Tommy Morrison vs. Joe Louis

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Tommy Morrison vs. Joe Louis

  1. Tommy by KO

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  2. Tommy by Dec.

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  3. Joe by KO

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  4. Joe by Dec.

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  1. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    it's been mutiple pages we talked on its somewhere
     
  2. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Depending which "these guys" you're talking about, I dunno about that.

    Frazier's technique, or Ali's, is as good as, or better than, any of today's heavies.
     
  3. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    where did you get this from or confused I never talked on this era i said louis era guys tech vs 70s tech you agreed the 70s was way better
     
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  4. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    You've often said that 70s guys are inferior to 90s guys. That's where I got it from.

    What I said about 30s-40s vs 70s guys is that it varies from fighter to fighter. 70s tech is probably better on average...but also just different.

    Individually, though, a lot of 30s-40s fighters are better technicians than 70s guys. Compare Shavers (your favorite puncher!) to Walcott for example. Walcott is better. Walcott is more skilled. Boxers aren't a bunch of clones who are all the same skill level in each era.

    Anyway, you're not talking about winning a single fight. You're talking about duplicating Louis's entire career. That's much harder. You have to keep in good enough form to slaughter 25+ ranked contenders in a row.

    It's like rolling dice. Your odds of getting a "1" are low...unless you keep rolling.

    I'd favor Foreman to beat Max Baer in a shootout. I'd favor him to beat Simon. I'd favor him to beat Buddy Baer. I'd even favor him to beat Walcott. I wouldn't favor him to beat all four without a loss.
     
  5. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    I'd bet the mortgage on Foreman doing to Simon, Baer and Walcott what he did to Alonzo Johnson, Boone Kirkman, Jerry Judge, Terry Daniels and Charlie Polite... in one hour.
     
  6. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Welcome back.

    I see that exile hasn't dimmed your enthusiasm for eye-catching declarations.
     
  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Name one heavyweight in the 70`s that finished fighters with combos the way Louis did? The nearest would be Frazier doubling up on hooks but Louis threw two fisted combo`s, his 1-2`s were better than any heavyweight`s from the 70`s except maybe Holmes.
     
  8. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I am. They didn't have the same kind of nutrition and training back then, thus they weren't as strong. Couple that with inferior boxing technique, and it's only logical he didn't hit as hard.
     
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  9. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    facts buddy and logic
     
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  10. moneytheman12

    moneytheman12 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    people joe fought stood there which I said I said mutiple times name me a moving person who he did those fancy combos to cause from vid I see he stuggled to hit those types with those combos you brag on

    George had the same flaw looked good hitting people where he needed them to be but stuggled hitting them when they were moving he didnt look as good then his difference was bad aim and slow which is the reason he had that trouble


    and no Frazier wasnt the nearest sense he was better at it same with Larry ron and Jim
     
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  11. ETM

    ETM I thought I did enough to win. Full Member

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    Don't do it. Walcott alone may take an hour.
     
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  12. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Presumably all of Schmeling's food would have been organic....
     
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  13. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are you implying that Bentt had better technique than Schmeling? Seriously, what are you watching?
     
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  14. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True, but nowadays they have supplements and nutritionists at their disposal.
     
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  15. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes I am. Average boxers from this era would be champs in that era.
     
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