Baer, Galento, and Carnera got annihilated by Louis. Galento saw some success but only because he had a cast iron chinand was always coming...
The Moore that Ali fought was not close to the Moore that Marciano fought. Not that Moore has anything to do with this thread...
Joe Louis never fought Ingo or Patterson. Ali wouldn't have been put in with someone like Schmeling prior to winning the title. That's what we're...
Definitely not lol
Who hit harder isn't very important here. Both had power to knockout anyone if they landed right. Faster? No, I think that one goes very solidly...
But what specifically does Ruddock do that's exceptional?
What makes you say that? Bowe never utilized his height and always was drawn into wars. Holyfield was half the puncher that Dempsey was and look...
How do you figure? They all lost a quarter of their fights all together. Baer, Carnera, and Schmeling did much better than them. The 3 guys on...
The guys Louis fought before the title vs the guys Ali fought before the title.
Do you realize you're saying that 3 journeymen would be harder for Ali than 3 heavyweight champions? No. They weren't faster than Baer and...
Very good warm up and conditioning for the legs. Won't make or break you as a fighter though. Just a very useful and convenient tool.
Larry Holmes would beat Ali head to head? The problem with rating fighters h2h is fighter A beat fighter B who beat fighter C who beat fighter A.
Are you kidding me? That's a joke right? Cooper, Banks, and Jones were not fast. By any standard. Whatsoever. Schmeling, Baer, and Carnera were...
Schmeling wasn't seen as an enormous risk because Louis annihilated everyone in front of him up to that point including 2 former world heavyweight...
Then why couldn't Ali run rings around Sonny Banks and Doug Jones? Why was he getting put on his ass by Henry Cooper? Are you saying that Banks,...
