Corrie Sanders would beat Joe Louis

To properly rate Corrie Sanders, one must have recourse to the complex numbers.

Specifically, he is the (-6 + 5i)'th greatest AT Heavy. :nut



(Please do not let this disrupt ongoing serious discussion).

 

Exactly what I was going to say. thanks.

 

Just a minor point but Jack Roper was a switch hitter so it is not technicaly true that Louis never shared the ring with a southpaw.

Roper did manage to confuse Louis for a few seconds before getting knocked into next week.

 

Louis would be the favourite, of course, but Sanders could cause the upset. A guy with his speed and power always can. If he hadn't met Wlad, the notion that he would blow him out would be laughed out of town by many, but...

 

The crucial difference being that Wlad has been taken out before and after by single punches or combinations and Louis never has.

Louis has only ever been stopped after sustained beatdowns by fighters who were consistantly landing on him and it is uncertain whether anybody would have much of a punchers chance against him.

 

Quarry was asked after the fight if he had found the ungainly Bodell awkward Jerry ,trying to be helpful said"well he sure fell awkward"

 

True. But I would venture that Wlad generally has faced more powerful punchers. Louis was after all hurt by lighter punches than what Sanders could deliver. Wlad doesn't have a stellar chin, but the punches Sanders landed on him would be perilous for anybody.

No one else has blown out Wlad quite like that. I would also hesistate to call Louis' loss to Marciano a sustained beatdown. He was tiring, but those finishing shots had a lot to do with the KO.

 

I'm actually really open-minded about styles making fights and Corrie Sanders is a pretty interesting anomaly in the heavyweights...but intuitively it feels like Louis is way too accurate for him. Sanders punches fast, Louis punches way shorter though. I dunno, I see Louis making pretty short work of him.

 

Yes, Farr was a little shorter, had less reach and was far less powerful in comparison to Louis. The angle I was going for is light heavy to courser weight opponents who lacked a KO punch.

While Louis did fight some bigger fighters, they were either past their best or simply not that good to begin with. Bi pedal punching bags like Simon, B Baer ( who also floored Louis ) and an past his best Carnera.

I have no doubt Louis was fast handed and a true two fisted bomber with skills on offense. I suppose the point of the thread is what type of shot woud Sanders have. IMO Sanders has the right indigents to pull off an upset and is far more skills on offense or defense than any big man Louis fought.

 

I agree.

 

To be honest I would have a hard time picking Sanders over any of these "bipedal punching bags" you have listed.

Sanders is basicaly a fighter with one good win who otherwise lost whenever he stepped up. Frankly it is far from a given that he would beat Tony Gallento.

 

I think its a near given that Sanders would beat Galento. Maybe Galento has a 25% chance to uspet. I'd pick Sanders over Simon, B Baer too.

Being big and strong in the ring is one thing, have a good devlievery system with power ans speed is another.

Sanders had a lot of speed and a lot of powe, in addtion os a solid skills set on offense and defense. Give Sanders those 6-8OZ gloves, and his power will be even greater.

 

Sanders had 31 draws?

 

Corrie Sanders was a poorly conditioned, over rated slob. He lacked focus and dedication ... he would be the fastest opponent Louis ever fought ? Faster than Walcott or Conn ? Faster than John Henry Louis, Tommy Farr or Bob Pastor ... sorry but no .. Not only did Max Baer hit harder ( and was far more durable ) but Buddy Baer did, Tony Galento did and I'd say Max Schmeling did as well ...

Sanders was a one handed, three round fighter. To say he beats Joe Louis because he stopped the china chinned Wlad is a joke.