Joe Louis vs Jersey Joe Walcott I

[AliRidah619]

i like both fighters but walcott won this fight

[macvatu]

Injustice?. . I think so, though Louis was always a hero of mine, from what we saw there, (though not complete), Jersy Joe was definitely ahead on points. Nat Fletcher also said so in his summing up of the fight.

[slyfinger4]

anyone interested in reading the first and only biography about Jersey Joe Walcott? Contact James Curl at curl88@hotmail.com. The book will be released early 2012.

[RockyM3003]

People don't seem to realize that for a good chunk of his career he was malnurished bordering on starving; he got in the ring in a weakened state just to make a few bucks to buy food. I believe he fought twice in one night at least once. Considering these circumstances is it any wonder Walcott picked up a few losses? It shouldn't detract from his greatness as a fighter.

[carmodifire]

the way walcott feints with the jab is similar to Hearns.

[dabaddchampion]

i\ love you brown bomber, but jersey joe won

[HoodCoderMan]

I wish faggots would stop bringing up scared-ass Gayweather, the dude who's scared to fight Pacquiao. Shut the fuck up.

You know what the difference between this video's era and Gayweather is that these boxers didn't fight for points. They didn't try to win off points like how Gayweather does. These fighters fought for BLOOD. It wasn't about points back then. And that what sucks about boxing THESE DAYS.

UFC anyone?

[TRIPLESIXSICCNESS]

@HoodCoderMan even the "most exiting" fights are boring compared to the best Boxing fights, and don't sleep on the fighters from today still giving us great wars, still fighting for glory not for the money, every now and then there will be a great WAR, now if you miss those fights, its on you. The heavyweight division is what sucks, the rest are still great.

[crookedwiretap89]

@HoodCoderMan moron

[HoodCoderMan]

@crookedwiretap89 Great debating with you pussy.

[onlyjoetee]

@HoodCoderMan Mayweather is not scared to fight Pacquiao,Pacquiao is scared to take a random blood test.If boxing is not about points then why do they have 3 judges sitting there?scoring what?The object of boxing is simply to win.If you want naked boys in cages rolling around choking eachother and kneeing eachother in the face,then fuck off to your UFC,simple as that

[HoodCoderMan]

@onlyjoetee You're missing my point. Do you think Hagler & Hearns ever gave a fuck about how many points they scored? Do you think Tyson ever gave a fuck about how many points he scored? 100 years ago, boxers fought till one of them couldn't stand anymore. They would go 100 rounds. They fought for honor & respect, not money. All Gayweather does is get points and backs off. And last I checked, Pacquiao agreed to a drug test. Gayweather is shivering now.

[crookedwiretap89]

@HoodCoderMan the guy you're debating with is too though

[Noirvids1]

Louis was never good at chasing anyone....walcotts style is what got him...Joe L was straight to the point...if you mix it up on him...it ws over...walcott got robbed here tho

[quaabhunter]

Boxing back then was when it was serious. No fucking around and waiting for an opening. IT WAS ALL OUT WARFARE IN THE RING

[crawlFace]

Walcott style was one of the best ways to beat Louis. Louis wasn't defensively terrible but you could expose lapses here and there throughout a match, the trick was not trading shots with Louis because more times than not it worked in his favor. If you could hit and run while adding in timely counters you had a good chance to at least be competitive against Louis.

I always thought Walcott did enough to win this one. walcott: very fun boxer to watch.

[1saxonwolf]

Why would people bring up GAYWEATHER on this fight site ?

Walcott was robbed in this fight. Boxed Louis's ears off.

[onlyjoetee]

I like Walcott style,the 2 step and the great right hand.He was definitely robbed here

[onlyjoetee]

@GarciaPando1 yeah of course you gotta mix it up,confuse your man,but remember this,its VERY important,EVERY time you throw your right,duck immediately afterwards,even an uppercut,still duck,right then duck,always..study Mayweather,you'll see what i mean..

