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Another controversy regards whether Holmes ever achieved a full erection although much of his early work clearly reveals he was able to achieve a substantial erection.

A popular joke in the 1970s porn industry held that Holmes was incapable of achieving a full erection because the blood flow from his head into his penis would cause him to pass out.

Annette Haven stated that his penis was never particularly hard during intercourse, likening it to " doing it with a big, soft kind-of loofah.