Joe Louis, Underrated or just not that great???

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  1. MrMarvel

    MrMarvel Well-Known Member Full Member

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  2. MrMarvel

    MrMarvel Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Joe Louis is definitely not underrated.
     
    MrMarvel, Apr 16, 2010
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  3. SuzieQ49

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    Go away Revolver
     
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  4. janitor

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    No, the Harlem barber has him pegged about right.
     
    janitor, Apr 16, 2010
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  6. combatesdeboxeo

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    in my opinion he is overrated, because he was a great man in ee.uu, joe louis was a great skilled boxer,an accurate puncher, he got great combinations.
    But he was too static, he didn´t have great chin. His foot work= garbage

    i think that joe frazier,ali, george foreman, evander holyfield,mike tyson and vitali kltschko would beat him.
    Lennox lewis,marciano,holmes,jonhson,dempsey, would have chance
     
    combatesdeboxeo, Oct 30, 2010
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  7. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol:

    What about Rocky Marciano?
     
    Pachilles, Oct 30, 2010
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  8. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe Louis would be the biggest Danger to any Heavyweight Champion including the Bigger men the Klitschko's and Lennox Lewis and I like him to beat Ali. Joe could match Ali in the counter-punching but hit with more more authority ...I do not see anyone who I could surely think could beat Louis, the best chance would be Dempsey and Marciano but I still rate Louis as my # 1
     
    Bummy Davis, Oct 30, 2010
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  9. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dats dey two! Dats dey two!
     
    Pachilles, Oct 30, 2010
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  10. mr. magoo

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    Louis was an all time great, and no I don't believe that he was ever rated.. I rank him at #2 all time, but on the basis of his legacy set at the time of his reign... There are a few men who I rank lower, that i'd probably pick to beat him, but that's speculative on my part....
     
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  11. combatesdeboxeo

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    are you joking? joe louis might not beat ali even in dreams, louis was too static, prime ali 64-67 would destroy his face with cuts before louis can touch him. ali had iron chin, great stamina, the best foot work, the fastest hands, great reflexes,great movement of head , great confidence in himself... no chance, ali would outbox and humiliate louis
    joe louis is overrated.
    i can see foreman and tyson winning on him by ko early.
    joe louis didn´t have great chin, he was too slow with feet to avoid great punchers in the early rounds. but i like joe louis to beat larry holmes
     
    combatesdeboxeo, Oct 31, 2010
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  12. combatesdeboxeo

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    he faced archaic boxers as baer,carnera or bradock. AND THE BEST LOUIS WEIGHED 198 POUNDS (SCHMELING II).
     
    combatesdeboxeo, Oct 31, 2010
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  13. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    dempsey once said that about him too, and he was wrong
     
    turpinr, Oct 31, 2010
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  14. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    louis' best weight was about 205/208lb
     
    turpinr, Oct 31, 2010
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  15. PATSYS

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    I think Liston kills him.
     
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