@ Jacob J he was way past his prime and looking back now, you could see early signs of his Parkinson’s setting in. He really gave his life for the sport
@@gerardoarambula4377 buster Douglas did it for Holmes?? I thought he just beat up a Tyson who was on coke and shit lol 😂 he won but was it for Holmes?
@@elijahware3030 it was for his moms who died day before. But I say he did it for Holmes just Luke u all say Tyson did for ali.. question thou why dist Ali never take test after fights???
For what giving Ali a late career payday? I loved Ali but I doubt I loved him as much as Holmes did. Boxing is very strange in that way. You need other great fighters to make you great you often train with them, have them train you, train a fighter that is fighting you and/or fight them yourself. Beating an old Larry Holmes is no great achievement for a great fighter just like beating an old slow Ali was no achievement for Holmes. Tyson didn’t need any extra motivation to beat a 38 year old Holmes that had been retired for 2 years after losing twice to Michael Spinks who Tyson knock out in seconds. 🙄
Larry was pushing to hard with the trash talk and 3rd round knockout that Ali played along and made a fool out of him 😂..he was way too smart for Holmes
Larry Holmes felt sad after the fight and cried. Tyson made Holmes richer it was just business.He could have not fight Tyson because he was retired and Holmes saw the money and just came out and fought and lost no heat between those 2 boxers even today
@@smokenojoke8182Ali liked Holmes...he took 'm in with Rumble in the Jungle..he gave him a good start and oppurtunity to learn the business...they had a good relationship before Tyson came in the picture
@Sassyquatch he deserved?? U talk like a fuckin noob.. U prolly know nothing abt the history of ali-holmes or the fight etc.. Please ,holmes was a very humble person. Don king was responsible for whatever shit befell on ali and holmes cried after beating ali cz he was his inspiration/friend. Stop talking trash like u know shit,fckn casual
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Dude he was showing early signs of Parkinson’s, that’s why he was moving very slowly. Idk how the fuck this fight even happened. I really think don kings bitch ass made sure it happened just so he can get paid.
Ali isn't innocent I couldn't pull out a gorilla slapping him calling him Frazier. The boxer who helped him financially when he was in prison for not joining the war. I thought to myself that how would black people act if boxer Jerry Cooney did that. What goes around comes around Ali loosing to a bum Leon Spinks to the beatdown from Holmes. Holmes lost post retirement to Tyson and Holyfield and Tyson lost to a bum Ike Douglas poor sportsmanship to Holyfield by biting his ears out of rage he couldn't knock out Holyfield a boxer with a heart ailment and trash talked Lennox Lewis who whipped the so called baddest man on the planet made him want to give up boxing. He 25 plus years later fights Roy Jones Jr but not avenge a fight with Lewis Gee I wonder why?
Maybe it was Larry's way of warning him not to fight him. People blame Holmes for beating Ali he was the only person who cared for him. Not the doctors not the promoters example Don King not his corner who should have threw in the towel and not the referee. Holmes cried after beating Ali. Not even the fans at that time Ali is marketable but when it's you the athlete will deal with lingering injuries when go past your prime who is going to be there for you 😉
This is all play acting to promote the fight. Ali did it with Joe Frazier as well before with the fake fight in the gym. Holmes cried after this fight, he loved Ali, always had and learnt everything from him
It's fight promotion. If you can't see, Ali is smiling & laughing. So is Holmes. They were sparring partners & friends. But both boxers and it was a business. You try telling Ali he shouldn't be fighting any longer at that time. Think he'd have listened?
@@capicornboss I grew up watching Ali fight. He is what got me boxing. He did not care at all. If you noticed, Holmes was conveniently allowed to get that close but when they both stood up Don King stepped in? It's called selling the fight. "Holmes, former sparring partner of Ali, slaps him! News at 11!" Go do more research on the fight. You can find so much right here.
Ali had me laughing! I’m gonna beee dooown iiin threeee aaaahhhh!! 😂😂😂😂 You can hear and see he was slowing down at this stage of his life. RIP CHAMP!!
You can never make such a comment. You'll never know who was better because Ali was past his prime. Larry Holmes was a genius in that ring son. Don't forget that.
@@msu15nah. He was being extorted by the Nation of Islam. They kept the train running so long to get more money out of him. Once the money dried up, they abandoned him.
@@wakokaine6976 he had some type of condition that turns you to a vegetable after head beating and this fight took it there he was already old , and Holmes was in his prime
After eating humble pie, Larry confessed in an interview that Ali taught him what he knows I wish I could find that video. One thing I love Tyson for, is his love and respect for Ali
@@criptik5208 As Ali was showing clear signs of Parkinsons, it was so easy to tell he was un well, be couldn't even train on the speed bag due to his rythmn being so off.
did he what. cus hated holmes and specifically trained tyson to ko him. which he eventually did. in fact, larry is lucky tyson wasn't born 5 years ealier or it would have been larry who?
