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Meet the greatest heavyweight champ of all time

by LoveUniHateExams in

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and no, it wasn't muhammad ali.. by most objective measures, the greatest heavyweight champ of all time was a guy called joe louis.. he reigned for nearly twelve consecutive years (june 1937 - march 1949) and made a record 25 successful consecutive title defences.

since 1949, every heavyweight champ has tried to break or even match this record.

all have failed.

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Head to head, would a 200 lb. Joe Lewis have a chance against at 6' 9" with a 85" reach Tyson Fury? - yes, a 6 feet 2 inch, 204 lbs Joe Louis would certainly have an excellent chance of beating 6 feet 9 inch, 260 lbs Fury.

Of course, I could ask a similar question: Would 210 lbs Muhammad Ali have a chance against 6' 9" Fury? Yes, of course Ali would have a chance.

You can't say there'd be no comparison simply because Fury is a big guy.

Do you remember 7 feet 1 inch, 300 lbs Nikolai Valuev? Well, 6 feet 3 inch, 215 lbs David Haye outpointed the gigantic Valuev.

Although, I agree with you to an extent, it is difficult to compare fighters from different eras. One aspect to consider is their fight records, what records they set, etc. In this aspect, Louis's 25 successful consecutive title defences stands supreme.

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Meet the greatest heavyweight champ of all time

by LoveUniHateExams in

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friends

and no, it wasn't muhammad ali.. by most objective measures, the greatest heavyweight champ of all time was a guy called joe louis.. he reigned for nearly twelve consecutive years (june 1937 - march 1949) and made a record 25 successful consecutive title defences.

since 1949, every heavyweight champ has tried to break or even match this record.

all have failed.

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It is an interesting debate over a few brews - yes, it certainly is.

Ali was a great fighter, no doubt about that - he had a great chin, fast hands, was mobile and had uncanny reflexes.

But he was nowhere as consistent as Joe Louis - that's just a simple fact.

And, TBH, my favorite fighter, Joe Frazier, beat a prime Ali in 1971.

I also feel that Ali had a lot of syrup ladled on him, as it were, because he had the title taken from him in 1967 and was punch-drunk in his later years and people felt sorry for him. Most, if not all, boxing experts from the late 70s onward spared objective analysis of Ali's boxing abilities because Ali took too many punches and developed Parkinson's Syndrome.

I think you're trying to measure heavyweight boxers' greatness the way we measure 100m sprinters' greatness, and you just can't do that. Usain Bolt is the best 100m sprinter of all time because he ran 9.59 secs.

With hw fighters, it ain't so simple.

The heavyweight division was relatively small in Joe Louis's day. It got bigger in Ali's day … and it's even bigger today.

Tyson Fury is a current hw champ. He stands at 6 feet 9 inches, has a reach of 85 inches, and weighs 256-272 lbs. Does that make him a great fighter? IMO, I don't think it does.

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Meet the greatest heavyweight champ of all time

by LoveUniHateExams in

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friends

and no, it wasn't muhammad ali.. by most objective measures, the greatest heavyweight champ of all time was a guy called joe louis.. he reigned for nearly twelve consecutive years (june 1937 - march 1949) and made a record 25 successful consecutive title defences.

since 1949, every heavyweight champ has tried to break or even match this record.

all have failed.

LoveUniHateExams

And no, it wasn't Muhammad Ali.

By most objective measures, the greatest heavyweight champ of all time was a guy called Joe Louis.

He reigned for nearly twelve consecutive years (June 1937 - March 1949) and made a record 25 successful consecutive title defences.

Since 1949, every heavyweight champ has tried to break or even match this record. All have failed. That's how good Louis was.

His title fight record was 26 wins, 1 loss (a points defeat to Ezzard Charles - Louis was forced back in the ring in 1950 to pay off his considerable debts).

As a fighter, his strengths vastly outweighed his weaknesses.

