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Holmes and Foreman have one other thing in common: just as Foreman wilted after seven rounds against Ali, Holmes has wilted in his longer battles. When Holmes won the title from Norton in 1978 he carried the opening eight rounds--and then collapsed to lose the remaining seven, barely eeking...
The only hope for Holmes, then, is an early knock out. That's just what he and many experts predict. But Ali has been hit by far harder punchers than Holmes--Frazier, Liston, Foreman, Shavers--and while he's been down, he's never been in danger of being knocked...
Holmes also thinks he'll win because he worked with Ali--he was Ali's main sparring partner for three years. Holmes recently said, "Near the end I was holding back--I knew I could beat him and so did he." Jimmy Ellis, another Ali sparring partner turned challenger, said...
And that's when I think Holmes will go too, somewhere around the 12th or 13th. The first few rounds will be close, with Ali fighting hard to show Holmes that he won't be a pushover. Holmes has a history of missing a lot of his punches--he's...
The middle rounds will go to Holmes, as Ali rests up and lets the champ do all the work. Against the ropes, Ali will continue to throw punches and thus force Holmes to earn each round. By the 10th round the fight will be about even.