[chrismck100]

@onlyjoetee ok so every time u throw ur right u will duck .....ok as soon as i see u throw the right i know u r going 2 duck so i slip the right hand and ur hands r down and u r fucked

[onlyjoetee]

@chrismck100 its done FAR too quick for you to do anything about it trust me,watch Floyd Mayweather v Moseley or marquez you'll see exactly what i mean.Its a split second action..

[chrismck100]

@onlyjoetee yes and when i see u throw tht right hand i counter it then i throw the ko punch in split second

[onlyjoetee]

@chrismck100 you wont see nothing trust me,a boxers greatest asset is SPEED,the boxing ring is the wrong place to be slow,every move must be made in split seconds,without speed you're nothing,the difference between great fighters and others is ALWAYS speed...like i said,watch Mayweather v Marquez or Moseley right now,you'll see exactly what i mean,SPEED,you wont see nothing coming!!

[onlyjoetee]

@chrismck100 why dont you just go study those 2 fights i told you,and see what i mean..

[chrismck100]

@onlyjoetee i dont like mayweather i like all the old real fighters .floyde is good but nowhere near as good as robinson

[onlyjoetee]

@chrismck100 i have never ever ever seen a boxer who does every single thing you can possibly do in a boxing ring offensively and defensively as technically brilliantly as Floyd Mayweather,ever,none at all.Robinson is not even close to this guy in pure boxing skill AT ALL!!SRR is only impressive for his record,cos he fought practically every week,technically im not impressed by him at him.hit hard,KOd a lot of people yes,but nowhere near as technically complete as Floyd!!

[chrismck100]

@onlyjoetee robinson was the greatest pound for pound boxer of all time and u are telling me tht he was not a good technically as floyed ,robinson was taught in such a way where he did not need all this speed ,quick combos , he was taught in a way tht every punch should knock his head of or break his body, robinson vs mayweather round 1.....bell rings robinson hits mayweather with 2 jabs then a right to the body then a left hook then a right hook ,floyeds bk up ray hits with a left hook and hes

[onlyjoetee]

@chrismck100 SRR greatest P4P is an opinion that i dont share at all,its based on his record,which was astonishing,i dont care about that,im interested in skill,pure boxing skill,You go in a ring and throw every punch to knock his head off,you will be completely outta gas in 6 mins,ask George Foreman!!I can name you10 things i have learned in boxing directly because of mayweather,you cant tell me 10 things you've learned directly because of Robinson.Floyd is technically FAR more complete by FAR!

[onlyjoetee]

@chrismck100 Floyd is the most defensively brilliant boxer i've ever seen and with the least effort,he is also the best and quickest counter puncher i've seen,which pretty much shits on your senario LOL,its not like facing some Lamotta or some Turpin who come straight ahead with no defense no special features LOL

[crookedwiretap89]

@onlyjoetee another moron 

[onlyjoetee]

@GarciaPando1 you can throw a lead right without first setting it up with the jab,but you have to duck immediately after you throw it,like Floyd Mayweather does.Infact everytime you throw your right you must always duck immadiately afterwards..

[andyc494]

anyway walcott couldn't beat marciano anyway,anyone could

[RayPFP]

Joe knew he hadn't won. Being the gentlemen is was he offered Walcott a rematch where Joe properly disposed of the great Walcott.

[Moonmanwalker]

That fight was fixed

[onlyjoetee]

when you meet a man Like Joe Louis,forget the fucking jab,put that right hand on him straight.Im not a fan of the jab,never hurts anyone.Walcott looked much more dynamic in this fight,looked better than Louis

[chrismck100]

@onlyjoetee i know alot about boxing and i know tht every move a fighter makes is 2 set up another move ..they are always thinking in the ring and if a fighter is throwing the jab instead of throwing right hands like u said they are doing it 4 a reason

[auraliztic]

look at the power in those blows!!!!

they're like same-polar magnets crashing into each other!!

[stefanoBN]

This match was won by Walcott

[connymat]

When cutting down 15 rounds to 9 min, its difficult knowing who won the fight.. But wthe most people thought that he won that fight. And with two knockdowns in seperate rounds Louis had much to make up... Did he do enough?

[DjVenko]

I have the impression that Joe Lois is getting stronger after each punch.

