Who does better against Joshua and Wilder: Prime Foreman or Prime Louis

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  1. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Who do you think is a better matchup for these guys and is more likely to win?
     
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  2. janitor

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    Louis for stylistic reasons.
     
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  3. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What kind of success do you guys think Joe Louis has bum rushing Wilder? Bum rush is probably the wrong word, more like destroyer mode.
     
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  4. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Joshua and Wilder have not shown me a thing that would make me think either would beat Louis or Foreman
     
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  5. KuRuPT

    KuRuPT Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    BTW, I didn't mean they couldn't win or shouldn't be favored. Each could win against Wilder or Joshua, I'm more interested in who you think would do better, not that either couldn't win
     
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  6. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    Got it. I misunderstood
     
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  7. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Wilder`s reach and power would be a big problem for Louis plus the fact that he wouldn`t punch for the first 5 rounds so won`t be open to a counter from the much shorter armed Louis, AJ is also difficult to beat because of his reach but for a different reason he fights clever exploiting his reach and countering really fast if you do get inside and Foreman didn`t like fighting tall fighters.
     
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  8. RockyJim

    RockyJim Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Louis & Foreman easily....
     
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  9. robert ungurean

    robert ungurean Богдан Philadelphia Full Member

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    In all do respect I don't buy it. I don't think either one of these guys has shown me a thing that they could hang with Louis or Foreman. So there bigger that's not enough for me. Louis is a fighting machine. This bigger is better stuff is personal opinion I guess. But were off topic here and I don't want to further divert and disrespect the original post any further
     
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