On July 27, 2002, Larry Holmes (68-6, 44 KOs) and Eric Esch (64-2-3, 49 KOs) meet in the ring in a 10-round bout.
Larry Holmes is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate; his last fight was a 6th round TKO victory over Mike Weaver, 1 year, 8 months, and 10 days ago. Eric Esch is on a 2-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round KO win over Craig Wolfley, 5 months and 25 days ago.
The odds of winning are at 97.5-2.5 in favor of Eric Esch. Larry Holmes won't be able to do much against Esch.
Larry Holmes defeated Eric Esch via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Holmes improves his record to 69-6, while Esch adds a loss to his record at 64-3-3.