Joe Louis - top 10 ATG or not?

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  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Martinez wouldn't be allowed to fight such a fight. His mother would surely stop him.
     
  2. lora

    lora Fighting Zapata Full Member

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    You probably shouldn't even have bothered replying to that post, man.


    As far as the speed\athleticism difference relating to weightclasses, i think it's a lot more difficult to assess that stuff than someone simply speeding up or slowing down by set degrees as you move them about the weightclasses and imagine them in each.

    Quick and slow guys at everyweight...German Torres is below average speedwise for any weight, but i don't expect if you magically boosted him up to a middleweight he would become a petrified tree.Jofre would just look like Jofre at heavyweight circa 190 200lbs i reckon.Probably not too different from Louis...hands a bit slower...feet a bit quicker.
     
  3. McGrain

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    :lol:
     
  4. McGrain

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    Not "I shouldn't have bothered writing it", "you shouldn't have bothered responding to it." :lol:
     
  5. lora

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    :good
     
  6. Steenalized

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    I'd put Louis at #1 all-time for heavyweight and the bottom half of the top 10 ATGs overall.