Nikolai Valuev Meeting Joe Louis' s Title Opponents..?

I wouldn't be surprised if he lost against Tommy Farr in the first fight. Valuev was nothing special and he wouldn't be any better in the 1930s.

 

At no point does he crash and lose. He beats all of Joe's title challengers.

Hell, watching it live, I though Haye needed a KO to win against Valuev. And he didn't get it.

 

I think he does rather well. If anybody beats him it will be a stick and move kind of guy. I think that Louis himself might have his hands full.

 

Walcott outboxes him

It may be comical to watch Conn outbox him, though he would be so small compared to Valuev.

What about Schmeling, Buddy Baer, or Godoy?

I know not a title defense but could Braddock outbox Valuev?

 

I don't believe that any fighter of that era would be able to slug with Valuev and go the distance. Schmeling is like a smallish cruiser nowadays. If he couldn't use his feet against Baer he's not gonna manage against Valuev either. IMO. A guy like Conn would be your best bet. A mosquito fighting an elephant but being light and elusive is what you want.

 

Very early I would say.

Valuev's resume at the highest level was wafer thin.

 

Baer brothers could and probably would. I'm almost sure Schmeling and Walcott would beat him as well, though it wouldn't be a "slugfest".

 

Yeah, let's use the worst Schmeling filmed pefromance against far better fighter than Valuev to came to conclusion that he wouldn't be able to beat Nikola.

 

Might I ask why you think that?

What suggests him to be a particularly formidable puncher?

 

I think Louis vs Valuev goes on until there's either nothing left of valuev's face from the beating Louis puts on him, or Louis's hands are broken from hitting Valuev so many times.

Also no disrespect to Valuev when I say this, the guy did pretty well with the hand he was dealt in life and used his physical advantages to win a couple of titles and make some money, all respect towards him.

 

He would swipe most of Louis's smaller opposition like a Bear catching salmon. Could you imagine Braddock? Two Ton Toney, Conn or Max S hurting Valuev let alone reaching his chin.

 

lol! Valuev didn`t land a punch all night and got rocked badly, really boring fight.

 

Valuev couldn`t hit Haye, there`s no way he could catch Conn.