Joe Louis top5 h2h ?...i don't see it

I'd say top 5.

 

Dempsey refused to enter the ring with opponents of color after John Lester Johnson gave him a proper hiding.

 

Nice join date. It makes me suspicious you're not just a ****-stirring mong. Good luck with that.

:deal Arguably the greatest offensive force of the sport's history.

 

i'm seriously considering louis is my p4p list based on footage i've seen lately. he put his punches together better than probably anyone in history. he wasn't NEARLY as chinny as some people say. and his jab was a great defensive too: people stopped throwing punches (ie: max baer) once he started ramming that down their throat.

h2h he's extremely hard to overrate. foolish thread

 

Louis is a bit small and fragile to be at the absolute top of hte heavies head to head imo.

If he been 215-220 with his style-tyson sized-i'd say he would be a good bet for it though.

10-30lbs differences in weight might not consistently be a big deal when a great fighter takes on a good or average one, but when comparing the elite of the division i think it's a serious factor that can tip the scales and isn't often considered enough at heavy.

 

I made a thread like this once, I couldn't see why he was rated so highly! But the more I'm seen of him the more I rate him, I think I'd only favour a few fighters over him, H2H top 5 definitely for me, could see how he is rated higher by some.

 

Yeah. I don't like him against Lewis most of the time because of this, for instance.

 

Also other than Tyson, I wouldn't favour any fighter who would be coming forward over Louis, he'd eat them up imo. You don't walk into one of the greatest offenses in heavyweight history and survive.

 

I know his height is solid for a heavy-ideal even-but i'd just prefer he were more robust considering how important not getting backed up or manhandled would be to his style against most other great heavies.

He's not exactly someone who fights tall or uses his reach to dictate range with that jab in the manner Holmes\Ali did.Baer fight aside it was more often a range-finding punch for his combinations.

One of the best of the great heavies technically, but one of the least impressive physically imo.It always leaves me in two minds where he'll rate h2h, i have enough doubt not to put him at the very top alongside Botha.

 

I love Louis' jab. And he never seemed outmuscled even by the behemoths.

 

This content is protected

This content is protected

This content is protected

This content is protected

This content is protected