Mike Tyson vs Joe Louis

[CarlosG815]

Louis never fought anyone of the caliber of Lewis and Holyfield. The greats he fought were also much smaller from what I remember. I mean really, Lennox Lewis would have ended Louis' streak.

You are dreaming. Joe Louis would knock Lennox Lewis out within 5 rounds.

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Exactly.

Joe Louis beat 6 future/former world champions( All by KO) and every single formidable Heavyweight from 1930-1948.

Can we say the same for Tyson? Tyson lost to Douglas, ducked Foreman and was KO'd by his two biggest contemporaries in Lennox and Holyfield. No comparison.

We've already established Tyson ruined his career and there is no comparing the two together. So, get off that already, its who would beat who in a fight. And Tyson did not duck Foreman. you were not apart of eithers camp, so you can't say why that fight was never made. I'll tell you why, because that would be a huge fight and the fight would have to be for the title. When Tyson lost to Douglas, then went to prison, it ruined the fights chances from ever happening. Tyson's people also refused to fight Spinks right away. It wasn't because he was ducking him. You seen what Tyson did to Spinks.

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

You are dreaming. Joe Louis would knock Lennox Lewis out within 5 rounds.

Never. lol

[sonnyboyx2]

Exactly.

Joe Louis beat 6 future/former world champions( All by KO) and every single formidable Heavyweight from 1930-1948.

Can we say the same for Tyson? Tyson lost to Douglas, ducked Foreman and was KO'd by his two biggest contemporaries in Lennox and Holyfield. No comparison.

Your hate for Mike Tyson stems from your idolization of Lennox Lewis, in your own mind you know that Lewis fought and beat a `Shell`of Mike Tyson who was more than a decade past his best and that Lewis was nothing more than a one round KO for a prime Mike Tyson, so you try to degrade the achievements of Tyson so as to glorify your hero Lewis... i suggest you look-up the Floyd Patterson, Lennox Lewis thread from last month as you will see reading it that Lewis was `Nothing Special`..

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Muhammad Ali only had 12 KNOCKOUTS in his 61 fights.

Are you sure? I thought he KO'd more guys than that. He ko'd guys that were much better than a lot of the bums Tyson and Louis fought.

[Barn]

We've already established Tyson ruined his career and there is no comparing the two together. So, get off that already, its who would beat who in a fight. And Tyson did not duck Foreman. you were not apart of eithers camp, so you can't say why that fight was never made. I'll tell you why, because that would be a huge fight and the fight would have to be for the title. When Tyson lost to Douglas, then went to prison, it ruined the fights chances from ever happening. Tyson's people also refused to fight Spinks right away. It wasn't because he was ducking him. You seen what Tyson did to Spinks.

Don King asked Tyson to fight George Foreman to witch Tyson replied.
" You can but, I sure *****n ain't."

[Barn]

Are you sure? I thought he KO'd more guys than that. He ko'd guys that were much better than a lot of the bums Tyson and Louis fought.

Nope, all the rest TKO's/

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Nope, all the rest TKO's/

oh ok..........

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Don King asked Tyson to fight George Foreman to witch Tyson replied.
" You can but, I sure *****n ain't."

haha Doesn't sound right.

[Barn]

Are you sure? I thought he KO'd more guys than that. He ko'd guys that were much better than a lot of the bums Tyson and Louis fought.

In fact the fighters he KO'd are as follows.
Herb Siler
Jimmy Robinson
LaMar Clark
Alejandro Lavorante
Charley Powell
Sonny Liston
George Foreman
Jean-Pierre Coopman
Brian London
Zora Folley
Jürgen Blin
Bob Foster

There are 2 Great knockouts there one mostly because fatigue and the other was possibly fixed(and the count did not reach "10"). Does that make Ali bad?