Joe louis vs larry holmes

Holmes comfortably destroys a completely overmatched Louis.

 

Louis is the smaller man who would be very hurt by Holmes his punches.
He's also a lot less mobile than Holmes, neither does he have the range or the handspeed to outbox Holmes.

Opponents below 215 lbs generally did not survive Holmes, so I'd bet on Holmes by KO.

 

It's not so much a question about whether Louis could knock Holmes out, but rather would Holmes be coaxed into fighting bravely?

It's conceivable that the reserved Larry Holmes who showed up in that first Shavers bout could (not without taking his lumps) sculpt a decision, pumping that left and working the perimeter. Speed, toughness and stamina would get him across the finish line.

The problem with this, and it isn't a small one, is that not only was Louis great at getting the opponent to over-commit, to forget the script and begin to fight, but in those moments when Larry lands a good one and invariably sails in, Louis would be poised to make dents.

This may lend the fight a certain inconsistency whereby Holmes carefully jabs while Louis shuffles in opposing directions to tempt a collision. Strangely enough, the worst thing Holmes could probably do (especially later on) is hurt Louis because Joe's recuperative powers were deadly, and the rebuttals were awful.

Joe may have to attempt this curtain-call through angry swellings - Holmes was far too resourceful not to get deadpan Joe looking grimmer than usual, but then there's this hunch that Larry's minor hang-ups would not escape Louis' microscope, and Joe was rather good at encouraging disaster.

 

Holmes takes this.... He would outbox louis to a comfortable UD or late KO... Well unless it's the same judges from the JJW no. 1 fight LOL

 

I can't take that seriously.

 

Louis didn't have faster hands.. that is kinda silly. You won't see holmes throwing the combinations that Louis did.. because that isn't how he fought. Not only that, it's kinda unfair to say he didn't throw combinations like louis, when frankly, nobody in HW ever has.

 

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Ali mimicking Louis after that.

Sure is faster than Holmes I see.(I'm sarcastic here)

Now compare that "speed" to Holmes.
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Holmes is faster than Louis, also wtf was Schmeling doing?
Did he know how to clinch?
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSp90BN3PlA[/url]

Here is the youtube link.

Holmes even at 52 had a faster jab than Louis!

 

and Walcott was? I love when people use that.. oh Louis and Charles weren't prime for Walcott... When they were both still great fighters... and like Walcott was.. Jesus he was older even.

 

He primed late though...