Dont get me wrong Johnson was a great seducer but most of his confirmed kills are against cabaret girls and ladies of ill repute with the ocasional society lady thrown in. Max Baer has a deeper resume against acteses having come along in an era where they were more prevelant. Him and Joe Louis made a clean sweep of the holywood A list between them.
Good points. Louis has serious depth in regards to the ladies, while Baer's flair was more apparent. Of course, this is one of the attributes that Liston is deficient in. Then again, Liston is a top 10 p4p lasting marriage contender, while Ali is bottom 2000.
She also has a better record in the ladies' department than Baer and Louis. Mae West is criminally underrated.
Of course; in a way this is precicely my point. Johnson inhabited society's underbelly long before it was fashionable. These factors work in his favour rather than against in this modern era. Johnson is as "street" as it gets. Baer would still do well in his niche, but he'd be coming across like Johnson's unfashionable cousin as far as it goes.
I'm not sure Johnson would do so well today. He'd need to change his style to adapt to refs who won't allow boxers to fight their way out of clinches. He wouldn't be allowed to box his style. Today, Johnson would be a deadly force in MMA. :blood