Joe Louis v Corrie Sanders?

[Ivich]

Louis never fought a southpaw and supposedly was schooled by Melio Bettina in sparring.
Joe was dropped by left hooks from Buddy Baer and Tony Galento.
How would he cope with the fast left hooking Sanders?
Is an upset feasible?

[JAB5239]

Louis never fought a southpaw and supposedly was schooled by Melio Bettina in sparring.
Joe was dropped by left hooks from Buddy Baer and Tony Galento.
How would he cope with the fast left hooking Sanders?
Is an upset feasible?

How would a guy stopped by Nate Tubbs do against Louis?

[mrbig1]

When Sanders was on, he was a good fighter. So many times, he shows up fat and lazy. He was in shape when he fought Wald. He was fat and lazy when he fought Vitali. If the lazy Sanders shows up, then Louis easy. In shape Sanders much harder fight for Joe.

[Willow The Wisp]

You're discussing a way that Sanders might approach the fight, but......naa.

[Ivich]

How would a guy stopped by Nate Tubbs do against Louis?

How would a guy that stopped Wlad do?

[JAB5239]

How would a guy that stopped Wlad do?

I don't give Wlad much of a chance at beating Louis either. Sanders was a good man, but why people rate him so highly is beyond me. Besides blitzing Wlad he never beat a top 10 fighter. He was hittable, and he had a faulty gas tank. He wasn't a bad fighter per say. Fast and powerful. But outside the WK fight he always found a way to lose when stepping up. Louis is just far to big a step in my opinion.

[kara]

I hope we're not talking about Cory T-Rex Sanders.,... LOL

[Ivich]

I don't give Wlad much of a chance at beating Louis either. Sanders was a good man, but why people rate him so highly is beyond me. Besides blitzing Wlad he never beat a top 10 fighter. He was hittable, and he had a faulty gas tank. He wasn't a bad fighter per say. Fast and powerful. But outside the WK fight he always found a way to lose when stepping up. Louis is just far to big a step in my opinion.

I agree Sanders would be a rank outsider ,but would he be in with a small chance ,with that stance,left hook ,and fast hands?

[JAB5239]

I agree Sanders would be a rank outsider ,but would he be in with a small chance ,with that stance,left hook ,and fast hands?

Of course. Every heavyweight has a chance.

[Hooded Terror]

I'm reading lots of avoidance in this ALL TOO DISMISSIVE thread. Nate Tubbs has nothing to do with an on-fire Louis and an on-fire Sanders. NO DOUBT Sanders would be aware of who Joe was in a hypothetical match-up and prepare to the best of his abilitiy. He'd be up for it, just as we can presume that our mighty IDOL Louis would be up for it.

Its a BIG pill to swallow, the likes of a past contender possibly bettering a cherished all-time great fighter. Its also a valid matchup.

This isn't church. Such matchups are fun.

Presumably, the greasy dismissive responses in off-handed defense of Louis will continue. Such are telling.