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re: Joe Louis: How I would have clobbered Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali)
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:58 am to Bench McElroy
Posted on 3/5/15 at 8:58 am to Bench McElroy
Is Joe's strategy not the same thing Foreman tried to do to Ali? That didn't work out too well if I remember correctly. Joe Louis sounds like the current NBA analyst/former players. Everyone was better in their time than the greatest today. This attitude is universal in all sports.
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Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:31 am to Mr. Wayne
Ali did OK on the ropes when his speed left him, just ask Foreman.
And, Ali didn't lack courage either. He fought all comers and whipped all their asses. Joe Louis was great, but so was Ali.
And, Ali didn't lack courage either. He fought all comers and whipped all their asses. Joe Louis was great, but so was Ali.
Posted on 3/5/15 at 9:37 am to Mr. Wayne
In all honesty Joe Louis is legitimately one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, possibly the best. Think of it not as your run of the mill NBA analyst and more as... say... Larry Bird talking about how he would have exploited flaws in someone's game.
Now this was written early in Ali's career before he showed just how much punishment he could take, that would probably change how Louis thought about a potential match. That having been said, getting trapped against ropes vs Louis is an entirely different animal then Big George 1.0. Louis might not have quite had the awe inspiring power of Foreman in his prime, but his stamina and craftsmanship was much better.
If you let a Louis or, God help you, Marciano back you into the ropes and work you over nothing good will come from it.
Now this was written early in Ali's career before he showed just how much punishment he could take, that would probably change how Louis thought about a potential match. That having been said, getting trapped against ropes vs Louis is an entirely different animal then Big George 1.0. Louis might not have quite had the awe inspiring power of Foreman in his prime, but his stamina and craftsmanship was much better.
If you let a Louis or, God help you, Marciano back you into the ropes and work you over nothing good will come from it.
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