Originally posted by Dempsey19
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Louis, conversely, had his "Bum of the Month Club", but gave us decades of film to review. He is as perfect an offensive fighter as we've ever seen. Nothing crude there. And the consummate professional. Not a perfect fighter. Not the fighter w/ the greatest record in Boxing or even Hw history. But definitely a great fighter with supporting evidence.
So I have to pick Louis' size and precision over Dempsey's fury and variety. I think Louis' jab and uppercuts would find Dempsey before anything of Dempsey's found Louis. (Bowe isn't quite on Louis' level, but I feel the same way about that match-up: size and punch selection more that compensate for pourous defense - even against the monster that was Jack Dempsey). It's the safer pick.
That being said, Jack's crudeness is exaggerated. And Louis struggled (albeit, prevailed) against lesser men than Dempsey. So trying to assert Louis beats Dempsey (or vice versa) requires some substantiation.
Originally posted by Dempsey19
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Either way, Fury wipes his ass w/ Louis. The only fighters I'd give a chance of ever beating Fury at his best are Vitali and Lewis. But I wouldn;t make them favorites. They're just live underdogs. It's like somebody forgot to tell Fury he's an ogre - he boxes great despite his size.
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