[GIF] Prime Joe Louis, freakish upper body

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  1. reznick

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  2. Sangria

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    Wicked shoulders. Small chest but those wide shoulders bring that double shock power.
     
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  3. Reason123

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    Louis always had that lean athletic physique that you just knew could generate some big power. Kind of reminds of Jack Johnson in the shoulder area.
     
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    Sangria You bleed like Mylee Full Member

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    The small chest/big shoulders look similar to Dempsey or a bigger Gerald McClellan.
     
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  5. TBI

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    Plenty of guys had an impressive physique. Had the power that was expected to match. Not everyone does.
     
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  6. ForemanJab

    ForemanJab Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Freakish physique? He looks smaller than some CWs today, just compare him with someone like Gassiev or Kudryashov.
     
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    Maybe not as chiseled as Louis he looks bigger to me... Anyway to answer your question I'd compare Louis' physique to Dempsey's
    http://img.uodoo.com/s/mediana/s/2016/9/a36343a48f3dc0110d49588446b3468bx480x716x30.jpeg
    narrow lats, small chest but large deltoids, traps and long arms
     
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  9. red cobra

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    Those sloping shoulders mean power.
     
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    Olanrewaju Durodola
     
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  12. SHADAPBLAD

    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    Bigger and leaner than louis
     
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    He has an impressive physique, but the proportions are not the same.
    Louis arms neck and shoulders look awkwardly large compared to the rest of his body.
     
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    Even if you d never seen Louis fight , just looking at those shoulders hints at the power he had.
     
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  15. mcvey

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    I don't see anything freakish about him there, he looks like an average boxer to me.
     
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