On January 24, 1997, a 47-year-old Larry Holmes (65-5, 42 KOs) and a 31-year-old Danish boxer Brian Nielsen (31-0, 19 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Holmes came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 8 days. Nielsen was on a 31-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 month and 25 days.
Brian Nielsen defeated Larry Holmes via split decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Nielsen improves his record to 32-0, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 65-6.
On April 8, 1995, a 45-year-old Larry Holmes (61-4, 40 KOs) got a shot at the heavyweight WBC title held by 29-year-old Oliver McCall (25-5, 18 KOs).
Holmes came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 61% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months. McCall was on a 6-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 15 days.
Oliver McCall defeated Larry Holmes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title. McCall improves his record to 26-5, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 61-5.
On June 19, 1992, a 42-year-old Larry Holmes (54-3, 37 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 29-year-old Evander Holyfield (27-0, 22 KOs).
Holmes came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 12 days. Holyfield was on a 27-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 27 days.
Evander Holyfield defeated Larry Holmes via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. Holyfield improves his record to 28-0, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 54-4.
On January 22, 1988, a 38-year-old Larry Holmes (48-2, 34 KOs) got a shot at the undisputed heavyweight championship held by 21-year-old Mike Tyson (32-0, 28 KOs).
Holmes came in to the fight on a 2-fight losing streak with a 68% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 9 months, and 3 days. Tyson was on a 32-fight win streak with a 87% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 6 days.
Mike Tyson stopped Larry Holmes via TKO in the 4th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA, WBC, and IBF heavyweight titles. Tyson improves his record to 33-0 (29 KOs), while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 48-3.
On April 19, 1986, Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks met again in an immediate rematch.
Holmes came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 69% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 29 days. Spinks was on a 28-fight win streak with a 67% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 29 days.
Michael Spinks defeated Larry Holmes via split decision in the rematch and successfully defended his IBF and The Ring heavyweight titles. Spinks improves his record to 29-0, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 48-2.
On September 21, 1985, the 35-year-old IBF and The Ring heavyweight world champion, Larry Holmes (48-0, 34 KOs), faced a 29-year-old Michael Spinks (27-0, 19 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Holmes came in to the fight on a 48-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 1 day. Spinks was on a 27-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 15 days.
Michael Spinks defeated Larry Holmes via unanimous decision and wins the IBF and The Ring titles. Spinks improves his record to 28-0, while Holmes adds a loss to his record at 48-1.