@@silurogt2066 in 1980 holmes was 31. had tyson been 20 in 1980, he'd have knocked him out quick. like he did with berbick. only reason larry went 4 rounds with mike in 1988 is he ran the whole fight until tyson caught him.
Because it was a work lol don king said he watched wwf wrestling one night saw the promos and said need to bring that too boxing ..it was staged that's why he barely slapped him ..
@@candyk7851it wasn't real... All the tough talk before fights is a job to sell tickets. 9/10 they hug it out right after the fight or they just go separate ways but it's rarely ever REAL beef in fighting sports. Connor McGregor is the poster child of selling a fight.
@@smokedosia1723 Incorrect, Ali would have never allowed someone to slap him to promote a fight. That was a ridiculous comment. Ali was to old and frail to get up and right that horrible wrong from a coward of a man (Holmes was usually brave but cowardly at that moment). That is why Ali asked Tyson to give it too him and Tyson made good on his promise.
@@dougfredricks2017 You're kidding... right? As unimaginably disrespectful as Ali was to other fighters... *in particular Joe Frazier* you're complaining about that little tap on Ali..? Yeah, you were kidding. Sorry, for a second I thought you were serious 🤭 🤣😂
Ali had difficulty getting out of the chair and talking. He kept his word. No won’t knock me out. A younger and healthy Ali would destroy this mouthpiece. Iron Mike made Champion’s respect stand.
Holmes knew Ali and learnt everything he needed to be Champion and stay Champion from Ali. These 2 had tremendous love for each other. Listen carefully to Holmes voice after the love tap to the side of Ali's neck/face. Remember Holmes was an undefeated Champ (and that ego goes uncheck) and remembered what Ali did to Foreman.
Ali didn't need money. He fought because that's who he was, a fighter. When you have an individual like that who's done so much for the world, it's the responsibility of people close to him to stop him from hurting himself. Forever the goat
@@spoj3922 ... of course those around him let him down, and of course Ali had the mentality and pride of having been the best. But he also needed the money. It was documented shortly afterwards as to how he had lost millions by permitting the Nation of Islam to manage his affairs, his divorces, and Don King who fleeced him regularly. King had kept setting up fights cashing in on Ali ... with exorbitant promotional fees and more.
Ali was clearly getting elderly. And buddy said the key word…”Ali had his day.” That was straight facts and sad they did this fight to sell tickets. Poor guy.
Ali wasn’t elderly lol he was only 38. What you mean is the effects that his boxing career had on his health were already apparent. He definitely shouldn’t have been fighting anymore.
Not getting elderly, he was THIRTY EIGHT here. He was suffering from early Parkinson’s disease and fairly sever brain damage. Genuinely criminal that this fight was allowed.
Larry Holmes had no idea by disrespecting Ali that a young Mike Tyson was agitated by that slap to the cheek of his hero Ali. Full circle Tyson knocks Larry out
Larry Holmes LOVED ALI he went to Ali's locker room after their fight gave Ali hug and cried. He hated that he fought Ali and regretted it during fight. He was interviewed years later and said he was pretty much open handed slapping Ali, Holmes hated that he had to punch his HERO! After their fight Holmes told Ali your still greatest of all time in my book!
@@joeroganstrtshots881 That was a little "promo" slap. He didn't even put any force behind that. These are also boxers that are used to taking full force punches from people like Foreman and Tyson and they both knew it. That "slap" wasn't nothing but a lovetap on the face to promote the fight. That's why you can see that Ali wasn't even angry. He was just like "you slapped me. You crazy." Holmes said he wasn't even throwing full punches and was pretty much throwing open hand slaps in this fight because he didn't wanna KO his friend. This fight was just a paycheck to both of them with no real animosity. Holmes even hugged Ali and cried after the fight because he regretted punishing Ali like that.
Yeah then had to hear Holmes about how his arm got caught in the ropes that why he got knocked out, Holmes was full of shit, so we just completely ignore that just before his arm got caught that Tyson didn't plant you twice already? 😂😂
You could see that Ali didn’t have his legs even going into that fight. I wonder if Ali would have had as many health problems if he had sat this one out.
Bottom line- the great Ali forgot to counterpunch from a defensive stance like he did to Foreman , talked too much which means he wasn't serious enough and was probably ill by the time of the fight . The great Holmes was at his deadly best , fast and strong, angered by Ali's disrespect. You DO NOT rope a dope with Holmes unless you're the dope.
I don't think Holmes was proud of himself, it was a payday everyone knew he would win and he looked up to Ali. I bet he felt terrible after beating Ali. Bittersweet type of feeling
Just to hear Ali with a clear and strong voice again is a wonderful thing. I have great memories of growing up watching his fights and loving his banter
@@lordtrill7731 OMG a Mother joke - you're like way up here and im like ,wayyyy down here . He fooled my mother out of dem draws. Dammm , did u think of that all by yourself ? Wow , i mean u really got me .
