Ike Ibeabuchi v Joe Louis

That and the fact that Tua's face showed so little damage at the end of the fight even after taking all those shots suggests Ike was not the destroyer he is claimed to be. Of his own generation I favour Lewis, Bowe, Witali Klitschko and Holyfield over him; Wlad's chin around the time Ike was around precludes me picking him.

Historically, there is a raft of fighters who could have beaten him, maybe not as many at any one time as could have done the job in the 90s, but most eras would have had two or three guys capable of beating him. Louis' era had Joe and that would have been all it needed.