The battle of the Louise's: Joe vs Lennox

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  1. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis in his prime vs a prime Joe Louis. Who splatters whom? And there would be splattering and lots of it!
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Louis better than Lewis, Lennox was far more basic and couldn`t defend jabs as well as Louis could, Joe would parry while jabbing, blocking counter jabs that would help him to out jab Lennox, the only thing that would be a big problem for Joe was Lewis`s reach, he never fought a fighter that could exploit that kind of reach the way Lewis could with the 1-2, but Lennox didn`t have the defensive skills that Schmeling displayed in his first b out with Joe, I pick Louis or at the very least would score a lot of points with his superior jab and stance.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Louis`s right hand was so much better than the rights that Lewis threw and the rights Wilder throws now because it travelled such a short distance, he was a much better counter puncher than Lewis.
     
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    I got Lewis mid to late KO, but with that right he could take out the much smaller Louis anytime really. He cant out jab Lewis imo either.
     
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    Joe Louis's perfect right cross sinks deep into Lennox's chin after a few rounds of Lennox keeping Louis at the end of his jab. Louis KO mid rounds
     
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    There is only one Joe Louis!
     
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  7. THE BLADE 2

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    Louis by stoppage.
     
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    Louis has about a foot less reach. Would you be more impressed if those two parked well within hitting range of guys they could easily hammer and did hammer from a distance so as to land shorter right hands?
     
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    I'd narrowly favor Lewis to utilize his size and reach well enough to win. I think he'd hurt the stalking Louis and at some point finish him off. I'd never count out a puncher like Joe tho.
     
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  10. It's Ovah

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    He got taken out by one right hand. One.
     
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    It's Ovah I am very feel me good. Full Member

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    Too much Louis love in this thread. Lennox destroys him, early.
     
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    In case people want to bring up the tired, "Lennox had a glass jaw" argument again.

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  13. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Early??
     
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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Joe Louis by KO 8th rd more or less
     
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    All arguments here have a solid foundation, I just see the Brown Bomber behind on points hitting Lewis with a left hook around the 7th,wobbling him, then finishing Lennox with one of those beautiful combinations that no heavyweight ever duplicated.
     
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