Exactly. There was no animosity. You’re talking about the guy that invented trashtalking in sports abd a lifelong sparring partner that quite literally was the second coming of him. People that say this was disrespectful don’t know who Ali was.
@@novaheads Ali was the most disrespectful and thuggish type of dude back then. This is normal in boxing. They always did this... but I do not disagree that it was disgusting because Ali has clear CTE here and you can hear it in his voice then you can see it in his movements
Why? because of beating an old Muhammad Ali? This was boxing's fault for allowing a guy clearly suffering from a mental illness to get in the ring. If u see the fight Larry Holmes actually held back and didn't hurt Muhammad Ali and instead just jabbed at him on the ropes until the ref stopped the fight.
He just really needed the money and that foo took advantage of him cause he knew he was old already washed up and for his name I mean everyone knew that was gonna happen. That’s why after that mike Tyson just came and destroys him 😂
Yeah, that’s probably the coldest, most humbling response I’ve ever heard during a pre-fight conference. Straight to the point, remind you where you came from. (Except for maybe, paraphrasing “when I found you, you were on coke and drinking yourself to death, don’t forget I’m the one who cleaned you up”) but I’m just blanking on who that was… maybe Diaz or one of the Fury’s, can’t remember
sad thing is.. ali was diagnosed with his disease 3months earlier of this fight.. ali kept it a secret, he couldn't even touch his own nose after a while..
Sad to say Ali health problems had already kicked in at this stage , the people around him, didn't care enough for him to tell him to retire and focus on his health.
At the beginning of the Tyson vs Holmes fight Ali whispered in Mike’s ear to whoop his ass. Mike proceeds to do just that on his behalf. In a later interview Holmes trashed Tysons boxing skills in an interview with heavyweight legends Ali, Frazier, and I believe George Foreman but don’t quote me on that one. Long story short I always believed Holmes never got over that whooping. Funny thing how life comes full circle I believe Holmes was at the end of his career like Ali was when he beat him.
Ali was moving sluggish and talking sluggish. It’s sad that no one spoke out against that fight. It just shouldn’t have taken place
Was he just getting old? Or is there more to it?
@ Jacob J he was way past his prime and looking back now, you could see early signs of his Parkinson’s setting in. He really gave his life for the sport
@@jasonbuchanan7885 He gave his life for The Mans 💰
So sad to see him that way even tho I didnt know him personally
When Don King is involved, nothing good ever happens.
They only grew the balls to disrespect Ali when he began to decline. 😂😂
Joe Frazier
I kinda felt bad after Tyson destroyed Holmes but seeing the way he slapped Ali I'm glad that Tyson got him back.
Yeah professional heavy weights are scared of each other thats why they fight each other you little donut
@@class1sportzers337 Holmes was always salty about his loss to Tyson
Exactly but Revenged for him by Iron mike
“You’s crazy…you slap me.”😂😂😂😂 ALI was hilarious and a True Champion
Yes Ali was a true champion and he didn’t take that slap seriously 👍
But it was serious. There's nothing more disrespectful than humiliating someone like that. He was scared.
I forget what round Holmes fell against Tyson 😊
@@john-nx4xn I remember Tyson fumbling for his mouthpiece after buster whooped him :)
@@user-dc9oq2pr6v i forgot when your father left you
"Imma fall in three.....uuuuhhh."
That was hilarious. LOL
So funny😐
😂😂
no it wasn't
Tyson paid him back
And Douglas paid Tyson back. Huh
@@gerardoarambula4377 buster Douglas did it for Holmes?? I thought he just beat up a Tyson who was on coke and shit lol 😂 he won but was it for Holmes?
@@elijahware3030 it was for his moms who died day before. But I say he did it for Holmes just Luke u all say Tyson did for ali.. question thou why dist Ali never take test after fights???
@@gerardoarambula4377 but it's well documented that Tyson did it for Ali.
For what giving Ali a late career payday? I loved Ali but I doubt I loved him as much as Holmes did. Boxing is very strange in that way. You need other great fighters to make you great you often train with them, have them train you, train a fighter that is fighting you and/or fight them yourself. Beating an old Larry Holmes is no great achievement for a great fighter just like beating an old slow Ali was no achievement for Holmes. Tyson didn’t need any extra motivation to beat a 38 year old Holmes that had been retired for 2 years after losing twice to Michael Spinks who Tyson knock out in seconds. 🙄
Don King never seems to age. He’s always looked about 85 years old
Good to hear don king is out. Punk ass punk
Lmfaooo
Take him and give us back Norm McDonald
@@pabl0v out of what?
Right! I guess shitbags always show their age badly..
“Imma fall in 3” had me rollin 😂
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
The fake crying lol, eeeeuuuughh
Larry was pushing to hard with the trash talk and 3rd round knockout that Ali played along and made a fool out of him 😂..he was way too smart for Holmes
@@itubecollection1623the Holmes finished Ali’s career.
