Joe Louis vs Sergey Kovalev

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  1. baconmaker

    baconmaker Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Prime Joe Louis in the 1930s vs Kovalev. Who wins in this one?
     
    baconmaker, Jan 22, 2015
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  2. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Kovalev first round KO
     
    CST80, Jan 22, 2015
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  3. lordlosh

    lordlosh Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Kovalen Ko inside 4 rounds.
     
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  4. Warwick Hunt

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    I can only assume the first two replies are a wind up.
     
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  5. ows_s

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    i highly doubt it


    louis by late stoppage
     
    ows_s, Jan 22, 2015
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  6. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    That makes me think about something...

    What if the 30's would have had a Cruiserweight division -200 like we have now. How bad would the Heavyweight division have been at that time? :blood
     
    Robney, Jan 22, 2015
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  7. Butch Coolidge

    Butch Coolidge Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Toss up.

    Louis was knocked down by the likes of an aged Jim Braddock and a sloppy Tony Galento ( probably other opponents too ) and Louis was outboxed by Conn for several rounds so a Kovalev win is far from impossible.

    However, we haven't seen Kovalev vs anybody close to Joe Louis either ( as far as I know he hasn't fought anybody comparable to Louis ).
     
    Butch Coolidge, Jan 22, 2015
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  8. dinovelvet

    dinovelvet Antifanboi Full Member

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    Braddock is a Hall of Famer. Kovalev was knocked down by Camprilo:patsch
     
    dinovelvet, Jan 22, 2015
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  9. Butch Coolidge

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    Braddock was also at the end of his career at the time and arthritic.
     
    Butch Coolidge, Jan 22, 2015
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  10. dinovelvet

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    Still better than Camprilo.
     
    dinovelvet, Jan 22, 2015
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  11. Butch Coolidge

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    Let's see after Braddock's fight with Louis, Braddock had one more fight against Tommy Farr which he won by split decision. Campillo is 3-1 following his fight with Kovalev. At the time Braddock fought Farr, Farr was 69-25-17. In the minds of most modern boxing fans that would make Farr "utter rubbish". Braddock himself had a record of 45-23-4 when he fought Louis for the title which would have the modern boxing fan again screaming "utter rubbish".
     
    Butch Coolidge, Jan 22, 2015
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  12. McGrain

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    :lol: hopefully.

    Louis by knockout.
     
    McGrain, Jan 22, 2015
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  13. McGrain

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    Inactivity probably didn't help Braddock, but his last performance was his career's best, so this is a highly questionable argument.
     
    McGrain, Jan 22, 2015
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  14. dinovelvet

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    Kovalev beating Tommy Farr even isn't a given, never mind Joe Louis:nut
     
    dinovelvet, Jan 22, 2015
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  15. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Who the hell is Camprilo never heard of him. But Kovalev did fight Campillo and Caparello, and no that was not a legit KD by CAPARELLO and you know it, now stop playing stupid........oh wait nevermind.
     
    CST80, Jan 22, 2015
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