1939-41 Joe Louis vs the following

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Could Louis make it

  1. Yes he can

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  2. No he can't

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  1. 70sFan865

    70sFan865 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Smith is way too slow to compete against Louis... Come on guys.
     
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  2. CharlesBurley

    CharlesBurley Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    I mean Golota was outboxing Bowe twice, Grant and should of beat Byrd. He threw the first 2 fights away but showed he's technically very sound outboxer who could put together fast straight combinations.

    I think against Louis, because he steps into his jab and covers so much distance with it, he lands it first. Longer reach and taller too, so in a jabbing contest Golota comes off better but Louis would get to Golota more and more as the fight progresses and he crumbles when that happens
     
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  3. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You don't put much faith in the old timers
     
  4. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Berbick only lasted 2 against Tyson
     
  5. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ya, Tyson's a slugger. Louis is a boxer-puncher. Keep styles in mind LaMotta.
     
  6. Fergy

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    Yes he could imo.
    Berbick survives 15 but loses big time on the cards.
    Smith, if he comes to fight, puts on a good show, maybe dropping Joe.
    The end result is Louis by late ko.

    Golota I see winning a few rounds, scoring heavily and drilling Joe with jabs
    Louis s big punch saves the day and Golota ends up a battered, bloody mess.
    Louis by 9 tko.
     
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  7. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    No I don't. Most of them would get beaten to a pulp by their modern counterparts.
     
  8. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Guys like you, right? ;)
     
  9. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    He beats Jack and Tom Sharkey at the same time in a 2 on 1 fight.
     
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  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    You think Berbick's chin stands up to Louis power punches over 15 rounds??
     
  11. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    KOs Tom with the jab, Sharkey with the cross.
     
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  12. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    Just about s, he absorbed a fair whack from Holmes. He had a very good chin. A lot depends on how he plays it tho. If he s Gung ho as he was against Tyson, then we could be looking at a early ko from Louis.
    In his entire boxing life I belive he was only kod twice so his chin wasn't bad.
     
  13. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Nope, just good boxers.
    As for the boxers I enjoy, they are: Tyson, SRR, Liston, Hagler, Hearns, Roy Jones, Toney.
     
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  14. Johnny_B

    Johnny_B Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Both with the right cross, that's my favorite punch.
     
  15. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member

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    Yes.