Can you imagine what Riddick Bowe would do to Joe Louis?

[FinitoElDinamita]

Bowe would knock him the fuck out.. anybody disagree?

[Hulk]

Imagine there's no countries
Nothing to kill or die for
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people living for todayyyyyy

I'd imagine Louis' textbook form, ring IQ and punching power would make up for his size deficit against Bowe.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Imagine there's no countries
Nothing to kill or die for
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people living for todayyyyyy

I'd imagine Louis' textbook form, ring IQ and punching power would make up for his size deficit against Bowe.

You are in a poetic mood today arent ya lol .. yea I saw u rapping bruh!

I dont think louis can handle the inside game of bowe.. just too much dogg..

[Hulk]

Imagine there's no countries
Nothing to kill or die for
A brotherhood of man

Imagine all the people living for todayyyyyy

I'd imagine Louis' textbook form, ring IQ and punching power would make up for his size deficit against Bowe.

You are in a poetic mood today arent ya lol .. yea I saw u rapping bruh!

I dont think louis can handle the inside game of bowe.. just too much dogg..

I am I 'spose.


Would Bowe get inside?


He was lazy and could be discouraged.


Golota era Bowe vs. Marciano era Louis would be a sad but interesting match.

[Max Power]

Anybody who really believes Joe Louis would make it out of a round with Riddick Bowe need to be submitted for drug testing.

"Text book technique" haha give me a break, old Freddie Roach must struggle hard to keep a straight face with that one!!

Even the fattest, laziest version of Riddick Bowe could have finished Louis early rounds.

[frasd]

Anybody who really believes Joe Louis would make it out of a round with Riddick Bowe need to be submitted for drug testing.

"Text book technique" haha give me a break, old Freddie Roach must struggle hard to keep a straight face with that one!!

Even the fattest, laziest version of Riddick Bowe could have finished Louis early rounds.

Maybe I need drug testing then.
But that is just my opinion.
I would certainly like to see if I am wrong.

[brocktonblockbust]

Will the Giants 6 foot 5 Bowe be able to hammer out the brown bomber. Or will the brown bomber have more success against bowe than the real deal Holyfield had?

[mikeeod]

Different era. Louis is probably the second greatest heavyweight ever. That being said, a modern behemoth like Bowe would likely be too big and too much for Joe to overcome.

[Master]

If Joe Louis was around 1990's he would have been bigger and stronger and the punches that Holyfield landed would have stopped Bowe.

If Bowe lived in the 40's he would have been a skinny runt who would have been slaughtered by Joe.

[mikeeod]

If Joe Louis was around 1990's he would have been bigger and stronger and the punches that Holyfield landed would have stopped Bowe.

If Bowe lived in the 40's he would have been a skinny runt who would have been slaughtered by Joe.

Joe was phenomenal when it came to punching technique, and punching power. His short punches were similar to Bruce Lee's one inch punch, where they almost defied the laws of physics to be able to generate so much force in so little time/distance. Joe also was an excellent jabber.

While I agree with your point on how each would be affected by swapping eras, the two major factors that I see remaining constant are Joes limited lateral movement/foot speed, and his lack of height/length. I feel those factors would always hurt Joe (style vs style) against guys like Bowe, Holmes, Ali...etc. Not saying Joe stood no chance, because the guy is an ATG who can PUNCH. Just saying, it would be very difficult to overcome a guy like Bowe.

[mrbig1]

With todays diet,drugs, and training we are talking about a 225 Louis. He would be hard to beat. I have never seen a HW that can put big shots together as fast or as hard as Joe Louis.

[El Kabong]

Joe Louis by early to mid round KO....he punched harder than Holyfield given his record. Bowe was too willing to give up his height and reach and in doing so he was easy to hit....bad news for ANY Louis opponent.




But hell I don't get a say....it only matters what ross says

[red fox]

Bowe had the heaviest jab in history! Human teeth where embedded in the leather of the glove. Louis was a come at you fighter so he would've eaten a lot of jabs, then there was the famed uppercut left hook combination by Bowe don't be surprised if he knocked Louis out.

[Master]

Bowe had the heaviest jab in history! Human teeth where embedded in the leather of the glove. Louis was a come at you fighter so he would've eaten a lot of jabs, then there was the famed uppercut left hook combination by Bowe don't be surprised if he knocked Louis out.

True but Bowe did take unnecessary shots and Louis could hit hard with short, sharp shots of his own.

[El Kabong]

Joe Louis would be the biggest puncher Bowe ever fought by a mile!