Ali got up out of that chair like a sixty-two-year-old man 😮
Parkinson syndrome
Ali’s brain was mush by 1980. He shouldn’t have been allowed back in the ring.
like an 82 years old
Parkinson's fucks up your body little by little
😥😥😥😥😥😥 Oh God symptoms were appeared 😥😥😥
A young Mike Tyson saw this and got revenge for Ali.
Larry Holmes felt sad after the fight and cried. Tyson made Holmes richer it was just business.He could have not fight Tyson because he was retired and Holmes saw the money and just came out and fought and lost no heat between those 2 boxers even today
@fyitubebsuugzb Watch the Tyson vs Holmes fight you tell me if Mike was acting lol.
FACTS
@fyitubebsuugzb
Sad how people are quick to mispercept your comments..
Sorry you had to explain that to them..🤦🏿♂️
Tyson was 22 years old and was the best boxer in the world, and fought a 40 year old guy that shouldn't have even been fighting anymore. What a hero.
“you’s crazyy, Yous slapped me” I never laughed so hard 😂😂
on god 😭😂
Lol
😂
Sounds like borat lmfao
200th like lol!!!
You can tell they like each other behind the trash talk to sell the fight.
Na I don’t think so. Ali told Tyson to knock him out before Tyson vs Holmes
@@smokenojoke8182Ali liked Holmes...he took 'm in with Rumble in the Jungle..he gave him a good start and oppurtunity to learn the business...they had a good relationship before Tyson came in the picture
@@smokenojoke8182He simply liked Tyson better and wanted him to win. I think it was just hype talk, not hate talk.
@@smokenojoke8182that was Trevor Burbick cause bubrick blasted him, Larry Holmes let off the gas and keep asking the reff to stop the fight
they really did.
"You know you meet your master"
💀💀
Don't worry, Ali got the last laugh when 14 year old Mike Tyson promised to destroy Larry Homes and then did so 8 years later.
Holmes was like 50.
I'm so glad Tyson did it too.
@@MC-bd5ub So was Ali.
@@MC-bd5ub doesn't matter. Lol
@Sassyquatch he deserved?? U talk like a fuckin noob.. U prolly know nothing abt the history of ali-holmes or the fight etc.. Please ,holmes was a very humble person. Don king was responsible for whatever shit befell on ali and holmes cried after beating ali cz he was his inspiration/friend. Stop talking trash like u know shit,fckn casual
“You’s crazy, you slap me”
Hahah he was like, “no you didnt”
You is crazy? what kind of english is that?
@@oscaralegre3683country talk bro
@@oscaralegre3683AAVE
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“No no no, we gettin paid for this one” 😂
The only thought on that parasite's mind. It's filthy he still exists.
That was clearly a playful slap, even Ali barely felt it! 😂😂
He knew ali couldn't beat him😢
@@kevinhocker8507 I know, man I hated that for both of them. They both deserved better.
No ego. Just promotion. He gets slapped and doesn't retaliate because he's secure in his own skin. What a legend.
Dude he was showing early signs of Parkinson’s, that’s why he was moving very slowly. Idk how the fuck this fight even happened. I really think don kings bitch ass made sure it happened just so he can get paid.
Slapped like a bitch
@@dannperry1 like your mum last night
@@Jodyjo99 exactly😉
@@deathstroke334 His mom butt's cheeks.
This fight should've never happened.
Yea
King would put his mother in the ring for a payday
An why dat eel?
Why
@@binodinero5401 Ali was visibly slurring and overall being slower from the first signs of Parkinson. Also he was 38, aging and retired
That playful slap when you really just trying to make someone laugh and not really hurt them got a chuckle out of the room and me
It's all gamesmanship. I love it. Even Holmes cracked a smile toward the end.
I Could never slap the champ like that not even for money I got too much respect for a brave man like that .
Brave men. That piece of shit draft dodger was a coward!
He was only having fun, that was not a real hit lol
Ali isn't innocent I couldn't pull out a gorilla slapping him calling him Frazier. The boxer who helped him financially when he was in prison for not joining the war. I thought to myself that how would black people act if boxer Jerry Cooney did that. What goes around comes around Ali loosing to a bum Leon Spinks to the beatdown from Holmes. Holmes lost post retirement to Tyson and Holyfield and Tyson lost to a bum Ike Douglas poor sportsmanship to Holyfield by biting his ears out of rage he couldn't knock out Holyfield a boxer with a heart ailment and trash talked Lennox Lewis who whipped the so called baddest man on the planet made him want to give up boxing. He 25 plus years later fights Roy Jones Jr but not avenge a fight with Lewis Gee I wonder why?
They were friends.
Maybe it was Larry's way of warning him not to fight him. People blame Holmes for beating Ali he was the only person who cared for him. Not the doctors not the promoters example Don King not his corner who should have threw in the towel and not the referee. Holmes cried after beating Ali. Not even the fans at that time Ali is marketable but when it's you the athlete will deal with lingering injuries when go past your prime who is going to be there for you 😉
The only person that won during that fight was Don King.
