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Larry Holmes (69-6) and Tom Prater (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 3 common opponents.

Larry Holmes vs Tom Prater — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸HEAVYWEIGHT

Larry Holmes

69–6

77 tracked bouts

Tom Prater

Tracked record

0–5

5 tracked bouts

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

Larry Holmes leads 1–0

The Numbers

69-6 (edge)
Record
0-5

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

92% (edge)
Win %
0%
44 (edge)
Wins by knockout
0
63.77%
KO rate
65%
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
3

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

3 (edge)
Title reigns
0
2.6 (edge)
Bouts per year
0.8

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

77
Bouts tracked
5

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 only

Larry Holmes · 71 wins

KO/TKO
46
Decision
25
Other
0

Tom Prater · 0 wins

No tracked wins yet.

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (77 and 5 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

3 shared
  • Larry Holmes

    WUD · Sep 1993

    José Ribalta

    Tom Prater

    LUD · Jun 1983
  • Larry Holmes

    WTKO R13 · Jun 1982

    Gerry Cooney

    Tom Prater

    LTKO R2 · Jun 1979
  • Larry Holmes

    WKO R7 · Nov 1978WKO · Oct 1978

    Alfredo Evangelista

    Tom Prater

    LRTD · Jan 1981

Shared 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

Tom Prater

LLLLL

L5 streak · last fought Jun 3, 1983

Common Questions

Have Larry Holmes and Tom Prater ever fought each other?
Yes. Larry Holmes and Tom Prater met once on January 16, 1977, and Larry Holmes won by UD.
Who has the better record, Larry Holmes or Tom Prater?
Larry Holmes is 69-6 and Tom Prater 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.
Who has more knockouts, Larry Holmes or Tom Prater?
Larry Holmes has 44 knockout wins and Tom Prater has 0. Larry Holmes has more.
Do Larry Holmes and Tom Prater have any common opponents?
Larry Holmes and Tom Prater share 3 common opponents: José Ribalta, Gerry Cooney and Alfredo Evangelista. Larry Holmes fared better against 3 of them.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Larry Holmes and Tom Prater?
This comparison is drawn from 77 bouts tracked for Larry Holmes and 5 bouts tracked for Tom Prater. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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