[gqunit69]

joe got robbd lol

[Coptic78]

Several right Handy did hurt Louis here

[romienomie]

Its impossible to compare different eras. But if you do, you must account for Louis to benefit from modern training techniques as did a Tyson. I believe he would still be a great fighter Men are bigger and stronger nowadays, but so would Joe Louis be.

[romienomie]

Its impossible to compare different eras. But if you do, you must account for Louis to benefit from modern training techniques as did a Tyson. I believe he would still be a great fighter

[bobbya16]

The absolute worst decision in boxing history....those two judges should have been put in jail...Jersey Joe won that fight hands down.....it was not even close...

[stefanoBN]

@bobbya16 absolutely agreed!

[josemezatorrez]

My respects to JJW who at the age of 38 was whupping Rocky till he got caught with a right on the 13 rd.And JJW also knocked down Rocky for the first time ever.

[freakncarlos]

it was the jab, walcott just threw blows, heavy blows.

[81carlos]

Have to admit,just like when Ali fought Jimmy Young,Louis got a gift decision by the judges. Their legendary status allowed them to sway the judges in their favors during the twilight of their careers.Nobody likes seeing their heroes lose. The judges felt the same way,felt sympathy and give them the decision.

[nitramgnal]

I have always been a fan of Ali, yet I much prefer watching this. Ali was only good to watch when he was in his early and mid-twenties. I used to get bored of watching him on the ropes hoping his opponent would punch himself out. Boring as hell.

[ijwtwy]

5:58 OMG!

[15230]

Guess what JJW knocks Tyson Out

[cmerc25]

I love how people that don't know anything say that Walcott was past his prime when he met Marciano. The Walcott that came out of retirement to fight Joe Louis was the great Jersey Joe Walcott. Early in his career he was mediocre. When he was older he was great. He even knocked out Ezzard Charles, a younger man, to win the title. People also forget that he was well ahead in his first fight with Marciano, but Rocky cornered him and knocked him out. Jersey Joe Walcott was a great fighter.

[mookeychase0907]

@cmerc25 To add to your point JJW was still a great fighter when he fought Rocky,he was well ahead and instead of boxing his way to a win he backed up and traded out wit Rock,he cocked back and threw a right and Rock threw a strait right beating him to the punch and knocking him out, actually JJW's punch landed but he was out when it did.If JJW chose to skate thru the round he wouldve won the fight so again I agree JJW was still a beast when he fought Rock.

[marialovesmarvin]

@cmerc25 Completely agree with that. a very underated fighter. a guy who was unlucky to encounter two legends and still do exceptionally well.

[marialovesmarvin]

@cmerc25 Completely agree with that. a very underated fighter. a guy who was unlucky to encounter two legends and still do exceptionally well. louis was lucky to escape getting kayoed here...

[onlyjoetee]

@cmerc25 some athletes are better when they're older,Walcott was one of those..

[stefanoBN]

In this match JJWalcott was the real winner.

[Kerbee]

In his auto biography, it mentioned that Louis, prior to this fight, had went 2 days without eating or drinking anything and on the morning of the fight, drank a glass of orange juice,. He was trying to lose weight and was weakened. His trainer, Manny Seamon said before the rematch. I don't ace if Louis come in at 400lbs, I want him to be in condition.

[faltagh]

Old time trainer/manager "Dumb" Dan Morgan said he gave the fight plan to Walcott to beat Louis. Said it was there all along, He gave it to Galento who was not smart enough to stick to it after he knocked Louis down. Walcott was robbed. Easy enough to see. When asked about a Dempsey vs Louis fight outcome, Morgan said without hesitation Dempsey in a round, wouldn't even be a fight. Morgan saw them from Sullivan thru Marciano.

[faltagh]

Louis & Walcott were the same age, 33. Just to compare: Ali 33 for Frazier 3, Dempsey 32 for Tunney 2.

[thegratefulrasta]

Louis vs. Walcott, Mayweather vs. Luis Castillo I, Pacquiao vs. Marquez (twice), Diaz vs. Malignaggi I... that's what you get in a judged sport. Same thing with the Chinese at the Beijing Olympics with all the gold, or lead, they won with gymnastics.