When Louis was still a contender, ex-champ Schmeling KO'd him over 12 rounds in 1936 but Louis got his revenge in 1938 - a first round KO. If you want to see a first round massacre, just search Louis-Schmeling 2 on youtube.

Louis had a great combination of fast hands, accurate punching, and explosive punching power. He was also very patient, waiting for the best time to strike.

What a fighter …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AgS7Mfl1Pw

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What are your favorite film clips?

by LoveUniHateExams in

hey, guys - how ya doin?.

so, what are your favorite movie clips?.

gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.. here's one of mine ….

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And, of course, this scene from The Thing (1982) …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX9ZpsEg6Mc

They just don't make films like this anymore.

Dr Copper got both his forearms bitten off by the 'Norris-Thing'. An actor who was a double amputee was hired to play a screaming, mortally-wounded Dr Copper, wearing a Dr Copper face mask. It works because director John Carpenter cut away from it quickly.

Also, a special mention must go to the special effects, created by Rob Bottin. His effects should've gotten an Oscar - as it was, he wasn't even nominated. <--- ridiculous!

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What are your favorite film clips?

by LoveUniHateExams in

hey, guys - how ya doin?.

so, what are your favorite movie clips?.

gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.. here's one of mine ….

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And I love this, from Rocky (1976) …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_qhLRUh66k

I love the fight choreography - it's not perfect but it's believable and shows a smart, mobile champion boxer (Creed) vs a tough slugger (Balboa).

I also like the fact that Rocky doesn't actually win, it's a split decision that the judges give to the champ, Apollo Creed. <--- that's kinda realistic.

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What are your favorite film clips?

by LoveUniHateExams in

hey, guys - how ya doin?.

so, what are your favorite movie clips?.

gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.. here's one of mine ….

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Here's another one of mine, from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEF9GiwHTdc

I love the way at 3 mins 43 secs Nancy asks 'who are you?' and this weird, burnt guy just lifts up his dirty sweater and slices open his own stomach. <--- better run, Nancy, imagine what he'd do to you if he catches you.

Also, I love the way her breathing is out of control at 4 mins 20 secs.

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What are your favorite film clips?

by LoveUniHateExams in

hey, guys - how ya doin?.

so, what are your favorite movie clips?.

gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.. here's one of mine ….

LoveUniHateExams

Hey, guys - how ya doin?

So, what are your favorite movie clips?

Gimme your best movie clips, please, ladies and gentlemen.

Here's one of mine …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHswu1Ad_wI

I love the way the fairground music changes to an ominous rumble at 27 secs. The whole thing is very 'Lynchian', as it were. Yes, it's the opening to The Elephant Man (1980), directed by David Lynch.

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Funny Now How Nobody Is Up In Arms About Closing The Border

by minimus in

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that applies not just in this country.

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i just thought it was worth mentioning.🤔.

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Well said, Min (& Simon).

This current coronavirus crisis shows up the open borders policy for the lunacy that it undoubtedly is.

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Does capitalism DEPEND on socialism for its survival?

by The Fall Guy in

the banking industry needed the kiss-of-life 12 years ago via tax-payers' money; uk privatised railway companies are totally dependent on tax-payers' cash for survival, and now airlines will be queuing up to receive public money to ensure the survival of their private companies.

"european aviation faces a precarious future and it is clear that co-ordinated government backing tax-payer's money will be required to ensure the industry survives...” https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51904769.

where should the line be drawn?.

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Does capitalism DEPEND on socialism for its survival? - no, it doesn't.

But socialism (socialist policies) can only continue to exist in stable, capitalist countries (see Sweden, Norway, Denmark). So socialism/socialist ideas and policies depend on capitalism for their survival.

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School project on evolution

by Leonie1234 in

hey!.

first of all i want to mention that i'm not a member of the jehovahs witnesses.

however i'm open and non-judgemental towards any kind of religion.

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Which came first the dinosaur or the egg? -

^^^ The egg still came first. Eggs with hard shells existed before dinosaurs came on the scene.