the football analogy doesnt work because of the size difference between now and then. the linemen now are so much bigger now.

anyways, i am just going to assume that you have never actually watched anybody fight before the 90's because of the things that you say. joe louis is such a complete fighter. he is probably the best combination puncher that i have ever seen. he has great footwork and throws almost technically perfect punches.

you act like people in the 30's and 40's are the same as fighters from 1890. by the time louis came around, boxing had been around for a long time. its not as if it was still brand new. there were great training camps and they had great conditioning techniques. actually, the HWs back then were far superior conditioning wise than the HWs now.

go watch a sugar ray robinson fight and tell me that he wouldnt be relevant today.

i dont get why a boxing historians opinion means nothing when they have studied boxing for years and have seen so many fights and know so much more than you. that makes no sense at all. that just means that you want to be ignorant probably because it is bliss. thats what i hear anyways.

and again, saying that haye would KO louis in 5 seconds is beyond laughable and makes you look very uneducated in boxing history so if i were you, i would refrain from saying things like that so that for future reference people arent thinking that you are stupid.