Joe Louis vs Antonio Tarver and Chris Byrd

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  1. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Joe Louis vs these world class southpaws. Tarver was huge, he was basically a small cruiser so he'd be a heavyweight in Louis's era and Byrd is one of the most skilled southpaws we've ever had at heavyweight. How do Louis fair ?
     
  2. Journeyman92

    Journeyman92 Mauling Mormon’s Full Member

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    Louis:

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  3. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Oh, Joe Louis. Easily.
     
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  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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  6. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Everyone will say Louis easily but as I keep saying Louis is an unknown quantity vs Southpaws.

    I hate to keep repeating it but Louis did apparently get schooled in sparring by a Southpaw Light Heavyweight and then vowed to never fight a Southpaw.

    So these fights may not appear as simple as some might think.
     
  7. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe's pre-fight preperations and great corner see's him with his arm raised. Might take awhile & may not be pretty all rounds. But cannot picture either making it 45 minutes in the ring w/o getting clipped by one of his non telegraphed punches.

    I like those guys much better against the telegraphers and plodders.
     
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  8. MaccaveliMacc

    MaccaveliMacc Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Byrd can give him a good fight like Conn did but I think Louis KOs him in the end. He also blasts out Tarver in 6 rounds.
     
  9. mr. magoo

    mr. magoo VIP Member Full Member

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    Joe Louis would massively f**%# up both of those guys .
     
  10. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    I can imagine Byrd possibly making Joe look bad in there,he made quite a few look bad.
     
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  11. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    And he's also durable aswell yes I know Byrd got stopped by Ibeabuchi but he was 230+ pound monster.

    As I said Louis is an unknown quantity vs Southpaws and he didn't seem to fare well sparring vs one.

    So Byrd could give Louis alot of problems.
     
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  12. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Byrd wouldn’t be able to anything with Louis.

    Tarver would have the power to hurt or KO Louis and Louis fought methodically, which could let Tarver get into a tit for tat rhythm and cause a lot of problems.
     
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  13. he grant

    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Louis was bigger, stronger, faster and it much harder than Tarver ... Byrd would be tricky for anyone but I like Joe ..
     
  14. lufcrazy

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  15. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Who was this light heavyweight southpaw?