What Heavyweights In Your Mind Defeat A Prime Joe Louis (Past Or Present)?

[Spartacus Sully]

im sticking with jeffries the its all in the crowding crouch and jeffries was the stronger man in controlling the fight

[mickey malone]

I wondered when this thread was coming lol...
I think it's common knowledge that I'm a big admirer of Louis, & I rate him at no1..
To be honest, there's plenty of HW's capable of upsetting Louis, the 1st time out, but I also believe he'd beat these guys worse in returns, to the point where only Muhummad Ali would qualify for a rubber match..

I'd say the following prime fighters could shock Louis on a bad day, but only the once..

Mike Tyson
Larry Holmes
Lennox Lewis
Evander Holyfield
George Foreman
Klitschko's
Rid**** Bowe
Joe Frazier
Jack Dempsey
Rocky Marciano
Gene Tunney

Joe would probably need at least 2 fights to gain supremacy over the above..
Tyson & Foreman, to stop him late, with the rest winning by DC..
Louis to win all returns by brutal KO..
But I think he'd need at least 3 to 5 fights in order to overcome Ali..

Here's a list of fighters who don't beat Louis period...

Sullivan
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Jeffries
Willard
Johnson
Liston
Bruno
McCall
Chagaev
Valuev
Witherspoon
Bonecrusher
Tua
Ikeabeuchi
Spinks

[K Larsen]

I think Foreman could beat him. Mike Tyson as well, I could just see his movment, speed, and fierceness taking effect.

[JAB5239]

I'd give Ali, Liston and Lewis a good chance of beating Louis. I would favor Joe, but Foreman has a shot too if he can get him out early. That said, on any given night I think Louis could beat any fighter in history. Jmo.

[steve nonse]

steve bunce, wats he know?

louis against schmeling in rematch pretty unbeatable, marciano n dempsey would have stood a good chance, ali wins 3 out of 4 maybe

[steve nonse]

oh ya can any one pls tell me how i start my own thread? i wana raise a question about steve bunce, fanx

[mickey malone]

Click on boxing forum, then click on Global boxing scene, then click New post.. Plenty of Bunce on Global....

[Obama]

No one with a glass jaw or feather fists beats Louis.

And no one with incredibly ****ty technical skills beats him either.

The guy I believe would be most suited to beat Louis is Jack Johnson.

[Slimey Limey]

A very easy question to answer, and a very painfull one for Louis nuthuggers.

Joseph does not do well at all in head to head matchups. Luckily for him greatness is ranked on accomplishments or else he would be way down there. Down like when Schmeling dropped him to the canvas with a right hand and made him quit. But anyway, there are many fighters that would beat him.

For starters I'll start with the Jeffries and Johnson. Johnson for sure would toy with him, spank him like Schmeling. I don't have to mention Schmeling since he already beat a prime Louis. Liston would destroy him, so would Marciano. Walcott and Charles would outslick him with ease. Wait, wait lads. Walcott already beat a prime Joseph as well. Now, Ali. Don't have to elaborate there. Frazier, Lyle, ForeMAN would kill him I suggest. Norton and Young, would beat him on points. Larr Holmes: Same as ALi. Tyson would blow him out quick. Bowe, Holyfield and Lewis beat him.

I think Louis does better against a Shavers or a Leon Spinks, granted he does not get caught. Patterson vs Louis would be a swell fight I reckon, just like Archie Moore.

[RightCross94]

A very easy question to answer, and a very painfull one for Louis nuthuggers.

Joseph does not do well at all in head to head matchups. Luckily for him greatness is ranked on accomplishments or else he would be way down there. Down like when Schmeling dropped him to the canvas with a right hand and made him quit. But anyway, there are many fighters that would beat him.

For starters I'll start with the Jeffries and Johnson. Johnson for sure would toy with him, spank him like Schmeling. I don't have to mention Schmeling since he already beat a prime Louis. Liston would destroy him, so would Marciano. Walcott and Charles would outslick him with ease. Wait, wait lads. Walcott already beat a prime Joseph as well. Now, Ali. Don't have to elaborate there. Frazier, Lyle, ForeMAN would kill him I suggest. Norton and Young, would beat him on points. Larr Holmes: Same as ALi. Tyson would blow him out quick. Bowe, Holyfield and Lewis beat him.

I think Louis does better against a Shavers or a Leon Spinks, granted he does not get caught. Patterson vs Louis would be a swell fight I reckon, just like Archie Moore.

Very fair analysis there