All-time heavyweight tournament Round of 16: Louis vs. Bowe

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  1. demigawd

    demigawd Boxing Addict Full Member

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    We now continue with the second half of the bracket of the round of 16. Here are the results of the first half:

    (1)Lewis def. (16)Dempsey 83%/17%
    (2)Vitali def. (15)Liston 70%/30%
    (3)Ali def. (14)Jeffries 92%/8%
    (4)Holmes def. (13)Marciano 70%/30%

    Here are the rules:

    • Best of three fights.
    • 12 rounds
    • 20 x 20 ring
    • 10 ounce gloves
    • Boxers and their camp are given extensive footage of their opponent and have a week to prepare a game plan
    • Boxers are in peak physical and mental condition in their absolute prime
    • After each fight, the fighters are magically restored to their pre-fight condition, but retain full knowledge of what they learned from their opponent and have another week to prepare a revised game plan

    Round 1:

    (7)Joe Louis vs. (10)Riddick Bowe


    Please also vote for the other tournament matches this round:

    (5)Wlad vs. (12)Johnson: http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?p=16088765

    (6)Tyson vs. (11)Frazier: http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=502249

    (7)Louis vs. (10)Bowe: http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=502250

    (8 )Holyfield vs. (9)Foreman: http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=502251
     
    demigawd, Mar 21, 2014
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  2. demigawd

    demigawd Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bump
     
    demigawd, Mar 22, 2014
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  3. Jon Saxon

    Jon Saxon Active Member Full Member

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    Bowe
     
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  4. sharpshooter

    sharpshooter Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bowe was a great inside fighter & in his prime could hang with anyone. That short right hand from Louis just swings it his way for me.
     
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  5. aaronpernell

    aaronpernell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Absolute peak condition I will take bowe. He is capable of fighting both inside and outside effectively and he certainly isn't getting knocked out
     
    aaronpernell, Mar 22, 2014
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  6. McGrain

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    Best for best Bowe gets hit too much to beat Louis. Too many chances for the brown bomber here.
     
    McGrain, Mar 22, 2014
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  7. Redman

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    Think Louis in his prime would have been too small, think it may have been like how Holyfield went in the 1st fight. Do really well and test the bigger guy but ultimately the size, strength and extra power just takes it for me.
     
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  8. jazza

    jazza Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Bowe to big and skilled
     
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  9. StGeorge

    StGeorge Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Louis, great thread idea btw
     
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  10. HamburgBuam

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    Louis was to flat footed. Bowe would be in the infight very soon. Bowe by KO.
     
    HamburgBuam, Mar 22, 2014
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  11. Matt in a hat

    Matt in a hat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I used to be in the camp that said old school HW's were too small, but they did not lift weights then. If Bowe fought Louis then he would have weighed only a little more than Louis had they fought in Joe's heyday.
    Contrastingly Louis would have easily been 225+ if he were fighting today.
    The size issue seems silly when you figure in weight training.
    Louis was a more explosive Puncher, but maybe a tad more vulnerable to being knocked down. So I'm undecided.
    Bowe had a very short prime though, and if this was a series, Louis like Holyfield would have likely beat Bowe at least once due to his conditioning issues.
     
    Matt in a hat, Mar 22, 2014
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  12. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Bowe destroys Louis. Louis is too small and too weak to hang with modern day SHWs and no, Baer and Carnera are no modern day SHWs.
     
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  13. Nonito Smoak

    Nonito Smoak Ioka>Lomo, sorry my dudes Full Member

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    Louis all day.

    I would say I'm shocked by the high number of Bowe votes, but I actually expect all ESB polls to favor the incorrect or less-likely-to-be-correct option.
     
    Nonito Smoak, Mar 22, 2014
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  14. demigawd

    demigawd Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Interesting. Pretty close poll so far
     
    demigawd, Mar 23, 2014
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  15. Robney

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    I think Joe Louis is the best heavyweight in history and I don't like Bowe, but H2H Bowe wins imo. Probably with some kind of controversy as usual in Bowe fights.
     
    Robney, Mar 23, 2014
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