Joe Louis Against Buster Douglas

the louis of the conn fight loses by stoppage.

 

Louis by KO inside of 9.

 

The Louis of the Conn fight was a lot better than the Tyson of Tokyo and indeed the Louis of the first Schmeling fight.

He wasn't neglecting his training. The worst that you can say about him is that he made a bad judgment call by trying to sweat down to under 200lbs.

 

that aside from all accounts the strategy used by conn is nothing like what douglas would use. douglas would not engage on the inside, nor would he utilize movement. different fighters and strategies

 

Conn should be given all credit for this performence.

He was fighting a focused Louis at his absolute peak.

If the war had not happened then Conn might have built himself a resume like that of Ezzard Charles.

 

that's a bold statement (no pun intended) with conn's talent, very reasonable. if he had beat louis that night, can you imagine what his legacy would be?

 

the tyson of tokyo still knocked down buster douglas whom was not a billy conn. douglas won over tyson by KO , and he was not a one hit wonder as he also outpointed mccall before tokyo. louis was hurt by conn , douglas was no conn. if louis was hurt by douglas he would not have gotten up with that shaky chin of his. why should he have tried to sweat down to under 200lbs ? luckily for him , he did not have to make cruiserweight , as heavyweight was ridiculously at above 175 , as you know.

 

1. Walcott, Godody, Farr

2. The HW era was far from impressive

3. There wasnt a 220lb man with an 82inch reach who could jab and move in the same way, no

4. Yes he could have defended against Elmer Ray, Bivins, Charles and could have fought Walcott earlier too

 

Very, very ,dry.

 

The Tokyo Douglas would be competitive with just about anyone ,imo. My pick is still Louis though ,by late ko.