70 Years Ago Today: Rocky Marciano Vs. Joe Louis
70 years ago today, the heavyweight division saw a classic changing of the guard, of the torch being passed from the former champ to the new star of the division.
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Louis-Schmeling II: When Joe Scored The Kind Of Brutal Revenge All Fighters Dream Of
As fight fans know, Germany’s Max Schmeling scored a big upset, a very big upset, when he KO’d an unbeaten Joe Louis, a fighter who had the heavyweight crown firmly in his crosshairs, in a June of 1936 in a non-title bout.
On This Day: The Great Joe Louis Was Born – The Greatest Heavyweight Champion Ever?
Today in 1914, in LaFayette, Alabama, Joseph Louis Barrow was born. Fight fans the world over know Louis as Joe Louis – and as “The Brown Bomber.”
Joe Louis – 40 Years Gone, Never Forgotten
The great, the beloved Joe Louis deserved so much better. Not only was Louis arguably the greatest heavyweight in boxing history – and how passionately do Joe’s supporters make the argument – he also gave so much to his country.
Recalling The Joe Louis-Jersey Joe Walcott Battles
Great as he was, heavyweight legend Joe Louis had more than enough trouble with Jersey Joe Walcott; the man born Arnold Cream perhaps the slickest, trickiest heavyweight in history.
On This Day: The Great Joe Louis Notches Up His Final Ring Victory
On this day way back in 1951, the great Joe Louis won a fight for the very last time. Balding and looking somewhat gaunt, the former heavyweight king, back in the ring due to the utterly disgraceful manner in which he was treated by the IRS (Joe somehow owing money in the form of taxes, this despite his unbelievable generosity during the war effort in WWII; Louis handing over vast thousands) fought Jimmy Bivens in a ten-rounder in Baltimore.
Tyson Fury Lists His Top-Five Greatest Heavyweights (says he would have beaten them all)
Bored with lists yet? Just lately, during the lockdown, many people have come out with lists, these lists compiling their greatest this, their greatest that in boxing.
80 Years Ago Today: “The Brown Bomber” Slugs It Out With “Two Ton Tony”
Louis bounces Baer on way to Braddock
Video: Joe Louis – Top 5 Notable Wins
Happy New Year, boxing fans! And to kick off the new year, Joe Louis is the featured boxer in this edition of the Top 5 Notable Wins series, and with The Brown Bomber, he still holds records for the longest heavyweight title reign in history, both in terms of his 25 title defenses, and also the duration of his illustrious championship run which lasted nearly 12 years.