Have Larry Holmes and Roy Williams ever fought each other?

Yes. Larry Holmes and Roy Williams met once on April 30, 1976, and Larry Holmes won by UD.

Who has the better record, Holmes or Williams?

Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Roy Williams is 1-4 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.

Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Williams?

Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Roy Williams has 0. Larry Holmes has more.

Do Holmes and Williams have any common opponents?

Larry Holmes and Roy Williams share 1 common opponent: Earnie Shavers. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.

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

This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 5 bouts tracked for Roy Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

Larry Holmes vs Roy Williams — Records, Stats & Common Opponents

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Larry Holmes

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Roy Williams

Larry Holmes (69-6) and Roy Williams (1-4 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 1 common opponent.

Holmes

Wins44 KO · 64%

Losses

Draws76 tracked bouts

Williams

Tracked record

1–4

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 Roy Williams have met 1 time; Holmes leads 1–0.
Met	1976Apr 30	Series
Larry HolmesFighter A	WWon	1–0W–L
Roy WilliamsFighter B	LLost	0–1W–L
Result	UDHolmes vs Williams	1Meeting

Holmes vs Williams · Apr 30, 1976

The Numbers

Holmes 6 · Williams 0 of 6 measurable rows

HolmesEdge = longer wingWilliams

Record^†: 69-6 (edge)1-4
Win %0–100%: 92% (edge)
20%
Wins by knockoutmax 44: 44 (edge)
0
KO ratenot comparable: 63.77%—
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)^‡0–100%: 63% (edge)
0%
Times stopped^‡levelmax 1: 1
1
Title reignsmax 3: 3 (edge)
0
Bouts per year^§max 2.6: 2.6 (edge)
0.4
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″; Roy Williams: No height on file
Reachnot held: Larry Holmes: 81″; Roy Williams: No reach on file
Age5 yrs apart: Larry Holmes: 76; Roy Williams: 81
Stance: Larry Holmes: Orthodox; Roy Williams: Not recorded

Larry Holmes left, Roy Williams 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%

Roy Williams1 win · from 5 tracked bouts

1 on the cards 100%

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

WilliamsRoy Williams

Larry Holmes
2–0 against
Win, TKO 11
1979Sep 1979
Win, UD
1978Mar 1978
ShaversEarnie ShaversUnited States 76–14–1 · HeavyweightHolmes betterLarry Holmes better — 2–0 to 0–1
Roy Williams
Loss, KO
1976Dec 1976

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 — 8,849 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

Roy Williams last boxed on Sep 17, 1984 — 15,371 days ago. Williams had lost four straight, after one straight win.WLLLL

Young Feb 1971Dunn Jan 1973Holmes Apr 1976Shavers Dec 1976McAuley Sep 19840.4 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them

Have Larry Holmes and Roy Williams ever fought each other?: Yes. Larry Holmes and Roy Williams met once on April 30, 1976, and Larry Holmes won by UD.
Who has the better record, Holmes or Williams?: Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Roy Williams is 1-4 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.
Who has more knockouts, Holmes or Williams?: Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Roy Williams has 0. Larry Holmes has more.
Do Holmes and Williams have any common opponents?: Larry Holmes and Roy Williams share 1 common opponent: Earnie Shavers. Larry Holmes fared better against 1 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Holmes and Williams?: This comparison is drawn from 76 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 5 bouts tracked for Roy Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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