[Coptic78]

Louis always seemed to be souspicious to right Hands. Walcott counterpunched him. He was a little like ali was 20 Years later. Louis, like Schmeling reminded, had trouble with guys who could move

[tftmc]

Louis was certainly a Brawler, sometimes a pure slugger. Just circling and circling, throwing those hard mechanical jabs to take his opponent off balance & back it up with those hard rights.

Seriously, defending the Heavyweight Title for 25 fights against solid opponents like Walcott or greats like Baer. 25 is a record that won't ever be beaten.

But Louis had good fundamentals, was relentless, tough, & strong, with obviously lots of heart. That killer right didn't hurt either. He's a legend

[anselmochevelle]

luis wasnt a brawler in the least, he was very technical actually. rocky marciano was an example of a slugger and also joe frazier. joe luis isnt even close stylistically speaking.

[tftmc]

@anselmochevelle Well he wasn't a full fledged boxer or even boxer/puncher, he simply doesn't move about enough.

I know Joe Louis was a technical fighter, but I wouldn't call him a boxer as opposed to a brawler. He was like a technical brawler, but he didn't move his feet except to keep face w/ the opponent.  Marciano I wouldn't call a slugger, he could move pretty swift. he's more slugger than boxer tho

Frazier was definitely a slugger, get inside, bob and weave, left hook. loved it.

[anselmochevelle]

well he used a jab to set up other punches and he also was a masterfull couterpuncher so id say that made him a technition. just because he didnt dance about doesnt detract from his ability with his hands. fred astair and michael jackson were great dancers so does that mean if they wore gloves they'd be great boxers? not at all, boxing comes down to hands in the end and your ability with them. dancing is good and all but without technical ability it dont matter anyway.

[tftmc]

I think we can meet a middle ground here. Louis was one of the greatest fighters ever. His style was unique. He used different aspects of each style, but if I had to categorize him it'd be a Brawler maybe Boxer/Puncher.

[kevlarunderwear22]

looked like walcott took off the last round thinking it was in the bag, you cant do that because you never know how inept the judges might be. he could have salvaged a draw. ive always hated round by round scoring. they should just watch the whole fight and then pick one guy or the other as the winner, simple.

[JDezi4]

@kevlarunderwear22

But he won. On 2 of the 3 judges scorecards (and I don't know how the 3rd gave it to Louis) he won more rounds... Unfortunately, and u probably know this, this is old news, 1 of those judges wrote "Louis" as the winner (supposedly) by accident, and so that's the name the announcer read, and thats why Louis got the win. Joe certainly took the last round off, and thats something u should never do, but in his case, and in the case of DLH/Trinidad, that shouldn't have mattered

[kevlarunderwear22]

incompetent judging is one reason i dont follow boxing anymore. same thing happened to norton in his 3rd fight with ali. joe louis was one of the true gentlemen, i respect the hell out of him.

[cizer77]

First KD was not all that impressive, Louis looked off balance, but the second one was great, Walcott dropped Louis real hard.

[lemonite1]

Louis apologized to Walcott about the decision. He even said it publicly after the fight. No one would do that nowadays.

[cizer77]

Yes. And as George Foreman said, Louis exited the ring immediately to show he knew he lost the fight. Great sportsmanship.

[panfel78]

Walcott won this fight. He was robbed.

[onlyjoetee]

Agree ,Walcott Def won this fight!!! amazing decision!!!!Walcott was a very very good boxer,great movement,with more speed he would have been amazing

[panfel78]

Two great champions.

Walcott was at the beginning of his true career.

[vegetayy]

after second knock down loiis was done.walcott couldnt finish him lol.

[romienomie]

Louis left no doubt the second fight.

[KashiemMartialArtist]

5:58  wooooooooo!!!!

[loyaldude10]

Walcott was robbed. He was a terrific fighter. But I guess Louis trained more seriously for their second fight., becuase the outcome was far different

[TheMorales1111]

dat bell is still RINGING in my ears

[LeftHandedBoxingFan]

jersey joe walcott is one of my favourites hes a legend.

