouts

1 by KO/TKO 100%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Larry Holmes 76, Rocky Pepeli 7 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

1 shared

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

HolmesLarry Holmes

Opponent

PepeliRocky Pepeli

Larry Holmes
2–0 against
Win, UD
1994Sep 1994
Win, UD
1994Aug 1994
FergusonJesse FergusonUnited States 26–18 · HeavyweightHolmes betterLarry Holmes better — 2–0 to 0–1
Rocky Pepeli
Loss, TKO
1993Jul 1993

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

Larry Holmes last boxed on Jul 27, 2002 — 8,854 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

Rocky Pepeli last boxed on Apr 2, 1998 — 10,431 days ago. Pepeli had lost five straight.LLLLL

Cooper Sep 1992Holmes Mar 1993Ferguson Jul 1993Douglas Jan 1997Johnson Apr 19980.8 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Larry Holmes and Rocky Pepeli ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Holmes and Rocky Pepeli met once on March 9, 1993, and Larry Holmes won by RTD in round 4.
Who has the better record, Holmes or Pepeli?: Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Rocky Pepeli is 1-6 across the 7 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, Holmes or Pepeli?: Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Rocky Pepeli has 1. Larry Holmes has more.
Do Holmes and Pepeli have any common opponents?: Larry Holmes and Rocky Pepeli share 1 common opponent: Jesse Ferguson. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmes and Pepeli?: This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 7 bouts tracked for Rocky Pepeli. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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