On November 25, 1983, Larry Holmes (44-0, 31 KOs), the heavyweight The Ring champion, defends his title against fellow American challenger, Marvis Frazier (10-0, 6 KOs).
Larry Holmes is coming in to the fight on a 44-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate; his last fight was a 5th round TKO victory over Scott Frank, 2 months and 15 days ago. Marvis Frazier is on a 10-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Joe Bugner, 5 months and 21 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Larry Holmes at 99-1 winning odds. Marvis Frazier really doesn't have much to present against Holmes.
Larry Holmes made quick work of Marvis Frazier, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 1st. Holmes improves his record to 45-0 (32 KOs), while Frazier adds a loss to his record at 10-1.