[Strezza90]

Jersey joe walcot definitally one of the best boxers and underated

[willieraye]

@Strezza90 walcot was great, ageed way under rated

[loyaldude10]

@Strezza90 -Jersey Joe was one slick customer, who could punch also. Didnt know he was giving away 17 lbs to Louis here. And Walcott, by most observers, clearly won fight, w/ 2 KD's

[jn829]

Roooobed. Walcot won this one.

[IsOkReallyOK]

This is mafia controlled BS. No, way did Joe win this f*cking fight

[furtherdefinitions]

Why does Tyson constantly come up in these boxing posts? Tyson was no more than a bully with no heart. He lost to men that couldn't stand in the same ring either Louis, Walcott or Marciano, so what makes anyone think Tyson could beat these greats? Please!

[jn829]

Tyson had a very short lived prime. Between the Holmes fight and the Spinks fight. That's it. He went downhill after that because he got tied up with Don King who made him fire his trainer Kevin Rooney.

[onlyjoetee]

NEVER accuse any man who fights for a living of having "no heart"!much less Mike Tyson!!Shit are crazy??For all his sins,Tyson Is one of the greatest and most knowlegable boxers ever. been thru things you could not survive 5mins of

[JohnnyFriendly]

What you need to remember about the old timers is that they had more fights than modern boxers and that alone made them far better boxers than Tyson who was a novice in comparison. To become good, you need practice.

Also, ppl like Walcott, Louis, Marciano etc at some point in their careers fought guys who absolutely refused to quit, yet they prevailed. Tyson, on the other hand, just caved in when he met someone who refused to be intimidated. Not the sign of a great, that's for sure.

[thotkrime]

Dudes back then had the over mit lookin gloves with no strap connecting the thumb to the rest of the glove too. I cant immagine a career in fighting back then.

[thotkrime]

oven mit*

[FrizzyBlue]

And, many of Tyson's foes were so intimidated by him that once they were stung by him for the first time, they made sure they stayed down. The old timers took it as insult when they were knocked down. Case in point, the greatest ever: Sugar Ray Robinson. When he was on one knee and looking at you, you were in trouble.

[vegetayy]

we all know that tyson psychlogic was very weak.but tyson was the best boxer.

[jeryd2003]

jersey joe walcott was robbed how come this story of him beating joe lewis badly and getting robbed of the decison never been toldL?

[withaneks]

because jersey joe challenged louis to a rematch because he was robbed. in that rematch, though louis knocked jersey joe out and won...

[Pugophile]

Wonderful man, old Jersey Joe. A very canny boxer, too. It makes me smile when half-wits claim that Tyson would have made short work of Joe. Do these people think Joe lacked a punch and that he was incapable of landing one on the yellow-livered Tyson?

[Reet27]

jersey joe is my great gran uncle. even tho he aint win dat nigga was the shit lol

[markdemoridotcom]

i love jersey joes style, the foot work and head movement seemed to frustrate louis

[truthhitmanisback]

Because some one knocks you out it dont mean you have a glass jaw...lol These are Heavyweights. Anyone can be knocked out if hit hard enough on the button.

[MDSJR67]

Jersey Joe was robbed,He clearly beat Joe Louis. This is like one of those bad mid 70s Muhammed Ali decisions.

[boxingfanofthegame]

Love the old school intro music ... lol

[mumbleora]

From what I saw here, Walcott was robbed badley. And for those who say Louis could have beaten Ali, with all due respect to the great Louis, I don't think so.

[1ssBolter]

The people that say louis could have beaten ali meant that he could of beaten Alii when louis was in his prime not when he was old.

[sashe44]

Louis had a glass jaw?? I hardly think so. He may have been knocked down and staggered in his career, but the great majority of the time he recovered and went on to win decisively.

[86pimp3]

Fuck the guy who said Louis had a glass jaw and is overrated.

[panfel78]

Joe Louis is one of the little group of the greatests ever, but in this match Walcott was better.

Walcott is often underrated as a champion, as he probably drew (or closely won) Louis I, and he had the control of ring till a sudden K.O. both against Louis II and Marciano I.

