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||[[Jack Kracken]]
||[[Jack Kracken]]
||Bacon's Arena, Chicago, IL
||Bacon's Arena, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
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||[[Willie Davies]]
||[[Willie Davies]]
||Bacon's Arena, Chicago, IL
||Bacon's Arena, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||[[Larry Udell]]
||[[Larry Udell]]
||Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL
||Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||[[Jack Kranz]]
||[[Jack Kranz]]
||Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL
||Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / PD
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||[[Buck Everett]]
||[[Buck Everett]]
||Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL
||Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||2
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||[[Al Delaney]]
||[[Al Delaney]]
||Naval Armory, Detroit, MI
||Naval Armory, Detroit, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||4
||4
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||[[Adolph Wiater]]
||[[Adolph Wiater]]
||Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL
||Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / PD
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||X
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||10
||10
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||[[Art Sykes]]
||[[Art Sykes]]
||Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL
||Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||8
||8
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||[[Jack O'Dowd]]
||[[Jack O'Dowd]]
||Arena Gardens, Detroit, MI
||Arena Gardens, Detroit, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||2
||2
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||[[Stanley Poreda]]
||[[Stanley Poreda]]
||Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL
||Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||1
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||[[Charlie Massera]]
||[[Charlie Massera]]
||Coliseum, Chicago, IL
||Coliseum, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||3
||3
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||[[Lee Ramage]]
||[[Lee Ramage]]
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||8
||8
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||[[Patsy Perroni]]
||[[Patsy Perroni]]
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / PD
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||X
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||10
||10
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||[[Hans Birkie]]
||[[Hans Birkie]]
||Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA
||Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||10
||10
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||Lee Ramage
||Lee Ramage
||Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA
||Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||2
||2
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||[[Don Barry]]
||[[Don Barry]]
||Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
||Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||3
||3
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||[[Natie Brown]]
||[[Natie Brown]]
||Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
||Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
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||X
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||10
||10
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||[[Roy Lazer]]
||[[Roy Lazer]]
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
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||3
||3
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||[[Biff Bennett]]
||[[Biff Bennett]]
||Memorial Hall, Dayton, OH
||Memorial Hall, Dayton, OH
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
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||1
||1
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||[[Roscoe Toles]]
||[[Roscoe Toles]]
||IMA Auditorium, Flint, MI
||IMA Auditorium, Flint, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||6
||6
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||Willie Davies
||Willie Davies
||Majestic Theatre, Peoria, IL
||Majestic Theatre, Peoria, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||2
||2
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||[[Gene Stanton]]
||[[Gene Stanton]]
||Kalamazoo, MI
||Kalamazoo, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||3
||3
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||[[Primo Carnera]]
||[[Primo Carnera]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||6
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||[[King Levinsky]]
||[[King Levinsky]]
||Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL
||Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||1
||1
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||[[Max Baer]]
||[[Max Baer]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||4
||4
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||[[Paolino Uzcudun]]
||[[Paolino Uzcudun]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||4
||4
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||[[Charlie Retzlaf]]
||[[Charlie Retzlaf]]
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||1
||1
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||[[Max Schmeling]]
||[[Max Schmeling]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:red"|'''L'''
|style="color:red"|'''L''' / KO
||X
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||12
||12
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||[[Jack Sharkey]]
||[[Jack Sharkey]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||3
||3
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||[[Al Ettore]]
||[[Al Ettore]]
||Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
||Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||5
||5
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||[[Jorge Brescia]]
||[[Jorge Brescia]]
||Hippodrome, New York city, NY
||Hippodrome, New York city, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||3
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||[[Eddie Simms]]
||[[Eddie Simms]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||1
||1
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||[[Steve Ketchel]]
||[[Steve Ketchel]]
||Hippodrome, New York city, NY
||Hippodrome, New York city, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||2
||2
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||[[Bob Pastor]]
||[[Bob Pastor]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York city, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York city, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
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||X
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||10
||10
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||Natie Brown
||Natie Brown
||Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO
||Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||4
||4
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||[[Jim Braddock]]
||[[Jim Braddock]]
||Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL
||Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||8
||8
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||[[Tommy Farr]]
||[[Tommy Farr]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
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||X
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||15
||15
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||[[Nathan Mann]]
