Lennox Lewis vs Joe Louis?????

[M26]

Eventhough practically dwarfed by the much taller and heavier Lennox Lewis, I cannot envision a prime Joe Louis losing this fight. Difference in size can sometimes make a fight easily predictable, but not always. As usual, the respective boxers style of fighting can be of bigger importance. And Joe Louis practically feasted on larger foes. I think he would have loved to fight some of the big men in the modern era. With his great timing, his superior ability to block and parry, and lets not forget to counter, he would have found it easy to connect on Lewis' chin. He was alot faster and hit with both power and explosiveness. This, combined with Louis' accuracy and ability to finish a hurting foe, would spell disaster for Lewis.

Of course, Lewis had that monstrous right hand, and if he connected, he could possibly stop Louis. More often that not I don't see this happening though. A well-prepared prime Joe Louis is not likely to get tagged and stopped by one big shot. It would take alot more work, and Lewis would not be up to the task. Not many would.

Joe Louis by ko10

[Lacrimosa]

How was Joe Louis a cruiserweight at best?

he was 210lbs at 6ft 3ins and knocking out guys 250lbs 6ft 6ins

He weighed more than 208-210 closer to the end of his career... His average weight was 198-205...

[Boss Don]

Man Lennox Lewis would knock Joe Louis ass out he so much bigger and Joe fight flat footed no head movement I mean he has a punchers chance but I think Lennox would KO him in 6

[elgaringo]

How was Joe Louis a cruiserweight at best?

he was 210lbs at 6ft 3ins and knocking out guys 250lbs 6ft 6ins

wrong. he was 6 foot 1 and weighed around the 200lb mark. for canera he weighed 197. tho you are right that he ko,ed much bigger guys, canera being one of em. Tho he was extreemly limited compared to lewis!

[sonnyboyx2]

wrong. he was 6 foot 1 and weighed around the 200lb mark. for canera he weighed 197. tho you are right that he ko,ed much bigger guys, canera being one of em. Tho he was extreemly limited compared to lewis!

Legendary trainer Lou Duva often refered to Lennox Lewis as "Another Carnera" due to his size and limited ability

[StarshipTrooper]

What a ridiculous idea to try to put the fighters of different eras in the same ring... Louis was a CW at best, he actually could try and make a LHW...

This is what sports fans have done since time immemorial. People still discuss whether the 1972 Dolphins where better than the 2007 Patriots. All it takes is a little imagination and the ability to think dynamically instead of statically.

BTW, the Cruiserweight division is a phony weight class that shouldn't be brought up in any serious boxing discussion.

Poet

[CarlosG815]

wrong. he was 6 foot 1 and weighed around the 200lb mark. for canera he weighed 197. tho you are right that he ko,ed much bigger guys, canera being one of em. Tho he was extreemly limited compared to lewis!

He is always listed as 6'2 and fought over 200 for 75% of his career.

[Lacrimosa]

This is what sports fans have done since time immemorial. People still discuss whether the 1972 Dolphins where better than the 2007 Patriots. All it takes is a little imagination and the ability to think dynamically instead of statically.

BTW, the Cruiserweight division is a phony weight class that shouldn't be brought up in any serious boxing discussion.

Poet

Well, It might be okay to think about the hypothetical fight of Ali vs Tyson, who were fighting some 10-15 years apart... But thinking of the guys who had 5 decades between each other...

I agree that a CW is a weight with no history so far, but Louis fits there weight-wise...

If somebody asks me to turn my imagination on, I can see 200 lbs Louis getting knocked out by 240+lbs Lewis...

[StarshipTrooper]

Well, It might be okay to think about the hypothetical fight of Ali vs Tyson, who were fighting some 10-15 years apart... But thinking of the guys who had 5 decades between each other...

I agree that a CW is a weight with no history so far, but Louis fits there weight-wise...

If somebody asks me to turn my imagination on, I can see 200 lbs Louis getting knocked out by 240+lbs Lewis...

That's static thinking. While mathematics and physics work just fine with static formulas human beings do not. Any rational discussion of any field of human endeavor requires dynamic thinking simply because human beings do NOT conform to static formulas. In terms of comparing fighters between different eras you have to account for the differences in era and make adjustments. As in anything where human beings are participating it's more art than science.

Poet

[r.burgundy]

lewis by mortal kombat fatality