15 Seconds with Joe Louis

[brocktonblockbust]

holy shit, what a fucking jab Louis had, check out 2:03-2:06 those jabs are fucking ripping.
those are some jarring-ass hooks at the end, holy shit.

[brocktonblockbust]

i'm sure Baer lost atleast one tooth with that last hook at 2:36. Jesus

[marbleheadmaui]

i'm sure Baer lost atleast one tooth with that last hook at 2:36. Jesus

The footage is truncated. Max actually got up from that 2:36 hook and fought on and then a few seconds later in the fight Louis lands a short hook so fast and so hard one really has to search to find it in the complete fight. That's when Max decided, as he put it, "People are going to have to pay more than $25 to see me executed."

He also had another great quote after the fight.

"Fear is standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early."

[marbleheadmaui]

holy shit, what a fucking jab Louis had, check out 2:03-2:06 those jabs are fucking ripping.
those are some jarring-ass hooks at the end, holy shit.

Joe was exceptionally sharp that night.

[nikola_ganchev]

I want to point out the way that Joe is punching. He is driving the hand not like the modern boxers slingshoting them! His hands moves first and than his body. We can see this type of punching really clear when we watch Forman and Moore. I hate how some comentators are talking for Formans technik saying that he is punching only with the hand, but actuially it is the oder way around. Not only he is punching with his whole body, but his accurasity is extreamly high becaus it is much more easier to hit some one with only the hand and after that to drive trough with the body.
Just watch the 1-2 combos. How unortodox they look in the modern days...
The oder thing that i really like is how he is carrying all the time his elbows down. Everything is streight compact. It is almost impossible to beat him to the punch.

[marbleheadmaui]

I want to point out the way that Joe is punching. He is driving the hand not like the modern boxers slingshoting them! His hands moves first and than his body. We can see this type of punching really clear when we watch Forman and Moore. I hate how some comentators are talking for Formans technik saying that he is punching only with the hand, but actuially it is the oder way around. Not only he is punching with his whole body, but his accurasity is extreamly high becaus it is much more easier to hit some one with only the hand and after that to drive trough with the body.
Just watch the 1-2 combos. How unortodox they look in the modern days...
The oder thing that i really like is how he is carrying all the time his elbows down. Everything is streight compact. It is almost impossible to beat him to the punch.

Great post!