How Would Joe Louis Fight Prime Foreman?

If you think Ali made him look bad, lookout. In this case Foreman is coming up against someone about just as big, much more intelligent with a better corner a MASSIVELY better boxer with just as good of a punch. At every distance especially the inside Louis has him covered. What I ask is what does Foreman need to do? Louis was dropped, So? Who stopped him in a flash knockout fashion? Did Two Ton and Braddock mince him? I remember Louis losing like 15 seconds of those fights.

 

I think he would go right at him…I think Louis is a terrible matchup for Foreman. Louis is far more accurate faster better stamina and more pop than Lyle. Terrible matchup for him. George could catch him but my bets on Louis catching him first Just my opinion.

 

This. Foreman is out in 7 or 8 rounds tops. He might floor Joe.

 

I’ve prob changed my opinion on this over the years. More I think about it more I favor Louis.

 

Oh dear. You might favour Joe but you've done him no favours talking about being dropped by light punchers.

Jim Braddock says hello. Billy Conn nearly did too.

 

He dropped him due to Foreman being exhausted, not because of his punching power or that Foreman's chin was in anyway suspect.

 

I don't like the argument: "If A can drop C, then surely B can stop A?"

Dropping A is probably an impressive accomplishment for C, but it isn't any indication, that B would be likely to stop them with a lucky punch.

Ask yourself this.

If you were Foreman's trainer, would you want to recommend a fight plan, that assumed that some hail Mary punch would get through?

If that expected miracle doesn't happen, then Foreman is going to be getting bounced off the canvas, like in the Lyle fight.

What advice are you going to give him in his corner then?

 

This is a pretty good post. Well done.
You have to understand that not one single person that ever worked in the corner of George Foreman would ever tell him to rush out and try to overwhelm Joe Louis. Not a single one. He didn't rush out to overwhelm Frazier nearly as much as Frazier hurried out to be overwhelmed.

 

Joe Louis could box, and punch, and counter! As much as I like George Foreman, he is in for a bad night against Joe Louis. Joe has too many tools in his toolbox for George. I would expect to see George stopped late.

 

Both men could be dropped by the right boxer, Foreman against Young, Louis against Braddock as listed in this thread. But Louis beats Foreman in a game of distance and inches every single time, his punches are tighter, faster and more accurate. Louis would be able to adjust his style by himself and or be provided a strategy from one of the greatest trainers to ever live, Jack Blackburn.

Louis would very likely defeat Foreman I believe, I think Foreman is outclassed and deceptively outgunned by Louis by way of Louis punching volume and tenacity of his combinations. Louis would cut Foreman's guard down and land on him at will or counter Foreman's wild and slower punches easily.

Louis can perform at his best far longer and more consistently than Foreman can, Louis would weather the storm and break Foreman down.

 

Thanks Greyman, “ Young” Foreman honestly belongs beside big foot as the most elusive creatures to catch on film people are sure are real maybe we have different footage? I think Foreman is just not a threat to Louis other then potentially up close but it’s where Louis holds all the spades anyway. Mismatch. I’d take Old Moore over someone like GF to potentially UPSET Louis

 

Braddock won at least two rounds. Watch the full 8 round fight. Not the highlights. Braddock had not fought in two years.

 

Ugh. It was an expression you mong. “Not the highlights” What does this and your statement even contribute to other then a reminder of why I throughly believe your soft. Braddock winning two rounds means nothing and you bringing it up reinforces my thoughts on your upstairs situation.

 

It means you don't give credit to his opponents and tell the fully story. I should ignore your sophomoric and dim witted statements and insults. I not going to post the full fight here, you can believe what you wish. For those interested this was not a good performance for Louis, he should have beaten a rusty guy who had not fought in two years sooner. As it was he was floored and lost another round later in the fight. He took control later in the fight. Telling it as it happened. 15 seconds right?

 

This^^.

Foreman threatens to do the job for the most part and he might even make the distance. But, he's probably going to be in bad shape by the end of it, either way.

It's not a walkover. However, I imagine Louis being too much of an archer, for Foreman; with heavy arrows that would fly straight and fast, down the middle of Foreman's attempted assaults.

While Foreman will likely have his successes - quite probably more so in the early going - his opportunities will be reduced in number and not be enough to do the kind of damage that would overcome the mettle of Louis, IMO.