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
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
ESPN Classic - Brown Bomber was a hero to all Joe Louis was the heavyweight champion from 1937-1941 In one corner was Schmeling, representing Hitler (though Schmeling wasn't a Nazi) and everything fascism stood for
Today in History: June 22, Joe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling On June 22, 1938, in a rematch that bore the weight of both geopolitical symbolism and African American representation, American Joe Louis knocked out German Max Schmeling in just two
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
August 30, 1937: Louis vs Farr -- Gutsy Welshman Goes The Distance The great Joe Louis, already something of a legend, made his first defense as heavyweight champion against Welshman Tommy Farr just nine weeks after his title-winning knockout over James J Braddock
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 - International Boxing Hall of Fame 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