i think they could be over rated because of the events that happened threw there times as champ. joe louis had world war 2 which he was know world wide from. as for fighting the german guy max shmeling. and ali from coming in the 60s as champ with the black movement and vietnam and him knowing malcom x and all the big leaders. both of them had there foot in history they were there. hell they participated.jus wanna know some opinions
Joe Louis has never beaten another top 10 heavywieght of all times, whether they were in thier primes or not. His resume doesnt read any top 10 heavyweight. Walcott and schmeling are top 15-20, anyone that knows boxing wouldnt place any of those guys near the top 10.
Ali has beat foreman, frazier twice and liston twice. So his resume pretty much owns joe's. I dont see why there is a debate here.
i was just tryin to be nice and un bias ...i'm a big Ali fan to and have a hard time seeing him lose to Louis or any fighter at all....prime Ali that is
i'm not sayin he would just that he could :)
Their is noway on this earth that he would of but i do get your point he might have had a chance against ali MIGHT!
Hah how is Ali underrated? People say hes the best there is. Maybe people didn't see him at his best but hes not underrated.
because most only recognizes him for beating foreman and fighting frazier, both he fought after his prime. 1967-1970 would have really been ali's prime, cause he would have been as strong as he was in 1971, and as fast as he was in 1967. so you combine that and you've got a physical freak of nature! so ali had the physical gifts to be even better than people think. nobody would beat him. it would have been a carbon copy of louis' title reign, maybe even longer! that is pretty scary! :eek:
Joe Louis overrated? Worst post ever.
if u would of read my post like a big boy u would have noticed i didnt say there over rated(i said they could be not they r) i just wanted to know some opinions.u shouldnt jump on someone unless u clearly understand the post. ;)
and by the way i dont think the overrated i just wanted to know what ppl think.