How would The Brown Bomber do facing the Klitschko brothers?

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  1. Kid_Boxing

    Kid_Boxing Manos de Piedra Full Member

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    JOSEPH LOUIS BARROW, the legendary "Brown Bomber," is considered by many to be the finest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing. He held the world's heavyweight title from June 22, 1937 until June 25, 1948 and made a division-record 25 successful title defenses.




    Born in Alabama, Louis moved to Detroit as a child and began boxing at the Brewster Recreation Center. In his first amateur bout, Louis was knocked down seven times. But he improved rapidly. He captured the 1934 National AAU light heavyweight crown and turned pro later that year.




    Louis won his first 27 fights, 23 by knockout, beating the likes of former heavyweight champions Primo Carnera and Max Baer and contenders Paolino Uzcudun and Natie Brown. But in his 28th fight, Louis met defeat. He faced another former heavyweight champ, Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium, and was knocked out in the 12th round.




    Louis rebounded from the defeat and won seven straight bouts -- including victories over Jack Sharkey and Bob Pastor -- to earn a shot at the heavyweight title. Louis faced champion James J. Braddock on June 22, 1937 in Chicago's Comiskey Park. Although he was dropped early in the bout, Louis rose from the canvas to score an eighth-round knockout. He became the first African American to win the heavyweight title since Jack Johnson in 1908.




    Louis possessed an excellent jab and power in both hands. His right cross was as devastating as his left hook. His punches were so compact that some in the media claimed a Joe Louis punch need only to travel six inches to render an opponent unconscious.




    After winning the crown, Louis began piling up defenses. He dispatched contender after contender with such ease that his opponents were said to make up "The Bum of the Month Club." Along with Louis' success came tremendous popularity. He was widely respected by Americans of all color. He won the title a decade before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier and later would put his career on hold to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II. Reporter Jimmy Cannon once wrote that, "Louis was a credit to his race ... the human race."




    While Louis generated countless highlights, he is widely remembered most for his 1938 rematch with Schmeling. The boxing public admired Louis for risking his crown against a man who, just two years earlier, had knocked him out. But because Schmeling was from Germany, the bout took on a broader meaning. The media inaccurately portrayed Schmeling as a Nazi and painted Louis as a symbol for the rest of the free world. The rematch, also at Yankee Stadium, was over fast as Louis scored a devastating first-round knockout.




    In another one of his most memorable bouts, Louis took on light heavyweight champion Billy Conn on June 18, 1941 at the Polo Grounds in New York. Conn, a masterful boxer, was ahead on the scorecards after 12 rounds. But miraculously, Louis scored a 13th-round knockout to save his title. After the war, during which Conn served in the Navy, they met again and Louis scored an eighth-round knockout.




    In 1947, Louis was dropped twice by Jersey Joe Walcott but managed to hang onto the title by a controversial split decision. The end was nearing for the great champion and shortly after he knocked Walcott out in a rematch, he announced his retirement.




    In 1950, at the age of 36, Louis returned to the ring to challenge heavyweight champion Ezzard Charles but lost a 15-round decision. He fought nine more times over the next year, beating the likes of Lee Savold and Jimmy Bivins but announced his permanent retirement when Rocky Marciano knocked him out on October 26, 1951
     
  2. greigorypeck

    greigorypeck Active Member Full Member

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    He would get beaten senseless, and thats the truth.
     
  3. Brauer

    Brauer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The Brown Bomber wouldn't be a Heavyweight today
     
  4. Kid_Boxing

    Kid_Boxing Manos de Piedra Full Member

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    And why is that?
     
  5. Kid_Boxing

    Kid_Boxing Manos de Piedra Full Member

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    Yea i know but he could still rock on up there sure he beat the **** out of primo carnera
     
  6. Bub

    Bub Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This.
     
  7. greigorypeck

    greigorypeck Active Member Full Member

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    Because he would be about 60-70 pounds lighter than the brothers, who are super heavies with big punching power
     
  8. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    I hate these kinds of threads.
     
  9. StillWill

    StillWill Dr. Eisenfaust Full Member

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    yeah because primo carnera is just like the klitchkos :lol:
     
  10. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    Is this a serious question? Louis would be 'bombed' out of the ring in two utterly embarrassing mismatches against either K brother.
     
  11. Guyfawkes

    Guyfawkes Than who was phone?! Full Member

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    They would both have their jaws shattered, the Insanly overrated Bitchkcos would get thier heads mashed in. Joe Louis was about 17 classes ahead in terms of skill.
     
  12. keith

    keith ESB OG Full Member

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    If Lamon Brewster and Corrie Sanders can ko Wlad, then Louis obviously could. LOuis KO-2 over Wlad.


    Vitali would be more difficult. But skill wise Joe was far ahead. Louis by tough decision, only tough because Vitali is so much bigger.


    Keith
     
  13. madballster

    madballster Loyal Member Full Member

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    And if Oliver McCall could knock out Lennox Lewis then so obviously should Louis! And if Jimmy Young can knock down and beat Goerge Foreman then obviously so would Joe Louis!

    Oh I love the logic.

    :lol:
     
  14. keith

    keith ESB OG Full Member

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    WHen a fighter s repeatedly Ko'd by lesser fighters/punchers that establishes a trend.

    And Yes, Louis could ko Lewis.

    Wlad had been dropped a significant amount of times against fighters that do not have the skill nor power of Joe Louis. The logic is sound. These aren't one offs which I think you are clumsily TRYING to allude to. These a marked trends. Huge difference.

    Keith
     
  15. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Louis beat fighters as big as the Klitschko's. The Klitschko's have both lost to fights barely bigger than Louis.

    So let's not make size an issue here.