david tua vs joe louis

I always thought it was Hong Kong Phooey.

 

Thanks very much I will.:good

 

Louis really should be able to land all kinds of combos on tua who had pretty mediocre defense. Louis would be teeing off on his face and that's what people need to remember. Yes, Tua could take a big punch but after a while every rock can get cracked. Any time any fighter stands in front of Louis they put themselves at risk. Louis was also an elite level finisher who could finish anybody off when he's got his man hurt.

That said, I wouldn't write off Tua at all. Tua would always be in the fight, 100% of the time. He had power that Louis probably never dealt with before, and Louis could certainly recuperate after being knocked down, and he usually did. It's not out of the question for Tua to win by stoppage here though. Louis got knocked down a lot as a champ. He had no buisiness getting floored by Galento for example.

 

if u get back up from a tua shot, its unlikely u will last much longer.

 

Galento likely hit as hard as Tua or pretty close. Tua at his best had better work rate & conditioning.

Tua would have an outside shot.
He lost to most of the best guys he fought, never had a scalp like Louis, amongst the very best ever. Baer must have hit as hard as Tua.

Unless there is a marked stylistic advantage for Tua-which does not exist-I really do not think you can find it at all likely Tua wins.

Tua did not like body attacks either. He would be very difficult to KO, but he would not have the skills to land enough artillery & finish Louis.

 

he doesn't need to land many to knock the guy out of the ring.

tua may be the under dog but I'd be nervous watching the fight if I put my nuts on tua being unable to land the big ko shot.

 

Nobody is finishing Louis with one shot. Given how many great punchers got at least one good punch in on him, very outside chance of that happening.

 

Joe Louis, in his prime is a two fisted boxer/puncher. He would be hitting Tua with a jab that Rocky Marciano described as being "hit in the face with a telephone pole". Many a lesser fighter managed to keep Tua at bay with a lesser jab. Working his two fisted combinations off one of the all time jabs, Tua's face isn't going to look good. Tua's just not going to be as aggressive as many think when he's being hit hard and fast by punches all night long.

 

This is a very good match up and I had to think about how it would go.. Tua in his prime was a threat to any heavyweight because of his explosive power and chin and not only that he kept a great workrate and was very determined. He was especially dangerous against flat footed fighters. I'd be very confident betting money on guys like Ali and Holmes vs Tua as opposed to say Lewis or Tyson. I feel it is possible Louis would be the first guy to stop Tua. Louis had such crisp accurate punches I could see him catching Tua at some point maybe early in the bout with a picture perfect straight right hand and Tua's legs going unlike ever seen before. I also give a fair chance to Tua to much like he did throughout his career be able to press the attack on Louis and not get knocked out. If this is the case Louis is in for one heck of a war. I think in the end Louis wins, he uses his jab and follow up combinations to win more rounds and back Tua up at points. I see Tua giving Louis some anxious moments pinning him against the ropes and banging to the body and head. In the end I feel Louis digs deep and wins should the fight go the distance. Either way this fight would bring great excitement while it lasted.

 

Just for you Goosey...

 

First of all Galento was no bum. The guy really did hit like a hammer. He was a huge left hook puncher that was feared in the ring. Was he a complete character.... Yes but at the same time a truly lethal puncher.

 

Some Galento facts. Note he was No 1 contender in 1939. He won 10 consecutive bouts leading up to his title shot.

"Two-Ton" Tony Galento was one of the most colorful characters in the history of boxing. Standing 5'9" and weighing 230-plus pounds, Gale To claimed that he trained on beer, hamburgers and spaghetti. He was a rough-and-tough brawler, but he was not without skill. Galento fought out of a very low crouch and would feint his way into a position to launch his left hook, which many consider to be one of the hardest of all time. Galento could also use a decent double jab when he wanted to.
Galento had an amateur record of 28-3.
The nickname "Two-Ton" came not from Galento's sizable girth, but from his job delivering ice. As the story goes, Galento arrived late for one of his fights, and his manager, Harry Kinney, yelled, "Where the hell have you been? Don't you know you're supposed to fight tonight?" Galento replied, "Take it easy. I had two tons of ice to deliver on my way here."
The powerful Galento was also called the "New Jersey Night Stick."
On May 1, 1931, Galento fought three times and won all three fights. He reportedly drank beer between rounds.
Galento knocked out Arthur De Kuh in four rounds on April 11, 1932. Early that day, Galento had won a $10 bet by eating 52 hot dogs.
Billed as "New Jersey's Heavyweight Hope," Galento was featured on the cover of the August 1938 issue of The Ring. He was featured again, along with World Heavyweight Champion Joe Louis, on the cover of the July 1939 issue, which previewed his upcoming title fight against Louis.
The Ring ranked Galento as the No. 1 heavyweight contender in 1939.

 

yet another clueless comment

 

I'd guarantee that it would have taken a lot more than smelling salts and Dundee making a lot of noise about a miniscule tear in the glove if Tua had landed that left hook, for Clay to have recovered.

 

Funny how weird the love for old timers is on this forum. On the other thread all Marciano has to do is land the old faithful Suzie Q and its all over for 99.9% of all the Heavyweight's who ever lived.

However if you should dare to say if Tua lands his trade mark left hook the same is also possible it's



no no no no no no, not a chance.

Laughable to be honest, which is why the adulation of old timers, should never be taken as anything more than a pinch of salt.