Louis only beat bums in the pathetically weak "bum of the month" era. Wlad and Vitali would both go through Louis' resume undefeated with 100% KO ratio (69-0, 69 KOs) Wlad >>> Louis Vitali >>> Louis Either Klitschko easily destroys Louis.
Louis beat some very good contenders,Lou Nova, Buddy Baer, Uzcudum (Who had ko'd Harry Wills) and he beat Sharkey, Shmeling, and Max Baer. He beat Walcott in rematch, and any fighter who gave him close fight got a rematch. Klitschko and his brother have accomplished a lot, and they have reached point where they deserve to be called great. No need to try and diminish Joe Louis to do so.
did you ever check Walcott's record? dude lost to average fighters quite some times in his career. To say he would beat Klitschko is a joke. he also would be outweighed by 50 pounds
Is your reasoning the weight, or his record.? He lost a lot of fights cause he was in and out of the sport, and sometimes tok fights on short notice. He beat some big sized fighters, and could box and could bang. He would not do like Adamak and others, fight scared, he would make it a fight. Walcott was naturally bigger than and Chris Bird, who gave Kiltscko tough time without the punch or skills of Walcott.