Fighters that is reminiscent of Joe Louis?

[greeh]

Which fighters are reminding you of Joe Louis?

I don’t want suggestions of fighters with sloppy delivery and technique - i.e. fighters like George Foreman and German Torres to give you two examples of what I mean.

Joe wasn’t sloppy, so the fighters suggested shouldn’t be it either.

Even though I already am aware of a few that resembles him, I am still very curious to see what others think and are going to suggest.

[SBleeder]

Which fighters are reminding you of Joe Louis?

I don’t want suggestions of fighters with sloppy delivery and technique - i.e. fighters like George Foreman and German Torres to give you two examples of what I mean.

Joe wasn’t sloppy, so the fighters suggested shouldn’t be it either.

Even though I already am aware of a few that resembles him, I am still very curious to see what others think and are going to suggest.

Duran to an extent.

[Flo_Raiden]

Alexis Arguello was probably the closest thing to Joe Louis IMO.

[billeau2]

I hope somebody red K's me for this but in the spirit of full disclosure....When Juan ma was first coming up he reminded me of a small Joe Louis. He would track an opponent, set them up and explode with the proper punching combos. his punches were straight as an arrow and looked technically superb in the manner of Louis....later on I have to believe he lost that technical edge because he did not look the same against Salidad.

On a more sane note: Mike Tyson reminds me a little because his punches were untelegraphed, both hands could deliver and he always had great technique & efficiency. Thing is like Louis the Tyson punch was explosive, unseen at times and set up in a fast combination. Guys hit by Tyson often said that it wasn't necessarily the hardest punch but it caught them....Just like Louis, where a guy like Baeur probably threw a harder right but not nearly as technically sound.

Floyd has the technicle skills and timing on his punches but he is not nearly devistating enough on his punches to be in the same league as a pure puncher like Louis.

I think Telfio Stephenson also had that ability. His punches were arrow straight and on the mark, in combos and he set them up like louis. He was very accurate like Louis was.

Stephenson and Ali were more athletic than Louis though and incorporated these attributes...often both guys looked more like middleweights because of their hand and foor speed.

The Klitschkos have good straight punches but cannot throw combos in the manner that Louis could and neither man can stalk and set up anything off the jab like Louis did. The difference as I see it is that when a fighter punches as a reaction to their opponent it is not the same as initiating, aggressing and finding a way to deliver a premeditated attack on the opponent.

[Sugarj]

Alexis Arguello was probably the closest thing to Joe Louis IMO.

Beat me to it!

[Sugarj]

Come to think of it Coley Wallace did a very good job of impersonating Louis in the film of his life story. He seemed to have studied him well in the training sections.

There is little film footage, but what there is sadly shows that Wallace as a young man fought in a very similar way to Joe Louis as an old man! Similar style though.

It is strange that no heavyweight since Louis has really tried to emulate his style.......as successful and artistic as it was to watch. Guys with his fast hands coupled with knockout power, grace and accuracy really only do come around once in a blue moon.

Would it be foolish for me to suggest that if Sonny Liston had faster hands and less reach that he might be the closest comparison? Still country miles apart though!

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Hopkins may be a better defender,, but a prime hopkins with his punches was very close to louis,,,, great combinations and skill

[Humean]

I always think of Ike Williams as the lightweight version of Louis, he had the same weaknesses of being a bit plodding and not cutting the ring off as well as he might but punched in combination with the crispness and sharpness that was the hallmark of Louis.

[ShoulderRoll]

Ricardo Lopez resembled him a bit, maybe not as fluid though.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Ricardo Lopez resembled him a bit, maybe not as fluid though.

Good call,,, totally agree