Question about Frazier and Joe Louis

If Louis jumps on Frazier early and it is Foreman-Frazier all over again.

After 4 rounds though.....Joe has a great chance.

 

He could but it would take a lot. Louis was one of the best punchers ever, and an awesome finisher. Frazier was hurt many times but survived... could he against Louis?

I don't know, I don't think so.

 

I love Frazier but Joe Louis was wrong for him....Louis was controlled and had an arsenal of many different types of power combo's....If Frazier crowded him he may make some trouble and sparks but I put my money on Louis to prevail....Frazier said Louis was the best but not an easy fight for the great Joe Louis either

 

The thing is I just think Joe is going to be vulnerable with his come-forward style. It will work against most boxers, but against Joe Louis your heading down the wrong alley. I feel Frazier has a better chance against Lewis than Louis... some may think that's crazy but it's my sincere thoughts.

I think if Joe can get head to chest he can perhaps win. Maybe it would get 1-2 for Frazier in a 3 fight series. But Louis figures himself... whether it be within the first match or the return.

 

louis could be hit but the man was a phenomenon. There are 2 joe fraziers. pre ali frazier was an ATG then there is the guy who george foreman beat.
I just think the peak joe louis was too hard to beat, he had a spell of genuine invincibilty. his timing was un-human.

 

I loved Joe Frazier...I saw Frazier beat Ali MSG in 1971...Frazier had a great but short prime...But against the Brown Bomber who ko'd Max Baer in 1935, Frazier would have been stopped by Louis...Frazier was not hard to hit and when Louis opened up in his prime , it was curtains for his opponents...Look what happened to a tough and bobbing Arturo Godoy..Not in Fraziers class as a puncher,but just as tough , strong and more difficult to hit...In the second fight with Godoy Louis opened up with short , deadly uppercuts,and tko'd Godoy...Frazier of course could punch so he had a chance to win, but Louis in his prime was a " coil spring unwinding "...Louis by ko over one of my favorite fighters. Great fight while it lasted...

 

Just want to throw in some things. Louis was not particular vulnerable to left hooks, more to rights. He was also was very good at countering his man. This combined with Frazier's vulnerability early on spells trouble for Joe.

 

I don't think the Marciano fight can be used to judge a prime Louis. Galento decked Louis but well, quite a few fighters did. He came back and whooped their asses. Frazier's hook was better than Galento's but wouldn't Louis know that? Frazier has a good chance, don't get me wrong, I just don't think he should be favoured.

 

Louis was also put through the ropes by Buddy Baer's left hook ,Baer had no difficulty landing this punch .He was slower than Frazier but with a longer reach,which may have contributed to him catching Louis.
Louis could be tagged and dropped, keeping him there was another matter.
I pick Louis by ko.