||[[Nathan Mann]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||3
||3
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||[[Harry Thomas]]
||[[Harry Thomas]]
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
||Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||5
||5
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||Max Schmeling
||Max Schmeling
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||1
||1
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||[[John Henry Lewis]]
||[[John Henry Lewis]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||1
||1
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||[[Jack Roper]]
||[[Jack Roper]]
||Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA
||Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||1
||1
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||[[Tony Galento]]
||[[Tony Galento]]
||Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA
||Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||4
||4
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||Bob Pastor
||Bob Pastor
||Briggs Stadium, Detroit, MI
||Briggs Stadium, Detroit, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||11
||11
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||[[Arturo Godoy]]
||[[Arturo Godoy]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / SD
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||15
||15
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||[[Johnny Paycheck]]
||[[Johnny Paycheck]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||2
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||[[Arturo Godoy]]
||[[Arturo Godoy]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||9
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||[[Al McCoy]]
||[[Al McCoy]]
||Boston Garden, Boston, MA
||Boston Garden, Boston, MA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||[[Red Burman]]
||[[Red Burman]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||5
||5
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||[[Gus Dorazio]]
||[[Gus Dorazio]]
||Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA
||Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||2
||2
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||[[Abe Simon]]
||[[Abe Simon]]
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||13
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||[[Tony Musto]]
||[[Tony Musto]]
||Saint Louis, Mo
||Saint Louis, Mo
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||9
||9
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||[[Buddy Baer]]
||[[Buddy Baer]]
||Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
||Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / DQ
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||7
||7
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||[[Billy Conn]]
||[[Billy Conn]]
||Polo Grounds, New York city, NY
||Polo Grounds, New York city, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
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||13
||13
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||[[Lou Nova]]
||[[Lou Nova]]
||Polo Grounds, New York city, NY
||Polo Grounds, New York city, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||6
||6
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||Buddy Baer
||Buddy Baer
||Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
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||1
||1
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||Abe Simon
||Abe Simon
||Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
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||X
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||6
||6
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||[[Johnny Davis]]
||[[Johnny Davis]]
||Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
||Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
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||1
||1
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||Billy Conn
||Billy Conn
||Yankee stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
|| 
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||8
||8
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||[[Tami Mauriello]]
||[[Tami Mauriello]]
||Yankee stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
||1
||1
|-
|-
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||[[Jersey Joe Walcott]]
||[[Jersey Joe Walcott]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
|| 
|| 
||X
|| 
|| 
|| 
||15
||15
|-
|-
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||Jersey Joe Walcott
||Jersey Joe Walcott
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
|| 
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|| 
|| 
||11
||11
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|-
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||[[Ezzard Charles]]
||[[Ezzard Charles]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:red"|'''L'''
|style="color:red"|'''L''' / UD
|| 
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||X
|| 
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||15
||15
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|-
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||[[Cesar Silverio Brion]]
||[[Cesar Silverio Brion]]
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
||Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
|| 
|| 
||X
|| 
|| 
|| 
||15
||15
|-
|-
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||[[Freddie Beshore]]
||[[Freddie Beshore]]
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
|| 
||X
|| 
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||4
||4
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||[[Omelio Agramonte]]
||[[Omelio Agramonte]]
||Miami Stadium, Miami, FL
||Miami Stadium, Miami, FL
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
|| 
|| 
||X
|| 
|| 
|| 
||10
||10
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||[[Andy Walker]]
||[[Andy Walker]]
||Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
||Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / TKO
|| 
||X
|| 
|| 
|| 
|| 
||10
||10
|-
|-
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||Omelio Agramonte
||Omelio Agramonte
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
||Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
|| 
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||X
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||10
||10
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||[[Lee Savold]]
||[[Lee Savold]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / KO
||X
|| 
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||6
||6
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||Cesar Silverio Brion
||Cesar Silverio Brion
||Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
||Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' / UD
|| 
|| 
||X
|| 
|| 
|| 
||10
||10
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|-
||08/15/1951
||08/15/1951
||[[Jimmy Bivins]]
||[[Jimmy Bivins]]
||Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
||Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD
|style="color:blue"|'''W'''
|style="color:blue"|'''W''' /  UD
|| 
|| 
||X
|| 
|| 
|| 
||10
||10
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||[[Rocky Marciano]]
||[[Rocky Marciano]]
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
||Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
|style="color:red"|'''L'''
|style="color:red"|'''L''' / KO
|| 
||X
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||8
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
====Movies====
====Movies====