[TA152H01]

He was taking a terrible beating against Marciano, and fought a stupid fight. Then quit in the second fight. He should have moved more against Marciano, when he did he fought well, until he got bombed out with a one punch knock out. He was a big guy, and was a good fighter, but he didn't have the talent of Louis, or the tenacity and toughness of Marciano.

[TheGreatA]

Walcott didn't have the legs to move against Marciano like he did here.

[panfel78]

Walcott had strange losses when young, so that he came late at the top level. So he was fresh, hungry, in a perfect shape at 40.

He had a wonderful style, like a dance.

He learned the killer instinct after 2nd loss agaist Louis. In my opinion, Walcott had much more to regret for matches against Louis. He was surprised Rocky survived to his perfect left hook, even better than the one who stretched out Charles. And you can't land the distance when Rocky wants to win, even blind or without nose.

[RalphyMarciano]

haha the beginning is like watching a Mickey Mouse or Pluto cartoon

[bjvsgsp]

joe louis = overrated as hell,not even a top 15 heavyweight of all time,ray mercer would have killed him

[TheGreatA]

Mercer couldn't even get past journeyman Jesse Ferguson, not to mention a 40+ year old Larry Holmes.

Tell me 15 heavyweights that you would rank over Louis.

[bjvsgsp]

mercer power + joe louis glassjaw = KO

louis fought bums and blown up middleweight who outboxed,outfoxed and knocked him down and you think mercer would struggle lol

[TheGreatA]

Louis fought more hall of famers and top 10 contenders than almost any other heavyweight in boxing history (aside from Ali and Holyfield).

The "blown up middleweight" had not been a middleweight since he was 16-17 years old and had always weighed more than 190 lbs since he was 20.

[TheGreatA]

Who did Mercer ever beat anyway? He was shut out on the judges' scorecards for 9 rounds by Francesco Damiani until landing a haymaker, beaten up by truly glass-jawed Tommy Morrison until landing a haymaker, made to look foolish by a 40+ year old Larry Holmes, outboxed by journeyman Jesse Ferguson, drew with 200 lb Marion Wilson (who rarely won a fight), barely beat a 40 year old Tim Witherspoon...

[bjvsgsp]

any boxer who boxed in that era is in the hall of fame look at max schmeling,he wasn't even good and would be beat by most decent heavyweights today

[TheGreatA]

Both Klitschko brothers name Max Schmeling as their all-time favorite boxer and an inspiration.

His performance against Louis in the first fight is one of the greatest I've ever seen.

[TA152H01]

I'll agree Louis is overrated, mainly because of his glass jaw, but he was a terrific combination puncher and offensively was top notch.

But, especially with heavyweights, you need to take a punch.

It's always bad to compare fighters from different eras though. Joe Louis 50 years later would have been bigger.

[TheGreatA]

I don't know about Louis having a glass jaw.

Sure he was knocked down a couple of times but he got right back up every time. I think it had a lot to do with his balance more so than his chin.

[panfel78]

I agree 100%

[panfel78]

I agree 100% with TheGreatA about Louis' jaw and chin.

[aimaneel]

One of the overatted fighter of all time Joe Louis, almost as overatted as Rocky.

20 year old Mike Tyson would have smashed Joe in a matter of seconds

[TheGreatA]

Tyson at Louis's age (as he was here) was being wiped the floor with by Lennox Lewis, Danny Williams and Kevin McBride.

Your hero has much more respect for Louis whom he called his favorite knockout artist.

[aimaneel]

That wasnt because of his age thats because of a lack of motivation and and because his bad shape

The Tyson that destroyed Berbick and Spinks was to fast and to strong for Joe to handel.

Joe was dropped often, by even light heavyweights (of todays standards) he had a good chin, but had a bad balance.

Tyson would have made quick work of Joe

[TheGreatA]

Then again what motivation did Joe Louis have at this point of his career? He had reigned as the champion for a decade.

The only reason he fought on was in order to pay his taxes.

Berbick and Spinks were no Joe Louis. Tyson has a chance to finish off anybody but men like James Tillis, Jose Ribalta and James Smith went rounds with him. There's no reason to assume that Louis couldn't.

