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

[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.