Revision as of 13:46, 9 August 2007

Portrait of Joe Louis Template:Photo

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 13, 1981), known as Joe Louis and nicknamed "The Brown Bomber," was a highly successful professional boxer. During his career he defended his heavyweight championship 25 consecutive times over a period of 12 years, both of which are records. He is regarded by some people as the greatest heavyweight boxer off all-time.[1] He was also seen as both a black hero and a national hero in the United States, largely due to his defeat of the Nazi sponsored Max Schmeling.

Following Louis' death, President Ronald Reagan said, "Joe Louis was more than a sports legend -- his career was an indictment of racial bigotry and a source of pride and inspiration to millions of white and black people around the world."[2]

Louis was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on August 26, 1982, which is the highest civilian award that can be issued by the United States Congress.[3]

Joe Louis' Congressional Gold Medal, awarded 8/26/82, created by the United States Mint

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Early Life

Joe Louis was born in Lafayette, Alabama into a poor, sharecropping family with 8 children. When Joe was 2 his father, the son of a former slave, was admitted to the Searcy Hospital for the Negro Insane. After being told her husband had died, Louis' mother was remarried to another sharecropper named Patrick Brooks, who was a widower and also had 8 children.

In 1926, the family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where his father and brothers worked on the assembly line at a Ford plant. With the arrival of the Great Depression in the 1930's, his father and brothers lost their jobs and the family fell on hard times. Louis started attending the Bronson Vocational School, where he was learning to make furniture.

Eventually, things began to settle down at home and at his mother's insistence, Louis began taking violin lessons. The violin made him the object of ridicule for his vocational school classmates, except for Thurston McKinney who was a successful amateur boxer. McKinney invited Louis to come with him to Brewster's East Side Gymnasium. Eventually, McKinney invited Louis to spar with him. After being beaten around for a few rounds, Louis lost his temper and landed a right to McKinney's chin, nearly knocking him out. Thurston grinned and said, "Man, throw that violin away."[4] From that point forward, Louis dedicated his life to becoming a boxer.

Boxing Career

Amateur

Louis began to draw the attention of Brewster's owner Atler Ellis, who with the help of Holman Williams, began his formal training. His first amateur fight took place at the Naval Armory in Detroit, and was against a member of the 1932 Olympic boxing team, Johnny Miler. He was defeated in three rounds after being knocked down seven times. Louis was disheartened by his performance and temporarily gave up his training to work a regular job at the Ford factory. He would not stay away for long and quit his job in January of 1933 and returned to the gym. He reasoned that "if I'm going to hurt that much for twenty-five dollars a week, I might as well go back and try fighting again."[5]

Louis' second amateur fight was against Otis Thomas at the Forest Athletic Club. He knocked Thomas out in the first round. Louis would go on to defeat the next thirteen opponents he faced. His success led him to enter into the Golden Gloves and Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) tournaments. Louis would end up winning 50 of his 54 amateur fights, with 43 knockouts.

Professional

In 1934, Louis moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he was trained by Julian Black and John Roxborough for his professional career. His first professional fight was on July 4, 1934 at the Bacon Casino against Jack Kracken. He knocked Kracken out with a left hook in under 2 minutes. By the end of August, he was 5-0 with 4 knockouts. He would continue his dominance over the next 22 fights, until his first meeting with Max Schmeling on June 19, 1936.

Louis, being several years younger than Schmeling, was supposed to win the fight easily. But the former World Heavyweight Champion from Germany had been studying film of Louis' fights and found a weakness that he was able to take advantage of. Schmeling knocked Louis out in the twelfth round. Technically, this made Schmeling the number one contender to fight James Braddock for the championship, but some behind the scenes maneuvering by Louis' promoter Mike Jacobs gave Louis the title shot instead, which infuriated Schmeling. Louis went on to defeat Braddock by knockout to become the World Heavyweight Champion, a title he would hold for the next 12 years.

