Watch Max Scmeling destroy Joe Louis here--great quality video

[Beanflicker]

Not trying to be funny, I think it's very sad what happened to Joe... but Joe has nobody to blame but himself for the way he ended up.

It has to be acknowledged that Schemling did what very few boxers do... successfully make the transition from boxing career to retirement. Max was a great man who will be very fondly remembered... he was a hero and definitely deserved that recognition! Great man.

[Master]

Not trying to be funny, I think it's very sad what happened to Joe... but Joe has nobody to blame but himself for the way he ended up.

It has to be acknowledged that Schemling did what very few boxers do... successfully make the transition from boxing career to retirement. Max was a great man who will be very fondly remembered... he was a hero and definitely deserved that recognition! Great man.

Joe Louis was mentally ill and showed signs of it even when he was fighting. I blame the tax man for what happened to Joe when he became broke.

[Beanflicker]

Joe Louis was mentally ill and showed signs of it even when he was fighting. I blame the tax man for what happened to Joe when he became broke.

Ehhh, you gotta pay your taxes, even if you are the heavyweight champ of the world!

It's typical of the young athletes to blow all their money without thinking, and then when the taxman comes around they're fucked. I don't think he should be above the rules just because he was a great boxer.

[Domiko]

Mariano smashes louis before he won the title of wallcot and it was in the title fight he was dropped for the first time louis didnt drop him. Loyis was great but when we talk of the greatest heavyweight ever he isnt in my top, a great heavy should never sustain a one sided beating from anybody while in their supposed prime.

[Master]

Mariano smashes louis before he won the title of wallcot and it was in the title fight he was dropped for the first time louis didnt drop him. Loyis was great but when we talk of the greatest heavyweight ever he isnt in my top, a great heavy should never sustain a one sided beating from anybody while in their supposed prime.

Joe was not in his prime, he was still learning and he was vulnerable to the right cross. Max capitalised on that weakness viciously. No shame there. Ali could have been stopped by Cooper early in his career. It can happen. Joe is a great, second best heavyweight ever.

[TysonBomb]

Joe Louis was a champion for 11 years, he's undoubtedly a top 5 heavyweight. Many have him as the best.

[Domiko]

1.ali. 2.tyson 3.louis

[Master]

1.ali. 2.tyson 3.louis

1. Ali
2. Louis
3. You can argue all you want

[TysonBomb]

H2H

1. Tyson
2. Ali
3.

[greynotsoold]

I have watched this fight so many times over the years (until some MMA dipshit stole it) and it is one of my favorite fights of all time. That is because Schmeling fought such a brilliant tactical fight. He made that fight a duel between his right hand and the Louis jab and he refused to let any other punches be involved. Just brilliant how he did that.
The way Schmeling shades his body to his own right, keeps low and his weight back, Louis cannot land anything other than the jab, and he has to reach for that. So he gets hit with right hands. Another thing to watch...when Louis starts looking to counter the Schmeling right, watch how Max anticipates the counters. How he gets his right hand in position to catch the uppercut, and his left over to catch the hook.
For my money Louis is the best HW, but he got out foxed that night.

[brocktonblockbust]

I will go with Rocky's words: "If Joe Louis could not make a successful comeback, I will not try it."

guess Rocky is admitting there that Joe was better.

[brocktonblockbust]

Joe would bust up Rocky if he could find the crouching monster. He could not find the croucher. Rocky up out of a crouch with a left from hell to bust Louis' spleen. Round 14. Obscene.

[Master]

Joe would bust up Rocky if he could find the crouching monster. He could not find the croucher. Rocky up out of a crouch with a left from hell to bust Louis' spleen. Round 14. Obscene.

Or Joe cuts Rocky up with the jab and splices his nose and finishes him off with some right crosses and left hook. Peak Joe Louis smokes Rocky.

[GOAT]

Yep, Joe's jab was really horrid. I wonder how Floyd Mayweather survived all those years......

[brocktonblockbust]

yes Goldman probably would not have let Marciano lose. Seriously. Nobody's beatin' Charlie. Nobody. He once took a banana out from under Rocky's pillow while he was sleeping. Strict as fuck. Take a look at Rocky's conditioning. Can't see him ever gettin' tired or even needing a second wind. He'd just wait for so-and-so to need a 2nd wind, and he'd jump on 'im. Lights out. Everybody needs a 2nd wind---Ali used to tire in the 4th, then again in the 9th, he needed a 3rd wind to finish long fights. Do you think Marciano would let him coast then?