It takes one glance to realize the 37 year old Louis is nowhere close to his prime or even past prime self. He wasn't completely shot in the...
You rank Farr over Pastor h2h?
Mixed up Tommy Farr and Loughran. Beats Pastor and Farr, loses to Conn and Tunney.
One of the three times he was knocked out was against the greatest heavyweight of all time and the consensus best puncher of all time when that...
Goes 2-2, he beats Farr, loses either to Conn, Tunney or Loughran. Probably gets Loughran if he gets any of these three.
There were 250 lbs guys back then too, and guys who hit harder than Louis, but Louis was simply better at hurting and knocking people out than...
Bivol hasn't stepped up into heavier divisions, Conn did, and he nearly bested one of the hardest punching human beings to step into the ring. We...
Ezzard wouldn't be the one with the best chance, he had the better power and skill but the faster LHWs I mentioned would have the benefit of...
Billy Conn, Gene Tunney, John Henry Lewis, Ezzard Charles to name a few.
Could make an argument for any of them being ranked over the other two
Louis for: Schmeling 1938 Conn 1941 Walcott 1948 Pastor 1938 Baer 1935 Braddock, Nova and John Henry Lewis being honorable mentions. Ali for:...
Vitali over Mike is ridiculous
Yeah, he has a chance, it's just not a good one. Using their performances against Marciano as a reference point, Walcott had more stamina, more...
As per the newspaper article, the chairman of Detroit's boxing commission picked Toles "as a suitable foe" for Louis so one can only assume that...
Prime Holyfield. Wouldn't bet on Patterson but he could do it.