Joe Louis vs. Moses Itauma, the theory of boxing evolution...

Pedro_El_Chef · Aug 30, 2026 at 7:40 AM

TipNom said: ↑

In all fairness, Louis had his own Hrgovic moment when he fought Schmeling and that was a more comprehensive technical beating than what we saw a few hours ago. Joe came back and so can Itauma.
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Louis was counter punched by Schmeling though. If it was anyone else in front of him he would have blowed through them, he was in excellent condition that night. Itauma was winning every round and lost due to a seeming lack of ability to keep his rear hand sheathed and save some energy.

slash · Aug 30, 2026 at 8:10 AM

Has Itauma ever beat a top-10 opponenet? That's rhetorical.

salsanchezfan · Aug 30, 2026 at 8:11 AM

Ah, the evolution of boxing…….

At least he has modern nutrition.

BCS8 · Aug 30, 2026 at 8:28 AM

Actually I think Itauma would be pretty dangerous for Louis.

slash · Aug 30, 2026 at 8:49 AM

META5 said: ↑

For now, Itauma's stamina is known - he was breathing heavily after round 1.

One thing I hate saying about a fighter is look at them physically - how do they look? For every Evan Fields, you have a Mr Weaver so you shouldn't just judge on how they look as I suspect that Fury at his best would make AJ look really bad.

I haven't followed Moses much, admittedly, but the first time I saw him, I thought, you're an elite prospect with a good promoter so you must have access to good nutrition, training and whatnot. I have always questioned his cardio based on how he looks and you can't always judge a book by its cover but when you're always trying to get a man out of there that quickly and you look like that, has nobody told you to slow down and pick your shots better? I suspect that always trying to finish so quickly is mostly about your confidence in your ability and youthful exuberance, but also potentially cos you know you ain't got the lungs for the long haul.

Something in his set up is wrong and his stamina and fight IQ certainly don't seem elite right now. The good thing is how young he is - if his mentality is right, this will the making of him and he will go onto good things and increase his fight ability.
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Right. I picked Itauma over Hrgovic. I thought his speed was it. For the people that mentioned it before the fight, I didn't account for his stamina.

Yeah, Evander Holyfield had the stamina, proven in his 11th pro fight against an on-form Qawi.

slash · Aug 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM

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Would Moses have an answer to Louis’s fast and hard combinations ?
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Oh, hell no.. Louis throws way more short power punches than Itauma does.

Itauma looks good, but he doesn't look better than Louis.

I don't know why the Classic Forum is getting spammed by posters about General Forum boxers. To each their own, I guess.

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