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    Default Re: tyson against the heavyweight legends

    Joe Louis is the 2nd greatest ever heavyweight of all time. Just think he would be vulnerable early to the Tyson onslaught and not survive. If he did then agreed he would take it late.
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    Joe Louis is the 2nd greatest ever heavyweight of all time. Just think he would be vulnerable early to the Tyson onslaught and not survive. If he did then agreed he would take it late.
    Tyson would have to worry about Joe's early attack...Joe had pretty good punching power and a rock solid chin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Master View Post
    Joe Louis is the 2nd greatest ever heavyweight of all time. Just think he would be vulnerable early to the Tyson onslaught and not survive. If he did then agreed he would take it late.
    Tyson would have to worry about Joe's early attack...Joe had pretty good punching power and a rock solid chin.
    Louis was down early on a number of occasions by lesser punchers than Tyson. Styles and fights.
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    Was he ever really hurt? Rocky was down a number of times too but rarely if ever hurt.

    Louis and Rocky had styles that led to them being more off balance than anything else.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lyle View Post
    Was he ever really hurt? Rocky was down a number of times too but rarely if ever hurt.

    Louis and Rocky had styles that led to them being more off balance than anything else.
    Louis had good balance and neither great boxer would go down unless they were forced down and with the power of Tyson, if he had them hurt early he would finish them.
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    If Tyson got hit by those guys he'd probably go down too....he did get hurt by Frank Bruno and he was made to quit by both McBride and Williams who were at BEST journeymen and yes that was late in his career but look at Joe Louis he never QUIT in any match and neither did Rocky. They had too much heart for Tyson and IMO Joe Louis was just too damned good for him

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    I don't think any top heavyweight who fought before the 50s could beat any top heavyweight who fought 70s and onward. The evolution of styles really took off in the mid 20th century and most fighters from Louis' era were just too one dimensional to compete.

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