Larry Holmes vs Joe Louis?

i agree.you couldn't seperate lois, louis, lewis or holmes

 

The computer still goes with Larry Holmes.
Based on age, size, speed, left jab and chin.

Over Joe's slower-plodding.

Joe loses marks, with the smaller guys, Billy Conn, floored by James Braddock, and stopped by an older Max Schmeling, almost out-boxed
by Tommy Farr.

Big-slow guys, never a problem with 'The Brown Bomber'.

Look at all the smaller guys who baffled Joe,,,,,
a little movement and quickness, completely threw him off.

 

lee ramage got joe's respect

 

No matter how you cut it.

Max Schmeling, entering his bout with Joe Louis.
In his previous 8-bouts was;
4-3-1 (3 KO's)

In his previous 11-bouts, he had scored only '4' knock-outs.

At age 31, 6' 1" 193 lbs.

And, he had not fought in 11-months.
And only twice, in 2-years.

 

joe did better against welshmen.:good

 

Has anybody calculated the black -white fighter ratio that Joe fought against.

He does have the record of '18' straight defenses against white fighters.

 

just look how much problems larry had with fighters with a good right hand...plus he's facing the greatest puncher ever.you think tyson is a great finisher?sit and watch when louis times him :yep

 

Joe Louis liked to eat right hands too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,German-style.

 

yep but he's lucky in this one cause larry punches like a butterfly :rofl

 

Not nearly as much as the people on this site seem to say. Had I never seen Larry fight before, I'd be thinking even I could time right hands over Larry's jabs and deck him at some point with a right hand.

How many people decked Larry with a right hand over the jab? Not Shavers, not Snipes, and not Tyson, that's for sure. Out of 75 fights, Larry was down in all of 4 fights, compared to about twice that number for Louis.

 

Larry liked to whip those overhand rights, in rapid succession.
They came in faster than Ali jabs......

Joe, had a problem moving backwards, and would catch to many punches.
Still a very close fight, with each fighter stunned.

Larry never hurt by a mediocre fighter, or one with low-rated power.
Plus Max Schmeling,,,,,,,a 10-1 underdog.