Muhammad Ali or Joe Louis?

[StarshipTrooper]

If fighters like Doug Jones could give him trouble you better believe so would Joe Louis.m Im not taking anything away from Ali. The guy was great. But people sell Louis short because the don't understand his style.

I agree. I still favor Ali because of his speed, but I don't think it's an easy fight for him and if they fought a series I don't believe Ali would sweep it. Call a ten fight series maybe 6-4 in Ali's favour.

Poet

[JAB5239]

I agree. I still favor Ali because of his speed, but I don't think it's an easy fight for him and if they fought a series I don't believe Ali would sweep it. Call a ten fight series maybe 6-4 in Ali's favour.

Poet

I can live with that. Ali was an incredible fighter. But so wasn't Louis.

[joseph5620]

I can live with that. Ali was an incredible fighter. But so wasn't Louis.

Jab, how many battles have you and I had on this topic old friend?

[JAB5239]

Jab, how many battles have you and I had on this topic old friend?

Lol, to many my man, to many! And neither of us is still willing to budge. I wouldn't have it any other way!

[Mike Tyson77]

Joe Louis!!!!!!!!!!!11

[Mafcherano]

i just cant decide
i have ali louis tyson and marciano all as joint top.......

******. None of them could survive in there with the greatest. No chance, especially Marciano! Now that really is a joke.

[fight_professor]

This is the dream fight. The 2 best HW ever. Louis is stylistically tough for Ali, technically great with a sound defence and a vicious left hook. But Ali has superior natural gifts, esp speed and movement. Ali had a better chin.

I feel, and I've read widely on both, that Ali would probably take a decision or score a late stoppage. Louis had the right style, and planned out Frazier's eventual 1971 strategy in a 1966 article on beating Ali. But peak Ali would be too quick, keep JL at bay, and crucially maximize on Louis's weaker (relative to Ali) chin.

If JL's high held hand could parry Ali's jab, it would make it amazingly interesting. But I think Ali's speed would let him thru, or he'd double up.

Ali by decision. If they thought 3 times, 2-1 Ali.

[FLYBOY]

muhammad ali by KO

[fight_professor]

Its possible in the later rounds. Ali fought and beat 3 possible top 10 HW's (Liston, Joe and Foreman). Louis didnt a top 10 alltime HW based on broad rankings.