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Is Joe Louis the greatest fighter to EVER lace up a pair of gloves? :)

He is one of the best fighters to ever lace up a pair of gloves, but I don't think he is the best. There are a few that I rank ahead of him, like Robinson, Armstrong, and Greb. He is without a doubt one of the best, top 10 on anyone's p4p list.

He had the most complete arsenal of punches of any heavyweight champion.

He had the best right hand of all heavyweight champions.

Idisagree wrote:He is one of the best fighters to ever lace up a pair of gloves, but I don't think he is the best. There are a few that I rank ahead of him, like Robinson, Armstrong, and Greb. He is without a doubt one of the best, top 10 on anyone's p4p list.

Neither he or Ali make my top-ten all-time pound-for-pound, though neither would be terribly far off, which says a lot for Heavies.

Nel wrote:Is Joe Louis the greatest fighter to EVER lace up a pair of gloves? :)

No.

However, I do consider him the greatest Heavyweight to ever lace up a pair of gloves, though even that is quite open to debate.

Louis is a guy one should watch if they want to witness near perfect form.

It is hard to look past his achievements, his power and his character in
the ring and out of it.

He did his 'talking' in the ropes, and those words carried far and wide
in a torn world, and it is hard to find detractors in any country even
to this day of Louis.

To watch him now, one can appreciate his power, patients and abilities
the greatest... well that is an opinion thing. But if you were to get into
such things... I cant find to many an argument against him.

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

Nel wrote:Is Joe Louis the greatest fighter to EVER lace up a pair of gloves? :)

No.

However, I do consider him the greatest Heavyweight to ever lace up a pair of gloves, though even that is quite open to debate.

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technically speaking, I don't think there have been many heavyweights fitted to do more than carry Louis' jockstrap. I am an Ali man myself but he wasn't nearly as accomplished, skillswise, as Louis.

Counter-puncher wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

Nel wrote:Is Joe Louis the greatest fighter to EVER lace up a pair of gloves? :)

No.

However, I do consider him the greatest Heavyweight to ever lace up a pair of gloves, though even that is quite open to debate.

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technically speaking, I don't think there have been many heavyweights fitted to do more than carry Louis' jockstrap. I am an Ali man myself but he wasn't nearly as accomplished, skillswise, as Louis.

I will defer to A.J. Liebling on that:

"Honest effort and sterling character backed by solid instruction will carry a man a good way, but unearned natural ability has a lot to be said for it."

heh, true. there was something so totally smooth and almost effortless about the way Louis produced his power, natural ability and flawless technique seamlessly combined

Counter-puncher wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

Nel wrote:Is Joe Louis the greatest fighter to EVER lace up a pair of gloves? :)

No.

However, I do consider him the greatest Heavyweight to ever lace up a pair of gloves, though even that is quite open to debate.

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technically speaking, I don't think there have been many heavyweights fitted to do more than carry Louis' jockstrap. I am an Ali man myself but he wasn't nearly as accomplished, skillswise, as Louis.

Skill-wise? No. Louis was Ali's superior.

He was from the old-school ethic --- "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

The problem for Louis' opposition was that he was a supremely, almost preter-naturally, gifted fighter, who adhered to perfect conditioning. Thinking of it, Louis was a little like a cross between Ali & Marciano --- supremely gifted, like Ali, but a hard-core trainer, like Marciano.

Perfect package, really.

no i believe henrey armstrong was greatest fighter ever pound for pound

sry henry

jrafusesr wrote:no i believe henrey armstrong was greatest fighter ever pound for pound

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Armstrong

Greb

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Idisagree wrote:He is one of the best fighters to ever lace up a pair of gloves, but I don't think he is the best. There are a few that I rank ahead of him, like Robinson, Armstrong, and Greb. He is without a doubt one of the best, top 10 on anyone's p4p list.

He isn't in my top 10, he would be top15. I think he is the greatest Heavyweight.

YES!!