Billy Conn's greatness

hookfromhell · 02-17-2013, 09:43 PM

Just watched the first Louis fight. Talk about being slick, savvy,
and having the heart and balls do trade with Louis. I would
think a lot of superheavies and elite heavyweights like Foreman,
Tyson, Bowe, and Lewis would beat him, but I see Conn beating
a lot of great heavies. Do you guys favor him over most light
heavies for example Moore, Pastrano, Spinks, Hopkins,
Tunney etc.

Theron · 02-18-2013, 04:17 AM

Not all of the ones you listed against Louis his best performance ever
I'd say he looses to Moore, Tunney, Hopkins not sure about Spinks and Pastrano though

RockyJim · 02-18-2013, 08:02 AM

Former light heavy champ...slick boxer...beat 10 future or former world champions...
...ALMOST beat Joe Louis in June 1941...not bad at all...

PowerPuncher · 02-18-2013, 09:10 AM

I don't think he beats any top HW and I don't think he beats the best LHWs. He had the perfect style and gameplan against Louis and really should have fought more conservatively

burt bienstock · 02-18-2013, 10:02 AM

Now it's Billy Conn's turn to not be appreciated enough. Just before Billy's magnificent
performance against Joe Louisin 1941, Conn was at his peak and on a roll beating heavyweights such as Gus Lesnevich [2], koing the terrific boxer Bob Pastor [who kod Lem Franklin], Al McCoy, a prime Lee Savold, Kod Gunner Barlund of Finland WHO kod Buddy Baer etc. This Billy Conn of the Louis fight was some helluva fighter tough enough,
fiery and elusive, to give any fighter his weight trouble...Too bad that WW2 took away the prime of the great Pittsburgher, second only to Harry Greb.
And Yes Billy whipped darn good heavyweights as shown aboxe.

janitor · 02-18-2013, 05:17 PM

It is not going too far to say that he might have been as great as Ezzard Charles if the war had not taken his best years.

BoxingFanPhil · 02-18-2013, 05:23 PM

That fight against Louis was something else.

02-17-2013, 09:43 PM	#1
hookfromhell Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 863 vCash: 427	Billy Conn's greatness Just watched the first Louis fight. Talk about being slick, savvy, and having the heart and balls do trade with Louis. I would think a lot of superheavies and elite heavyweights like Foreman, Tyson, Bowe, and Lewis would beat him, but I see Conn beating a lot of great heavies. Do you guys favor him over most light heavies for example Moore, Pastrano, Spinks, Hopkins, Tunney etc.
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02-18-2013, 04:17 AM	#2
Theron Steele the Tacoma Assasin ESB Addict Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3,454 vCash: 773	Re: Billy Conn's greatness Not all of the ones you listed against Louis his best performance ever I'd say he looses to Moore, Tunney, Hopkins not sure about Spinks and Pastrano though
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RockyJim Contender ESB Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,268 vCash: 1000	Re: Billy Conn's greatness Former light heavy champ...slick boxer...beat 10 future or former world champions... ...ALMOST beat Joe Louis in June 1941...not bad at all...
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02-18-2013, 09:10 AM	#4
PowerPuncher ESB Junkie East Side VIP Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 30,740 vCash: 1000	Re: Billy Conn's greatness I don't think he beats any top HW and I don't think he beats the best LHWs. He had the perfect style and gameplan against Louis and really should have fought more conservatively
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02-18-2013, 10:02 AM	#5
burt bienstock Champion East Side Guru Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 7,122 vCash: 500	Re: Billy Conn's greatness Now it's Billy Conn's turn to not be appreciated enough. Just before Billy's magnificent performance against Joe Louisin 1941, Conn was at his peak and on a roll beating heavyweights such as Gus Lesnevich [2], koing the terrific boxer Bob Pastor [who kod Lem Franklin], Al McCoy, a prime Lee Savold, Kod Gunner Barlund of Finland WHO kod Buddy Baer etc. This Billy Conn of the Louis fight was some helluva fighter tough enough, fiery and elusive, to give any fighter his weight trouble...Too bad that WW2 took away the prime of the great Pittsburgher, second only to Harry Greb. And Yes Billy whipped darn good heavyweights as shown aboxe.
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janitor P4P King East Side VIP Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 19,058 vCash: 1000	Re: Billy Conn's greatness It is not going too far to say that he might have been as great as Ezzard Charles if the war had not taken his best years.
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02-18-2013, 05:23 PM	#7
BoxingFanPhil Journeyman ESB Jr Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 260 vCash: 500	Re: Billy Conn's greatness That fight against Louis was something else.
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