In the words of Mike Tyson "Reptilian Mother F##### !"
@@blackmamba6884 💀😂🔥🔥
My exs grandparents were quite close with don king
@@blackmamba6884 😂😂😂😂
Yep
That slap was a love tap.
I don't think so
Not at all
"Youse crayzeeh"
-Muhammad Ali, greatest of all time
If Ali had been in his prime, he would’ve beat the brakes off Larry. Glad Mike got him back for the Champ.
You are so right!!! Facts!!!
Dunno about "beat the brakes"... but he probably would have won
Don't sleep on Larry he was a beast in his day
Dude talks like a black Forrest gump lol
@@jeffreymoses7131 He use to toy with Larry when he was his sparring partner. Holmes waited until he was out of his prime.
This oddly breaks my heart when he slapped Ali, you can tell ali wasn't there fully. The way Ali dragged his words
That was messed up, Larry picked his battles
This is all play acting to promote the fight. Ali did it with Joe Frazier as well before with the fake fight in the gym.
Holmes cried after this fight, he loved Ali, always had and learnt everything from him
It’s not like it was a real slap. They were just messing around and promoting the fight.
I never like effing Holmes
It was only joke 😂
Don King “we getting paid for this one” 😂
Larry said I swear to god I felt that in my soul 😂😂😂
Tyson told Ali, "I'm gonna get him for you." Aaaaaand he did.
Buster told Hilmes I'll fuck him up for you! And he did..
But not how larry did ali
@@gradymckinney7306:. Yep! Done quicker.
Notice how Holmes' gapped teeth & lisp is very similar to Tyson's....?
But a 38 years old Larry Holmes
Larry slaps him when Ali wasn't even paying attention! The disrespect! Ali clearly shouldn't have been boxing at this point. 😢
It's fight promotion. If you can't see, Ali is smiling & laughing. So is Holmes. They were sparring partners & friends. But both boxers and it was a business. You try telling Ali he shouldn't be fighting any longer at that time. Think he'd have listened?
@@nonyabusiness6084 of course he would not have listened. Playing is one thing but you don't slap Ali playing or not.
@@capicornboss I grew up watching Ali fight. He is what got me boxing. He did not care at all. If you noticed, Holmes was conveniently allowed to get that close but when they both stood up Don King stepped in? It's called selling the fight. "Holmes, former sparring partner of Ali, slaps him! News at 11!" Go do more research on the fight. You can find so much right here.
@@nonyabusiness6084 damn you old 😄
It was only joke 😂
Ali had me laughing!
I’m gonna beee dooown iiin threeee aaaahhhh!! 😂😂😂😂
You can hear and see he was slowing down at this stage of his life.
RIP CHAMP!!
Ali was better than holmes, period. It's sad that he had a sickness the time they fought
You can never make such a comment. You'll never know who was better because Ali was past his prime. Larry Holmes was a genius in that ring son. Don't forget that.
Holmes won 48 fights before losing and he retired with a record of 69-6
Ali should've retired after the 3rd Frazier fight. He had nothing more to prove.
3rd ken Norton fight *
How would he make money then?
@@CaptainBazzar He had plenty of money in the bank
So true , Ali was Very popular in the 70s , he could have done Tv, Commercials , movies, etc
@@msu15nah. He was being extorted by the Nation of Islam. They kept the train running so long to get more money out of him. Once the money dried up, they abandoned him.
Like his former doctor Dr. Freddie said:"everyone was involved in that fight should've been arrested".
True
What happened???
@@wakokaine6976 he had some type of condition that turns you to a vegetable after head beating and this fight took it there he was already old , and Holmes was in his prime
@@wakokaine6976 He already had early signs of Parkinson disease.
@@WilliamGarrow that’s ok Mike Tyson beat him for Ali
“ we gettin paid fa dis”🤣🤣🤣
-Don King
After eating humble pie, Larry confessed in an interview that Ali taught him what he knows
I wish I could find that video. One thing I love Tyson for, is his love and respect for Ali
The student obviously surpassed the so called master.
@@ejkalegal3145 and why would you say that?
@@ejkalegal3145Yeah the master way out of his prime
That was the friendliest slap ever
“EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THIS FIGHT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ARRESTED”
Why?
@@criptik5208 As Ali was showing clear signs of Parkinsons, it was so easy to tell he was un well, be couldn't even train on the speed bag due to his rythmn being so off.
King's assss should locked up.
Did you watch it? Go to jail!
I agree fully!!
Tyson beat him up for Ali 😂
did he what. cus hated holmes and specifically trained tyson to ko him. which he eventually did. in fact, larry is lucky tyson wasn't born 5 years ealier or it would have been larry who?
@@ighfeeIn 1980 Holmes wasn't an easy fight for Tyson
@@silurogt2066 in 1980 holmes was 31. had tyson been 20 in 1980, he'd have knocked him out quick. like he did with berbick. only reason larry went 4 rounds with mike in 1988 is he ran the whole fight until tyson caught him.
