Joe Louis vs Mike Tyson

You should at least define these phrases before charging people to use them. (Though, I suppose, meaning is use.)

 

One shots that ended the fights. Theres probably a couple more
Spinks
Williams
Botha
Tubbs
Etienne
Tillman
Colay
Johnson
Nelson

 

I like Tyson in this one.

I dont think Louis has the neccessary style/strengths to defeat Tyson at his very best. I don't see anyone able to beat him unless they employ a Buster Douglas type strategy and then win via attrition late in the fight. Basically, Tyson just never really was in trouble against punchers contrary to some popular belief and I favor him over any puncher who ever lived. I just don't see Louis being able to survive due to his style.

 

Incorrect.. Norton was still ranked by the ring magazine, and although Young and Lyle weren't, they were still reputable named opponents who were viewed as tough customers... All of Cooney's best opponents were past prime, but he was dispatching them in ways the few others could.. His name was over hyped, but I think his rating was reasonable, and I've already covered why he deserved to be rated ahead of his peers..

Bob pastor had recorded two losses and two draws, within two years of stepping in the ring with Louis, and while he defeated some decent foes, he was also beating a fair number of journeyman.. Most of Tony Galento's best victims were finished, and some of whom had only won 4 of their last 15 bouts when entering the ring with him... Nova had chalked up some very good wins, but he was a very beatable fighter as well, and none of these men were dominant or decisive winners as Cooney was...

it should also be noted that Cooney was not even one of Tyson's opponents, and while he may have benefitted from SOME of the political advantages of being white, he was only one example when contrasted to litterally dozens of white men from Louis's era.....

 

I got 37 Joe Louis fights sent to me on DVD

I have been watching a bunch of the fights the past few days.


There is absolutely no doubt in my mind, that a prime Louis would have knocked out a prime Tyson. They only way is if Tyson devised a way to knock Louis out without being hit once with a Joe Lous power punch. Because I'm sorry, if Mike got hit by Louis power blows, it's over. His stance, his confidence, aggressiveness, it would all crumble. Louis proved that he could take hits from some of the strongest punchers in heavyweight history and keep going.


Sometimes opinions on such matters like these are so far apart from one indivdual to another, that I feel inclined to give Tyson believers the benefit of the doubt on a few things, just so I can come off as politically correct.

But screw that. Louis would have knocked him out. You cant convince me different. I will have to see Tyson knock out Louis before I believe it

 

Tyson did that against Ruddock, among others.

 

mike on a hard fought affair ,jimmy dropped louis early so i see tyson maybe knocking louis down

 

Spinks was knocked down twice in 91 seconds.

Williams wasn't really KO'd, and took a left hook and a massive headbutt on his way down. If Holyfield had scored that KO few would mention the punch.

I suppose it depends on how we define "one punch KO".

Some of those guys are bums, and Louis probably finished off loads of guys like that with one punch.
Again, it depends on how we define it.

 

Of course some were bums, but you asked I answered. Spinks was knocked down by a body shot but he was knocked unconscious by an uppercut after he got up from taking a knee. Williams got up looking like he thought he was in heaven. I dont know about the headbutt it was a beautiful counter lefthook and Williams was heading down. More like a head brush than a headbutt.
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I often wonder why that one gets no love when discussing Tysons best wins.