Quote Originally Posted by Tyke72 View Post
I certainly agree that Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight , their is a wonderful article on Cox's Corner website where he goes into detail on the mans skills.Someone asked how he'd have coped with modern heavies. The answer is simple, he'd have wiped the floor with 'em
I think Louis had a timeless style. Sure guys these days could ATTEMPT to run from him, but slow down for 1 second and he'd make you pay dearly! Huge power, good fast hands.....he was deceptively fast with his hands because he knew his range and threw bombs with confidence.