@@ighfee I'm not so sure of this. Run out from Tyson is a very good tactict to fight him. After round 8 Holmes can beat him.
You could tell they were friends. This is why Holmes was in tears after the fight. Legends!
They weren't friends after that mach
Most respectful slap I've ever seen..
Because it was a work lol don king said he watched wwf wrestling one night saw the promos and said need to bring that too boxing ..it was staged that's why he barely slapped him ..
@@candyk7851it wasn't real... All the tough talk before fights is a job to sell tickets. 9/10 they hug it out right after the fight or they just go separate ways but it's rarely ever REAL beef in fighting sports. Connor McGregor is the poster child of selling a fight.
You caught that!
@@smokedosia1723 Incorrect, Ali would have never allowed someone to slap him to promote a fight. That was a ridiculous comment. Ali was to old and frail to get up and right that horrible wrong from a coward of a man (Holmes was usually brave but cowardly at that moment). That is why Ali asked Tyson to give it too him and Tyson made good on his promise.
@@montyrayza7220 lol don king has said it was staged but whatever
"I'm gon fall in 3" 😂😂😂
Lmao
lmao
That fight should’ve never happened!!!
He was already way into his battle with Parkinson’s. Letting him fight was criminally insane.
Seeing Holmes, I first thought it was Tyson. 😅
Dang, the board cleared Ali for this fight? A minute of this clip tells us everything we need to know.
yeah :/
They didn't/dont care about Ali or any boxer. It was and still is about money.
That was flat out disrespectful of Holmes...
@@dougfredricks2017
You're kidding... right? As unimaginably disrespectful as Ali was to other fighters... *in particular Joe Frazier* you're complaining about that little tap on Ali..?
Yeah, you were kidding.
Sorry, for a second I thought you were serious 🤭 🤣😂
Don King wasn’t going to stop but, that’s for sure
*Everybody thinkin Ali would get up n do something bold n react with verocity...*
Ali: _"You is crazyyyyyy... you slapped meee"_
Lmaooo!!! Legend!!!
Legendary reaction! I didn't expect that either! What a legend..
Lmfao
That's what Chris Rock should have said 😂
It was a love tap....
*ferocity
Ali the Greatest. Poor guy. He didn’t look mentally well. That fight shouldn’t have happened.
Mike Tyson took care of things for the Champ a few years later.
Iron Mike in my opinion is the ultimate. Now he's a legend. But Ali banter was way off then 😥
Thank You.
Against an older Holmes. A young Holmes could have given Tyson more problems.
@@IHXnumber1 a younger ali would have given Holmes problems
I’ma fall in three, ahhhhhh
“I’m gonna fall in three.. aauughhhhh…” Youse crazy.
An older Ali at the absolute end of his career.
Ali had difficulty getting out of the chair and talking. He kept his word. No won’t knock me out. A younger and healthy Ali would destroy this mouthpiece.
Iron Mike made Champion’s respect stand.
Mike Tyson took care of that Slap for Ali.
King was like "CALM DOWN!! How am I gonna rob you both if you don't get PAID first?!?"
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Don said..we gone get paid for this 1..lol
Holmes knew Ali and learnt everything he needed to be Champion and stay Champion from Ali. These 2 had tremendous love for each other. Listen carefully to Holmes voice after the love tap to the side of Ali's neck/face. Remember Holmes was an undefeated Champ (and that ego goes uncheck) and remembered what Ali did to Foreman.
At this point Ali was chasing a paycheck watch the way he gets up out of that chair. Fight should’ve never happened
right his whole movement you can see his early stages of the Parkinson’s
Yeah the way he made the first and pushed towards him. Sad man. I love combat sports but I hate the way it ends for these guys.
Yeah ... Don King was one the biggest culprits that fleeced Ali. Ali was near broke at this time.
Ali didn't need money. He fought because that's who he was, a fighter. When you have an individual like that who's done so much for the world, it's the responsibility of people close to him to stop him from hurting himself. Forever the goat
@@spoj3922 ... of course those around him let him down, and of course Ali had the mentality and pride of having been the best. But he also needed the money. It was documented shortly afterwards as to how he had lost millions by permitting the Nation of Islam to manage his affairs, his divorces, and Don King who fleeced him regularly. King had kept setting up fights cashing in on Ali ... with exorbitant promotional fees and more.
Larry Holmes caught Ali at the end of his career, Ali in his prime would've knocked Holmes out...
He have not taken the fight if Ali was in his prime
Of course Ali used to brutally beat him in sparring reportedly
Not only at the end but with Parkinson's already eating Ali's brain up.
Nah
He would’ve maybe beat him but not knock him out.
“You is crazy, you slapped me” 😂
Rest Easy Ali 🕊️🕊️🕊️
Mike Tyson sledgehammered him in the face 2000 times 😂
Ali was clearly getting elderly. And buddy said the key word…”Ali had his day.” That was straight facts and sad they did this fight to sell tickets. Poor guy.
