- Joe Louis - Wikipedia
He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, during which he participated in 26 championship fights, defeated 21 fighters, [118] [119] made 25 defenses and was a world champion for 11 years and 10 months
- Joe Louis | Biography, Record, Accomplishments, Facts | Britannica
Joe Louis (born May 13, 1914, Lafayette, Alabama, U S —died April 12, 1981, Las Vegas, Nevada) was an American boxer who was world heavyweight champion from June 22, 1937, when he knocked out James J Braddock in eight rounds in Chicago, until March 1, 1949, when he briefly retired
- Deseret News archives: Joe Louis began his reign atop the boxing world . . .
Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out “Gentleman Jim” Braddock in the eighth round of their fight Coverage of the Joe Louis-Jim Braddock fight in the
- Joe Louis Crowned Heavyweight Champion - History Today
The boxer's great victory over James J Braddock took place on June 22nd, 1937 Joe Louis takes the title from James J Braddock Getty Images Archive Photos Joseph Louis Barrow was born in Alabama in 1914 In 1926 the family moved to Detroit and the boy began boxing as an amateur
- Joe Louis - Boxing, Record Max Schmeling - HISTORY
Joe Louis (1914-1981), nicknamed the “Brown Bomber,” was heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 to 1949, an almost twelve-year streak that set a new world record Louis, an African
- Joe Louis vs James J. Braddock 22. 6. 1937 - World Heavyweight . . . - YouTube
Joe Louis had become the new World Heavyweight Champion and the first black World Heavyweight Champion since 1915 Louis held the title for twelve years and defended it twenty-five
- Tommy Farr | The Night he gave Joe Louis All He Could Handle
On a warm summer night in 1937, under the glaring lights of Yankee Stadium and before a crowd of over 37,000, one of the most unlikely and valiant efforts in boxing history took place Joe Louis, the feared “Brown Bomber” and newly crowned Heavyweight Champion of the World, entered the ring a massive favorite
- Barrow, Joe Louis | Detroit Historical Society
JOSEPH LOUIS BARROW, the legendary "Brown Bomber," is considered by many to be the finest heavyweight champion in the history of boxing He held the world's heavyweight title from June 22, 1937 until June 25, 1948 and made a division-record 25 successful title defenses
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