Who Are The Guys That Would Have Severely Tested Joe Louis?

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  1. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Say from the past 40 /50 years, who really tests the Brown Bomber?
    I's it the akward ones like Jimmy Young, Michael Spinks, Chris Byrd?
    Or the big hitters maybe, Foreman, Tyson, Lewis?
    Or Swarmers maybe?
     
  2. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Byrd because he was a southpaw and had clever defence.
    Tyson
    Holmes
    Lewis
    Liston
    Foreman
    Young
    Would all be stiff tests imo
     
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  3. RulesMakeItInteresting

    RulesMakeItInteresting Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Both a vengeful Lewis, and FOTC fired-up Frazier come to mind.

    I don't think 1980 Holmes would make Joe very happy.

    1964 to 1974 Ali
     
  4. ikrasevic

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    Usyk even more, if Byrd is already mentioned.
     
  5. ThatOne

    ThatOne Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lewis/Ali/Foreman/Tyson/Frazier/Klitschko.
     
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    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    Ali, Tyson, Foreman, Lewis, Frazier, Wlad would be interesting to see.

    Shavers, Bowe and Norton would be interesting to see. I dont say they would be a big challenge for Louis, but still it would be interesting to see.
     
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    More the jesters than the dragons.
     
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    themaster458 Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Anyone who can keep him at range and out jab him would give him trouble Louis did his best work in close range when he can unload his combinations if you don't give him the chance to do that it would be a tough fight for him.
     
  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You forgot Usyk and Frank Bruno