Every fighter should be like Mexican boxer Ricardo Finito Lopez he retired as a champion he never lost and he's healthy and wealthy
Ali had to do this fight because he had no money left thanks to that crazy hair dude in the middle
Ali wasn’t elderly lol he was only 38. What you mean is the effects that his boxing career had on his health were already apparent. He definitely shouldn’t have been fighting anymore.
Not getting elderly, he was THIRTY EIGHT here. He was suffering from early Parkinson’s disease and fairly sever brain damage. Genuinely criminal that this fight was allowed.
@@angelvillarreal3648 he had signs of Parkinson’s at this time at 38 he was elderly the fight if you watch it you see a man lose 5 years off his life
"We gettin' paid for this one!" No, Don. You are gonna rob everybody's plate.
Exactly
Holmes didn’t fear Ali at that stage, he never would have smack a young Ali
Ali knew he was ill. He probably knew he wasn't gonna win the fight, but he still showed up and talked trash and stood his ground in the ring
Ali was clowning around as usual, love the guy!
Slapped by the bum! 😢
Holmes was Alis former sparring partner
Larry Holmes had no idea by disrespecting Ali that a young Mike Tyson was agitated by that slap to the cheek of his hero Ali. Full circle Tyson knocks Larry out
Larry Holmes LOVED ALI he went to Ali's locker room after their fight gave Ali hug and cried. He hated that he fought Ali and regretted it during fight. He was interviewed years later and said he was pretty much open handed slapping Ali, Holmes hated that he had to punch his HERO! After their fight Holmes told Ali your still greatest of all time in my book!
@@kaylonrome loved him so much he slapped him in the fucking face when he could barely defend himself?
@@joeroganstrtshots881 That was a little "promo" slap. He didn't even put any force behind that. These are also boxers that are used to taking full force punches from people like Foreman and Tyson and they both knew it. That "slap" wasn't nothing but a lovetap on the face to promote the fight.
That's why you can see that Ali wasn't even angry. He was just like "you slapped me. You crazy." Holmes said he wasn't even throwing full punches and was pretty much throwing open hand slaps in this fight because he didn't wanna KO his friend. This fight was just a paycheck to both of them with no real animosity. Holmes even hugged Ali and cried after the fight because he regretted punishing Ali like that.
Yeah then had to hear Holmes about how his arm got caught in the ropes that why he got knocked out, Holmes was full of shit, so we just completely ignore that just before his arm got caught that Tyson didn't plant you twice already? 😂😂
@@MistaWordz he love promo more then he love Ali
Larry said it..Ali had his day this is my day..knowing his condition was struggling..he's proud of beating up a vulnerable individual..
That slap would be returned years later in the form of a young Kid named Mike Tyson. 😅
Why does this look like two best friends building up a fight with godly good sportsmanship.
Because that’s what it is.
You could see that Ali didn’t have his legs even going into that fight. I wonder if Ali would have had as many health problems if he had sat this one out.
bruv..hurts me every time I see this footage! Ali still fighting as people don't eat if he stopped...this great gave his life.. literally
They poisoned him just listen to him
Larry just built different
@@onebodyinyahuahlosangeles1206 there's always a theory for everything 😔
@@onebodyinyahuahlosangeles1206 ur poisoned with stupidity bro
Ali was 😂 funny guy R.I.P worlds greatest Boxer ❤
Bottom line- the great Ali forgot to counterpunch from a defensive stance like he did to Foreman , talked too much which means he wasn't serious enough and was probably ill by the time of the fight . The great Holmes was at his deadly best , fast and strong, angered by Ali's disrespect. You DO NOT rope a dope with Holmes unless you're the dope.
That was more a show of affection than a slap
Obviously they were clowning for the camera. The smile on Larry's face says it all.
Yesssss...some people don't realize they were good friends.
Is that true or is it what you’d like to think
Exactly. The amount of casuals disrespecting holmes here is something else🤦🏻
Ali looks like Neil DeGrasse Tyson trying to get buck with Holmes.
The first time I see Ali with a mustache, it's even strange like seeing someone who always wears glasses without them.
Man I know it’s dramatic, but knowing Ali was experiencing early signs of Parkinson’s, the way he said “you slapped me” is heartbreaking af to me
Yeah, just the way he said it was honestly sad
@@GiovaniGomezz
You gotta admit though it was funny to see Larry tagging that huge head in their fight 🤣😂
@@donarthiazi2443 very true lmao 😂
dude was really proud of himself for beating Ali at 38 years old with Parkinson's Disease
😂🤣🤣🤣😂
I don't think Holmes was proud of himself, it was a payday everyone knew he would win and he looked up to Ali. I bet he felt terrible after beating Ali. Bittersweet type of feeling
@@BlandBandit Yeah, he Got the money, but fought against his conscience! 😢
Yeah Ali was way out of his prime when this fight happened,
HE didnt want to fight Ali he was even crying after the fight
The way Ali flinched and reacted like 10 seconds late is so sad anyone let this fight happen.. they sent the cash cow to the slaughter house
"Get him for me"
-Ali to Mike Tyson
Just to hear Ali with a clear and strong voice again is a wonderful thing. I have great memories of growing up watching his fights and loving his banter
Yh
I don't know where you got STRONG from...
