How dare people say Joe Louis would have been knocked out by Mike Tyson?

[PRINCE O' PROSE]

I just want to use this thread to say (and I've probably said it before) that Louis' short right-cross is the most beautiful punch ever thrown.

[nomadman]

This does pose an interesting question: in terms of raw impact/physical power, who hit harder? I'd say Louis was the better puncher, but did Tyson have more power?

Tyson fought with padded 10 ounce gloves and Louis with 6 and 8 ounce gloves stuffed with horsehair, so that has to be taken into account. He also knocked out men on average quite a bit larger than the men Louis beat, which doesn't necessarily mean they're tougher, but it's more logical to think that than vice versa. Plus he was the heavier man throughout his career, which again doesn't mean he punched harder, but considering that extra weight was extremely dense usuable muscle mass, and taking into account Tyson's accuracy, speed, explosiveness and technique, I'd again say it's logical to think that. In lieu of a time machine and a PSI measuring device though, who can say?

[nomadman]

I just want to use this thread to say (and I've probably said it before) that Louis' short right-cross is the most beautiful punch ever thrown.

Yeah, it's a nice shot that. His overhand right and uppercuts were peaches too.

Never been that hot on his jab though.

[RubenSonny]

True, I did once getting PM'ed alot of verbal abuse by one of the Klitschko fans for claiming Jack Dempsey is greater than Vitali Klitshcko.

Then again, I got abuse and called a ***** by a Pacqiauo fan for saying Floyd Mayweather was my favourite active fighter in a thread where I was aruging that Mayweather avoided Antonio Margarito back in 2006.

So I'm not sure which group is more stupid.

The *******s use to take out red k 'hits' on posters who criticised Pac, it was pretty sad.

Then you've got Pastrano who just nuthugs any and all white fighters in general :chuckle9:

Poet

He tried to claim that Mayweather Gatti would be a competitive fight if Gatti was prime...

I just red K him everytime it resets, I tried giving you green for that Andre Ward comment but it said I...blah blah you know the rest.

[RubenSonny]

Yeah, it's a nice shot that. His overhand right and uppercuts were peaches too.

Never been that hot on his jab though.

One of the finest jabs in heavyweight history.

[StarshipTrooper]

I just red K him everytime it resets, I tried giving you green for that Andre Ward comment but it said I...blah blah you know the rest.

I knew the Ward comment would frost his peaches lol :chuckle9:

Poet

[Southpaw Stinger]

Two of the best punchers in heavyweight history.

A KO either way is very possible, but to say that one would definitely KO the other is outlandish but what else would one expect from fantasy match ups?

[StarshipTrooper]

Two of the best punchers in heavyweight history.

A KO either way is very possible, but to say that one would definitely KO the other is outlandish but what else would one expect from fantasy match ups?

Regarding your avatar.....Did you know that Nelson was chronically seasick?

Poet

[nomadman]

One of the finest jabs in heavyweight history.

Based on what?

[StarshipTrooper]

Based on what?

Boxing historians regarded Louis' jab as the best in Heavywight history until Sonny Liston came along.

Poet