Joe, in his prime, was unable to fight between April of 1942 and October of 1944 a 28-year-old Louis losing 20 months of activity, this at a time when he was so clearly the best in the world, a fighter at the top of his game. On the eve of World War II, African American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more at stake than just the world heavyweight title. And like Ali, Joe lost a good amount of his prime years due to the war WWII in Louis’ case, Vietnam in Ali’s. ![]() His classic fights with Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Undisputed heavyweight champion of the world for 11 years and nine months, the 'Brown Bomber' put his title on the line no less than 25 times. 25 heavyweight title defenses, an incredibly long reign as world champion, 12 years, in fact, this record never likely to be broken – not ever. Joe Louis was one of boxings all-time greats. Louis was, of course, a truly special fighter, as were his numbers. In his day, heavyweight champion Joe Louis was the most famous black man in America, virtually the only one who regularly appeared in the white newspapers. He began his boxing career in Detroit, Mich., and won. Joseph Louis Barrow was born on May 13, 1914, in Lafayette, Ala. After spending his early years in Alabama, Louis moved with his family to Detroit, and in July 1980, Republicans nominated Ronald Reagan and George H.W. He successfully defended the title 25 times, scoring 21 knockouts. When you really break it down, the only other serious rival as far as this debate goes is Muhammad Ali.īottom line: if Louis isn’t the greatest, Ali is. The Brown Bomber, Joe Louis was the world heavyweight boxing champion for almost 12 yearsthe longest reign in the history of the heavyweight division. Joe Louis wanted a shot at the title against Heavyweight Champion James J. Through the end of 1935, Joe Louis had earned a whopping 371,645 in professional purses, about 300 times the average annual salary during the depression. Fight fans the world over know Louis as Joe Louis – and as “The Brown Bomber.” If you listen to the old-timers, Louis was the greatest heavyweight champion of them all – and IS the greatest heavyweight champion of them all. Joe Louis won all 12 professional fights that year, 10 by way of knockout. ![]() He was given a military burial in Arlington National Cemetery at the request of. deeply emotional biography of the boxing legend who held the heavyweight world championship for more than eleven years (Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the. Today in 1914, in LaFayette, Alabama, Joseph Louis Barrow was born. Louis spent his last four years in a wheelchair before dying of a heart attack at 66 on Apin Las Vegas. Joseph Louis Barrow was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951.
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