Ali was so secure with himself.
He sure fooled you .
@@daveyboy_ he didnt fool me
@@daveyboy_ he fooled your mother out them draws
@@lordtrill7731 OMG a Mother joke - you're like way up here and im like ,wayyyy down here . He fooled my mother out of dem draws. Dammm , did u think of that all by yourself ? Wow , i mean u really got me .
Nah he was kind of slow here it seems. Like getting old type of slow. He kept slurring words and having delayed reactions to everything.
How many people wanted to see Don King get slapped?
Holmes gave him a little love tap, he wasn’t really serious with that slap. This was acting at its finest.
Exactly. There was no animosity. You’re talking about the guy that invented trashtalking in sports abd a lifelong sparring partner that quite literally was the second coming of him. People that say this was disrespectful don’t know who Ali was.
Nah f that that was disrespectful and disgusting
@@novaheads Ali was the most disrespectful and thuggish type of dude back then. This is normal in boxing. They always did this... but I do not disagree that it was disgusting because Ali has clear CTE here and you can hear it in his voice then you can see it in his movements
I agree it wasnt a bad slap and they are just trying to promote the fight.
You.could almost see Holmes and Don trying not to laugh at the end.....
Getting up from the seat you can see Ali’s face. He was good at hiding pain. RIP legend!!!
He wasn’t even close to 50%. Never seen that clip before. Pissed me the hell off.
@@skillz9549 me too but Mike Tyson got him back for Ali
@@alflo5900 you are slowest person I have ever seen
Ali moved his finger then they both got up. Classic Ali.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣That Look like an Edit so He Teleported from Across the room.
Nobody could sell a fight like ALI! He was the master of promoting his fights.
It’s not that he believed in himself but the fight shouldn’t have happened man even with trever Berbick who was a bully
Im so glad that Tyson sent him to the shadow realm for Ali!
😂
Why? because of beating an old Muhammad Ali? This was boxing's fault for allowing a guy clearly suffering from a mental illness to get in the ring. If u see the fight Larry Holmes actually held back and didn't hurt Muhammad Ali and instead just jabbed at him on the ropes until the ref stopped the fight.
shut up
When Holmes goes easy on Ali and doesn't knock him out, he is evil.
When Tyson knocks out Old Holmes, he is good.
Double standard.
@@Pedro_Le_Chef welcome to the internet
How you finna steal a man lingo and then disrespect him🤦🏾♂️
Don King: Hold on, we getting paid for this
Damn you could tell Ali had no business still fighting at that point. He started to talk slower and looked like he couldn't move well
He just really needed the money and that foo took advantage of him cause he knew he was old already washed up and for his name I mean everyone knew that was gonna happen. That’s why after that mike Tyson just came and destroys him 😂
larry Holmes can still beat your ass
“You were my sparing partner” ends the conversation!
Yeah, that’s probably the coldest, most humbling response I’ve ever heard during a pre-fight conference. Straight to the point, remind you where you came from. (Except for maybe, paraphrasing “when I found you, you were on coke and drinking yourself to death, don’t forget I’m the one who cleaned you up”) but I’m just blanking on who that was… maybe Diaz or one of the Fury’s, can’t remember
@@grayskindablue I think Wilder said it to Fury.
You can see the beginning stage symptoms of Ali’s illness here. He looked tired & a bit slow talking relative to 5 years earlier.
"We getting paid for this one", Don King's famous last words. Lol
sad thing is.. ali was diagnosed with his disease 3months earlier of this fight.. ali kept it a secret, he couldn't even touch his own nose after a while..
" Larry Holmes The Real G O A T "
Sad to say Ali health problems had already kicked in at this stage , the people around him, didn't care enough for him to tell him to retire and focus on his health.
Bundini cared. He was the fist one to notice; but Ali needed the $$$ after his 3 year long fight with the United Snakes government.
@@veautifulstranger this fight was an absolute disgrace to boxing
@@patriceaqa288 it was a sad sight, should never have been allowed to go ahead .
if Larry had a personality he'd be one of the best remembered
😂
Dudes hair still looks like that till this day
At the beginning of the Tyson vs Holmes fight Ali whispered in Mike’s ear to whoop his ass. Mike proceeds to do just that on his behalf. In a later interview Holmes trashed Tysons boxing skills in an interview with heavyweight legends Ali, Frazier, and I believe George Foreman but don’t quote me on that one. Long story short I always believed Holmes never got over that whooping. Funny thing how life comes full circle I believe Holmes was at the end of his career like Ali was when he beat him.