Is Vitali Klitscko much better than Joe Louis?

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  1. On The Money

    On The Money Dangerous Journeyman Full Member

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    Prime Vitali on coke would be a KO1 winning machine every time. Agree?
     
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  2. ZODIUS!!!

    ZODIUS!!! The certified boss banned Full Member

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    Against everyone except Tyson Fury then I fully agree
     
  3. Todd498

    Todd498 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    That would be an animal right there. Lol
     
  4. Absolutely!

    Absolutely! Fabulous, darling! Full Member

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    H2H Vitali obliterates Joe Louis.

    In terms of greatness that's a much trickier question to answer. Ultimately it'd depend on who you ask. Greatness is an incredibly subjective quality.
     
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  5. Optimus Dime

    Optimus Dime Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    H2H should be the main factor.. I dunno about oblit.. it's up for debate.. maybe Vitali would win..
     
  6. Optimus Dime

    Optimus Dime Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Who cares if scored 50 goals in 1950.. unless you were George Best.. it doesn't mean much..
     
  7. Todd498

    Todd498 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    100% agreed
     
  8. Optimus Dime

    Optimus Dime Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    H2H Lennox beats all though..
     
  9. Optimus Dime

    Optimus Dime Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Or Prime Ali before or after the Army timeout.. preferably before..
     
  10. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    The same Vitali who couldn't even hurt Johnson and only landed an atrocious 200/1000 punches?

    Do do have any idea how abysmal that connect rate is? Joe Louis could hit you with every punch he threw.
     
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  11. Alien

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    Does Vitali get to take his steroids? That's a key question.
     
  12. Alien

    Alien Chin Scholar Full Member

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    Well that never happened did it.

    BTW, what is "H2H monster" QUITALI'S record vs world-class opposition?
     
  13. Todd498

    Todd498 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Against WORLD CLASS opposition?? Lol He beat MANY world class boxers dude. Don't be ignorant
     
  14. Enigmadanks

    Enigmadanks Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Louis was a very dominant champion and extremely skilled. He also had a very powerful right hand that could knock out any HW in history, and that includes Wladimir.

    Wlad would have a significant size advantage in this match but Louis was tough as nails and very crafty. They have some similarities in the sense that both men were criticized at their peak for their competition (or lack thereof,) but they were both by far the most dominant fighters in their divisions for at least a decade (in Louis' case, it was well over 10 years of dominance.)

    HW fights are tougher to speculate (in comparison to the lighter weights) how the outcome would turn out just because the size of modern day HW's gives almost all of them a major physical advantage.
     
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  15. Alien

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    Name 'em nuthugger.