Who is Joe Louis more similar to as a puncher...

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  1. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Arguello and Louis are both textbook but Louis is blistering, he is a lot faster and more dynamic than Alexis. In saying that Alexis is one of the finer punchers ever, so how good is Louis.
     
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  2. fistfighter

    fistfighter 44-3-1 (42KO's) Full Member

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    Louis was unparalleled.
     
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  3. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Louis was of average height for his division during his title reign. Neither have anything in common unless being black and male qualifies?
     
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  4. Mr.DagoWop

    Mr.DagoWop Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Tyson because of the combos
     
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  5. reznick

    reznick In the 7.2% Full Member

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    The thing that makes Louis similar to Foreman is they were both mule punchers.
    They could stand up straight, c0ck back their elbow, and release a deadly hook without rotating their body.

    What makes Louis similar to Tyson is short fast combos, and the versatility.
     
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  6. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I always likened him to Liston.

    Probably closer to Tyson out of these two as he came in behind a solid jab and threw hard combinations short and sharp.

    Foreman punched through walls.
     
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  7. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Neither. Louis, Tyson, and Foreman were all different styled punchers. Three most devastating heavyweights that ever lived, but they all had different styles and different technique.

    Arguello is the best comparison to Louis. Both picture perfect, beautiful combination punchers with incredible short, compact power punches.

    The thing that really separated the two and made Louis better is that Arguello lacked the blistering handspeed that Louis had.
     
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