Louis would ruin Burley and most other fighters that have come and would become...John Henry Lewis KO in 1.....Louis would also roll through Bowe,Lewis and the Klitschko's and be better equipped than Frazier in the FOTC IMO...Brown Bomber had all the tools, he was near perfection...Burley should stay south of 200lbs, especially in Joe's league
Well I sort of agree and disagree Burley faced Charles and Bivins who imposed their size on him and he's only what 5'8 and 155? As opposed to even a 167lb Conn (if that weight's right?) On the otherhand Louis had more problem with mobile, defensive counter punchers I can't see Burley winning, I can see him winning a few rounds before the inevitable, but that isn't a given either it could be a blow out
I see a Louis/Conn 1 type fight. With Burley being Conn. With the same result. Louis finds his mark late in he fight, and knocks Burley out.
Louis would do the same to Burley that he would do to LaMotta, Harry Greb, Roy Jones, James Toney, Mickey Walker, Bob Fitzsimmons, etc., basically every other overachieving middleweight/lightheavy that you can mention, ala Billy Conn.
The Louis of the 1st Conn fight was not the best version of himself. For the best version, you'll have to refer to the Louis of the Baer fight. That frighteningly good, almost perfect, pre-Schmeling version of Joe Louis. That version wasn't the one of the 1st Schmeling fight, either. As great as Louis was, that version of him from the Baer fight was never seen again.
Hate to disagree with you ecto about John Henry Lewis being a "shot" fighter when JH was flattened by Joe Louis in the very first round in 1939. Yes JH Lewis was losing sight of one eye before the fight, but at only 25 years of age Lewis won 6 fights in a row beating the likes of Jock McAvoy, Emilio Martinez,Bob Olin, Martinez again and the tough Al Gainer...This edition of JH lewis would have given any LH in history a hell of a night,but against the still prime most devastating hitter in history Brown Bomber, Lewis was overwhelmed as would the 155 pound Charley Burley would also be....
The Louis of the Baer fight would have ko'ed the Ali of the Williams fight. Hows that for opening a can of worms?
But Burley would never risk going for a knockout.... He was very very cautious didn't matter if he was fighting Joe Louis or Jimmy Ellis he wouldn't have risked it with either of them if he thought he could of won without a knockout he wouldn't of tried, it often made his fights boring apparently but he won them
If you look at fighters that gave Louis the most trouble it's mobile fighters with a good defense, and who's a better mobile fighter with a good defense than Burley
Why is this imbecile still polluting the web with this trash? She needs to be put down, clearly never been in a ring in her life.
Why are you even commenting on here all you ever talk about is protein shakes n **** i've never really heard you ever talk about boxing before i'd be surprised if you knew your left from your right, all you do is go on threads and talk **** without seeming to know anything about boxing other than what supplements to take .... atsch
Durty dog; What do you actually know about Charley Burley without wikipedia or boxrec where ever you go to find out your information, and what fights have you watched of Joe Louis- be honest