Being fat can make you strong and Ruiz was still fit and well conditioned. Louis however would be a light heavyweight now a days and even as a light heavyweight he still looks weaker and smaller than guys like Bivol.
Brooooooooooo. Ok I’m not gonna have this conversation anymore cause you guys aren’t listen to my points. Louis isn’t as athletic or strong as modern fighters which is why I think he wouldn’t be as good now a days. How is that trolling? Louis is a great fighter no doubt but head to head in think he’s too old fashioned.
I didn’t say Ruiz I said Bivol. Joshua had an off night with Ruiz as he proved in the rematch. All I said was Ruiz was very fit and could go the full 12 rounds. Anyway as I said I’m getting fed up with this conversation. Have a good day.
Louis is way too big to fight at LHW, even with modern draining methods. Louis is way more athletic than 95% of the active boxers at world level around his size or bigger. He was elite athlete and on top of that, he was more skilled than bums Joshua faced in his career.
Any man over 180 ish lbs can knock out any other man with the right punching technique, natural power, speed and surprise factor. Joe Louis is an elite puncher in terms of punch mechanics. His actual boxing skill gets downplayed. He threw a strong, quick jab - yes could paw with it at times but like Lennox, used his jab in multiple ways. There's things that Louis did with his punching, his off centre head placement, his jab, parry of the return jab and then follow up jab, the explosion of his right cross and straight right, old school moves like guard manipulation with intentionally thrown jabs or hooks to clear a path for his knockout right hand - many fighters today wouldn't have the skillset to deal with. I also think it's a mistake to compare Louis with this supposed better modern fighter as if you take a man with his skillset and throw him in the modern era, with the benefits of sports science, greater access to nutrition, functional training and monitoring, he would arguably be more devastating, not less.
Goofy question. Ali wouldn't become a gluttonous alcoholic focusing primarily on power in his training and Sullivan wouldn't be focused on speed skipping rope and running. They have completely different fighting styles and diets.
Because the score is not the only measure of success, and the legacy of a boxer. If score were the main and only consideration, then Andre Ward, Rocky Marciano, Joe Calzaghe (and other undefeated professional boxers) would be above Sugar Ray Robinson, which is not the case.
It is a goofy question. Im guessing you didn't see my follow-up reply saying nevermind its a ridiculous question , dont answer that. Lol
If we're rating purely on historical and social significance, Sullivan can indeed rival Ali. He defined what it means to be heavyweight champion; heck, he forced the permanent use of gloves through. We're all living in the House That John Built.