Watch 21 year old Joe Louis against Max Baer instead of the balding old Joe who fought Walcott.

[aimaneel]

Yes I agree Im not using this fight for an example

Tyson was 18 when he fought the experienced James, Tyson knocked out Jose Ribalta in the final round I believe, and James just played a survival match

Al off these 3 matches were no boxing matches at all, those guys played extreemly defencive with no intention to win at all

Because they knew they woud have been knocked out

The Tyson that fought Spinks was such a better fighter then the one against James.

And he was 22, damn thats scary.

[TheGreatA]

I'm pretty sure Tyson was just about to turn 20 when he fought Tillis. 6 months later he destroyed Berbick to win the heavyweight title.

I don't think Spinks can be compared to someone like Joe Louis.

Tyson was scary but it's silly to say with 100% certainty that he would beat a great fighter like Louis "in a matter of seconds" when he didn't even beat men like Frank Bruno, old Larry Holmes, Tyrell Biggs, Tony Tucker, Pinklon Thomas, James Smith, Jose Ribalta and James Tillis in seconds.

[DOUGDIAMOND29]

No wonder they had all the cops at ringside after the fight. From what I seen, that was a horrible decision. Did Lois knock Walcott down in a round they didn't show, or did he really get robbed that badly?

[overdozerecords]

I found no one on this board who even mentions the fact this is a joe louis beyond his PRIME, but i know in his prime this would be a much different fight for louis

[sechenry6]

They fight again and louis KO's him.

[theonlysaltspring]

Joe is a all time great.....Walcott is a very, very good fighter. Good video. Thanks,

[mattman747]

louis was just having an off night............A VERY OFF NIGHT! he fought such a sloppy fight that night it was embarrasing.

[madmax8903]

One of the worst decisions in boxing history. At the end Louis says to Walcott, "I'm sorry, Joe", which just sums it up. You don't see a complete round so I couldn't gauge how quick they were, but I'm guessing this was at normal speed in which case all I can say is those guys were FAST, especially considering their ages. Oh, how heavyweight boxing in particular has declined!

[TheGreatA]

The film was at normal speed.

Jersey Joe was quick with his hands and feet, a slick boxer who inspired such men as James Toney and Bernard Hopkins.

Joe Louis also had quick hands, even at this stage of his career. Just look at the combination that he KO's Walcott with in the rematch...

[Coptic78]

Walcott really surprised Louis here. He could have won the rematch, if he would have been cautious

[takky9298]

There isn't a respectable top 10 heavyweights of all time list that doesn't have Louis and Marciano on it somewhere. How many guys can say they knocked both of them down, split the Rock's nose, and outpointed them for several rounds? There's also the victory over Ezzard Charles with as perfect a punch as was ever thrown. All this in his mid to late 30's. I must say Walcott is the most underrated heavyweight champ in history.

[mrphilosophical]

ya i agree, and marciano is overrated, hes just fighting old men and has been or never was

[DIMMUSAKURABA]

Never was? Ezzard Charles might have had success and had a good run at HW, but P4P, Charles is one of the greatest of all-time buddy. Easily comparable to Muhammad Ali. Hes a natural Light Heavyweight. And you know what, so is Marciano.

[sechenry6]

He is not over rated. evry one i speak seems to think their favorite boxer is the best and the others are over rated. Marciano had tremendous punching power.Guys like him are very deceiving in that they are very hard to hit as well. case in point Smokin Joe frazier. I have watched boxing for many years i have recordings of old interviews of boxers and almost all of them say they underestimated how hard marciano hit and how elusive he was. You want over rated, Ali is over rated.

[mrphilosophical]

yes i agree Ali is over rated, but i personally felt that so is marciano

[mumbleora]

Ali overated? Ali was the greatest!

(Of all tiiiimmmmmeeee)!!

[SuaveCapone]

Happened this day...61 years ago in 47'

Great fighter....and this is a great fight

[81carlos]

Perhaps the greatest puncher in heavyweight history....

[Cwm368]

A robbery.