The stage was set for a rematch with Schmeling and this time the fight was sensationalized to seem all the more important. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party were causing concern in the rest of the world, as they steered Germany away from democracy and promoted racial hatred. Schmeling, although not being a Nazi, had become a favorite of Hitler. There was much propaganda spread about this rematch from both America and Germany and was to be viewed as a great battle of the races. This national pressure, on top of the fact that Louis craved revenge for his previous loss, was a strong motivator and led him to say to a friend before the fight, "I'm scared I might kill Schmeling tonight."[6] The fight was incredibly short, with Louis administering Schmeling a severe beating and knocking him out in just over 2 minutes, propelling him to the status of national hero.

Louis went on to actively defend his title, which deviated from the common practice of champions becoming notoriously inactive. He fought 21 title fights between 1937 and 1942, winning all but 3 by knockout. His opponents during this time frame earned the nickname of "The Bum of the Month Club".

Military

World War II poster featuring Joe Louis

After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Louis was scheduled to fight Buddy Bear at Madison Square Garden. In an unprecedented gesture, Louis decided to donate his winnings from the fight to the Naval Relief Society, a charity that supported families of sailors killed in action. On January 10, 1942, the night after the fight, Louis, in a patriotic gesture, volunteered for service in the United States Army.

At the time, the Army was still segregated and Louis was assigned to all black units. During his time at Fort Riley, Kansas, Louis became friends with Jackie Robinson, the man that would go on to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Robinson was an admirer of Louis, and found him not afraid to use his celebrity status to create opportunities for black troops. Louis used his connections in Washington to get Robinson and other blacks into officer candidate school.

Eventually, Louis was promoted to sergeant and the Army decided his value was not in fighting, but for providing a morale boost for the troops. He spent the rest of his time traveling across Europe and Africa putting on exhibition fights. Louis would retire from the military a month after the end of World War II.

End of career

Louis continued his title defenses, improving his streak to 25 title defenses. On September 27, he would lose to Ezzard Charles and lose the title. He would go on to fight several more times, retiring after an October 26, 1951 fight against Rocky Marciano in which he was knocked out. Louis finished his career with a record of 68-3.

Later Life

Louis had managed to accumulate a large amount of debt during his career. From the beginning of his career in 1931 until the time he won the title in 1937, income tax rates had raised from 24 to 79 percent, and would eventually reach as high as 90 percent.[7]The high tax rate, coupled with Louis' generous spending habits - repaying his families debts, donations to military charities - led him to owe over 1 million dollars in back taxes to the Internal Revenue Service by 1950. Many of his final bouts were fought in order to try and pay the government back. He would also turn to a short lived career as a [professional wrestler]], several tv show and movie appearances, and finally working as a greeter at Caeser's Palace in Las Vegas.

Louis developed a drug problem and in 1969 collapsed in Manhattan, brought on by his cocaine usage. A year later he was readmitted to a hospital because he was suffering paranoid delusions. His health would continue to deteriorate, and he suffered a series of several strokes and heart problems, leaving him confined to a wheelchair. He died of a heart attack on April 13, 1981 in Las Vegas, shortly after attending a fight between Larry Holmes and Trevor Berbick. At the request of President Ronald Reagan, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Boxing Matches

