@@leebinpoggersmomento6101 No way to know. Mike is from another era so these statements are meaningless.

Louis signed over money in earnings he got for 2 bouts; 1 check directly to the USA Army relief and another check for the USA Navy relief around the time of WW2. The USA government even though they got all of the money in both checks had the nerve to say they can legally tax Louis on the earnings for those 2 bouts. So, Louis gives the government both checks in their entireties and the government says now pay us taxes on those two checks. Louis's tax rate was very high in those years. So, if the promoters gave him two checks for 1 million each for those 2 bouts he gets taxed maybe $400,000 - $500,000 or more on each check. Louis had to give the USA government taxes on those checks. It is disgraceful what the government did to him. And Louis spoke highly of the USA encouraging our soldiers to do their best to defeat the Axis powers of Hitler's Germany and Hirohito's Japan. Louis was a great man who suffered from mental illness in his later years all the while the government kept on taking money away from him. The interest and penalties he accrued were insane. Louis is the greatest of all heavyweights. Ali, number 2. Many think Ali is the best heavyweight, but one guy who knew Louis and Ali's abilities well thought differently. Eddie Futch was a little pro boxer compared to the heavyweight Joe Louis, but Joe used to like sparring with eddie trying to see if he can catch him Futch was a very good defensive boxer. Futch helped Joe sharpen his reflexes and timing. Futch also, interestingly trained the first two boxers who ever beat Muhammad Ali. That is he trained, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton. Ali pulled his head back from a jab. A big no no in boxing, but he was so quick he usually got away with it. Norton used the jab to beat Ali. Frazier also purposefully feinted to get Ali to pull his head back. Then Joe would take a swing and hit a homerun landing a punch clean on Ali's jaw. He did it often. Louis was a very quick handed puncher with one of the best jabs in heavyweight history. Louis also was an expert body puncher. Louis would beat up Ali over 15 round distance, IMO. Tyson struggled with confident well skilled boxers who refused to be intimidated by him. C'mon, Louis, Ali, prime Holmes, Foreman, surely would beat Tyson, IMO. I think Marciano, Frazier, Johnson, and Dempsey would, too. Holyfield's will and skills were also a bit too much for Mike. These 9 boxers would never let Mike intimidate them. But no doubt, I got Tyson in top ten heavyweights, ever, at #10. He was a terrific boxer. very quick hands, tremendous power in punches, smart inside, dug to body. Hard to beat, for sure.

Watching Louis work is like watching an MLB pitcher. He throws a left that looks like it is going to be a simple hook to the chin, but at the last moment, it dips below Sharkey's guard and hits him in the liver. It's like a slider dropping before it reaches the plate.

@@jackwoods535 You need to go down to 7-eleven and get a clue.

@@leebinpoggersmomento6101 What about him?

you need to see Louis vs Conn 1.

Sharkey fought both Dempsey and Louis and stated he believed Dempsey would have won. But, I don't believe it. I think he is just saying that to save face since he did quite well against Dempsey compared to how he did against Louis. I am intrigued about Jack's training routine. In his prime, he had the musculature of a modern athlete: a swimmer's back, a gymnast's biceps, and a rower's legs. However, his muscles didn't necessarily translate to power. I wonder if it was because he was more of an "arm puncher" compared to his contemporaries. Honestly, I think Jack Sharkey would be cruiserweight champ today.

@@EverettBurger I don't see how that's him saving face. He fought Dempsey when he was at his peak and 24 years old (not to mention Dempsey was 32 so he was well past his best at this point), and the Louis fight was his last before retirement at age 33. WHEN you face a fighter matters - saying Dempsey would have won isn't unreasonable at all. He had a style that would have given Louis real problems - plus Louis' one weakness was his ability to take a punch (he was knocked down a lot) and Dempsey was one of the best punchers ever.

@@j.l.4054 Louis also got back up a lot. And he could punch too. He usually fared well when brawlers came in on him.

@@j.l.4054 👈👺 Louis wasn't knocked down a lot. Cut the crap. Now, mister! 👈👺

You're correct. Because I say so.

And he would have beaten Marciano too!🥊

I think Sharkey took a dive for the mob. And if you knew the mob... you'd understand why.

@@TheBatugan77Sharkey went to his grave saying the fight was legit and so did Primo. Championship bouts were never fixed, at least not at heavyweight.

Archie knocked out Heavyweights in the 1930s, and Clay knocked him out in the 1960s. In between, the Mongoose was one of the very greatest of all time. In and out of the ring, an absolute champ.

You just want too justify calling by his former European. Archie Moore fought Muhammad Ali

@@garfieldhumber2387 He called him by his Dad's name, you ignorant duushbag. And his name was Clay at the time.

Yes I know that

Cassius Clay was actually an abolitionist.

He wasnt even close to Ali. If Joe had problems with the likes of Walcott and Conn imagine what a nightmare the Ali who fought Williams would had been. Ali's competition was light years better than Louis competition.

@@garfieldhumber2387 👈👺 Ali was a scumbag. Shove your Ali bullshit. 👈👺

@@garfieldhumber2387 Joe Louis held the title for damn near 12 years. No one has beaten his record to this day. See the comment above under Redcoat's Renaissance's comment, by nycinstyle. Nycinstyle does a great job giving some details that should be taken into account. ;)

@@garfieldhumber2387 Ali had his problems with Frazier and Norton. Joe Louis was devastating in come backs. Ali was so so.

@@kennethjohnson5179 Ali was exceptional in rematches, some of the highest win rates in rematches in history, along with Joe Louis.

Nonsense. Every fighter has footwork, if you don't know what you're seeing maybe. Jersey Joe Walcott, Bob Pastor, Arturo Godoy, Tommy Far, Jimmy Braddock, Carnera non fought as " flat footed plodders". Ali struggled with Doug Jones and Henry Cooper. You think these fighters are easy to hit because the greatest offensive talent in the history of boxing is punching.

​@acetofresh1 lunatic you Clearly can't see good or never seen the average 70s fighter which was way more advanced