Emanuel steward boxing8/25/2023 He fought guys who were terrible for him style wise, but Ali would just tell Angelo Dundee, “Let’s fight”-and he put him with a guy like Kenny Norton who was always going to be a problem because of the way Kenny kept his elbows, he blocked jabs and right hands and that’s all Ali basically had and then he fought him I think three times Joe Frazier he went to London to fight Brian London and Henry Cooper and he went I think to Canada to fight (George) Chuvalo he fought Karl Mildenberger to fight the German in Germany. So I think he was the greatest champion when it comes to the word “champion” but as far as who would have beat who, I think Ali would have beat him, and then I have a lot of respect for Ali because Ali was the only champion that I know of that fought anybody, everybody. He beat everybody of his era and held the title for so long and was a perfect gentleman when it comes down to what was required and necessary at that time. I was fortunate enough to get to know one of his best friends who came from Detroit like I did, and he said Joe’s management always had to keep him away from boxers, people who could move, because Joe had problems with movers. The movement which Joe had problems with, even in a little small light heavyweight Billy Conn and Jersey Joe Walcott, those guys Joe always had problems with. If they fought, I think Ali would have definitely, I feel in my mind, beat him because Ali was the computer printout of everything that was a problem for Joe Louis. He was a world, when you say “champion”-I thought the epitome of the word “champion” was Joe Louis. It was just that night, he became bigger than a boxer and no man is ever probably going to be in that position to do what he did. It was all over the world everybody was on pins and needles waiting on that, and the fact that Joe Louis came out and had such an unbelievable great knockout-especially in view of the fact that it was the same man who had knocked him out-and that was like trying almost to stop that whole Hitler reign. And I learned as I’ve traveled, it wasn’t just in America. He was a perfect image for what he did for the country and the fight that he had with Max Schmeling was probably the most epic event that I still have known of in my mind in, not just in sports, but in any event of the history of the world because that night was like the night that the world stood still, and this mean German machine that was like trying to take over the whole world, Hitler, that it was strange that these two men in a little small limited little space in America here, half naked with just something on their fists, were going to almost determine the fate of mankind so to say. I thought having those record defenses and it’s just hard to be a guy who over eleven years had twenty-five defenses. Joe Louis was the greatest champion because of the fact that what he did at the time. ![]() Subscribe to OffTheBall's YouTube channel for more videos, like usįor the latest sporting news and content.A: Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali both were the two greatest but in different ways. Speaking months before his death, Emanuel Steward predicted the rise of Fury and Wilder to the top of the heavyweight division:ĭeontay Wilder enters Saturday's bout holding the unified WBA, IBF, WBO, IBO, and Ring titles - while Fury holds the 'lineal' claim to the world championship after never being defeated to lose his belts.ĭownload the brand new OffTheBall App in theĪpp Store right now! We've got you covered! ![]() I always say what would Emanuel do in this situation, now - especially for this camp." "I would say that Emanuel is here with us in some way and all the decisions we make and all the instructions are all things that I do, even things like wrapping hands. Lee told Off The Ball that Saturday night will offer a chance to continue Emanuel's legacy: A file picture shows the Ukrainian boxing champion Vladimir Klitschko (r) during a press training with his coach Emanuel Stweard (l) in Heidelberg, Germany, 7 March 2007.įury previously trained at the Kronk under the watch of Emanuel Steward in 2010 - two years before the trainer passed away.
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