I don't doubt Holyfield's greatness, I just think it pales in comparison to Joe Louis'. Just my take, Holyfield is one of the toughest guys to beat hands down....his fight vs Valuev further proves that.

Joe Louis just had an aura about him, I guess kind of like Tyson had an aura around him during his prime but Joe Louis was great (unlike Tyson) and he was great for a long time (unlike Tyson)....if you merged Lennox Lewis and Evander Holyfield you'd have Joe Louis, he was a power puncher but he could apply pressure and he could also set someone up by using a plethera of punches with power to back them up.