Sonny Liston Vs Joe Louis

Discussion in 'Mythical Matchups' started by Ali, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. Ali

    Ali Leap-Amateur

    Whats your take ?
     
  2. Dog Jones

    Dog Jones WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    louis is droped early becuse of his glasfiber jaw but i think in my mind coes back to puch listons shulder out
     
  3. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    The two most overrated heavyweights in history (not named Vitali).

    I think its virtually a pick em. Sonny might clock Louis within 5. If not, then Louis takes Liston apart in about 8.

    If forced to pick, I'd go with Louis.
     
  4. loadedgloves

    loadedgloves "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Good fight, I'll go with Liston by stoppage. Brawling or boxing, Louis is getting the worst of it IMO.
     
  5. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Liston. Liston had a jab and power and size. This is all wrong for Louis. Plus he wasn't some white jew like Baer, he wouldn't punch sparingly.
     
  6. Good fight.

    Haven't see it before. Liston is bigger and stronger. Louis was better.

    Louis has to go through the fire to win this...but he does.
     
  7. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    :laughing::laughing::laughing:
     
  8. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    My instinctive reaction is to pick Liston. I do think, though, that we all may be guilty of underrating the difference in handspeed here. Louis got his shots off quickly and precisely. He was much faster of hand than Liston. That could be a factor.
     
  9. Free Ike

    Free Ike WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Two bums, but Louis was clearly worse. The fake ass tough guy Liston would be tested enough by Louis to crack his glass heart.
     
  10. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    name 5 good heavyweights
     
  11. Free Ike

    Free Ike WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    All time? I couldn't today?Just answering with a plain reading of the sentence.


    Muhammed Ali
    Joe Frazier
    George Foreman
    Mike Tyson
    Lennox Lewis
     
  12. cdogg187

    cdogg187 GLADYS

    are any of Tyson and Lewis's opponents good?
     
  13. Free Ike

    Free Ike WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Better than Louis. I think so yes. I'd pick Mercer, Holmes, Tua , Holyfield, Vitali to beat Louis off the top of my head. I would argue nearly all of the opponents were better than Louis ever beat. Ezzard Charles was probably the best fighter , bum Louis ever fought.
     
  14. Irish

    Irish Yuge, Beautiful

    Joe Walcott sat on the canvas once and let the referee count him out!!! Halcyon Days!!! And then Teddy Bert and Angelo sat down and had a laugh about it!! Halcyon Days!!
     

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