KO-Knockout, TKO-Technical Knockout, UD-Unanimous Decision, SD-Split Decision, PD-Points Decision, DQ-Disqualification
Date Opponent Location Results Round
07/04/1934 Jack Kracken Bacon's Arena, Chicago, IL W / KO 1
07/12/1934 Willie Davies Bacon's Arena, Chicago, IL W / KO 3
07/30/1934 Larry Udell Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL W / TKO 2
08/13/1934 Jack Kranz Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL W / PD 8
08/27/1934 Buck Everett Marigold Gardens, Chicago, IL W / KO 2
09/11/1934 Al Delaney Naval Armory, Detroit, MI W / TKO 4
08/13/1934 Adolph Wiater Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL W / PD 10
10/24/1934 Art Sykes Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL W / KO 8
10/31/1934 Jack O'Dowd Arena Gardens, Detroit, MI W / KO 2
11/11/1934 Stanley Poreda Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, IL W / KO 1
11/30/1934 Charlie Massera Coliseum, Chicago, IL W / KO 3
12/14/1934 Lee Ramage Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL W / TKO 8
01/04/1935 Patsy Perroni Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI W / PD 10
01/11/1935 Hans Birkie Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, PA W / TKO 10
02/21/1935 Lee Ramage Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA W / TKO 2
03/08/1935 Don Barry Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, CA W / TKO 3
03/29/1935 Natie Brown Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, CA W / UD 10
04/12/1935 Roy Lazer Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL W / KO 3
04/22/1935 Biff Bennett Memorial Hall, Dayton, OH W / KO 1
04/25/1935 Roscoe Toles IMA Auditorium, Flint, MI W / KO 6
05/03/1935 Willie Davies Majestic Theatre, Peoria, IL W / KO 2
05/07/1935 Gene Stanton Kalamazoo, MI W / KO 3
06/25/1935 Primo Carnera Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / TKO 6
08/07/1935 King Levinsky Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL W / TKO 1
09/24/1935 Max Baer Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / KO 4
12/13/1935 Paolino Uzcudun Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / TKO 4
01/17/1936 Charlie Retzlaf Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL W / KO 1
06/19/1936 Max Schmeling Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY L / KO 12
08/18/1936 Jack Sharkey Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / KO 3
09/22/1936 Al Ettore Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, PA W / KO 5
10/09/1936 Jorge Brescia Hippodrome, New York city, NY W / KO 3
12/14/1936 Eddie Simms Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / TKO 1
01/11/1937 Steve Ketchel Hippodrome, New York city, NY W / KO 2
01/29/1937 Bob Pastor Madison Square Garden, New York city, NY W / UD 10
02/17/1937 Natie Brown Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO W / KO 4
06/22/1937 Jim Braddock Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL W / KO 8
08/30/1937 Tommy Farr Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / UD 15
02/23/1938 Nathan Mann Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / KO 3
04/01/1938 Harry Thomas Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL W / KO 5
06/22/1938 Max Schmeling Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / KO 1
01/25/1939 John Henry Lewis Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / KO 1
04/17/1939 Jack Roper Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA W / KO 1
06/28/1939 Tony Galento Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, CA W / TKO 4
09/20/1939 Bob Pastor Briggs Stadium, Detroit, MI W / KO 11
02/09/1940 Arturo Godoy Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / SD 15
06/28/1940 Johnny Paycheck Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / TKO 2
06/20/1940 Arturo Godoy Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / TKO 9
12/16/1940 Al McCoy Boston Garden, Boston, MA W / TKO 6
01/31/1941 Red Burman Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / KO 5
02/17/1941 Gus Dorazio Convention Hall, Philadelphia, PA W / KO 2
03/21/1941 Abe Simon Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI W / TKO 13
04/08/1941 Tony Musto Saint Louis, Mo W / TKO 9
05/23/1941 Buddy Baer Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. W / DQ 7
06/18/1941 Billy Conn Polo Grounds, New York city, NY W / KO 13
09/29/1941 Lou Nova Polo Grounds, New York city, NY W / TKO 6
01/09/1942 Buddy Baer Madison Square Garden, New York, NY W / KO 1
03/27/1942 Abe Simon Madison Square Garden, New York, NY W / TKO 6
11/14/1944 Johnny Davis Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY W / KO 1
06/19/1946 Billy Conn Yankee stadium, Bronx, NY W / KO 8
09/18/1946 Tami Mauriello Yankee stadium, Bronx, NY W / KO 1
12/05/1947 Jersey Joe Walcott Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / UD 15
06/25/1948 Jersey Joe Walcott Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / KO 11
09/27/1950 Ezzard Charles Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY L / UD 15
11/29/1950 Cesar Silverio Brion Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY W / UD 15
01/03/1951 Freddie Beshore Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI W / TKO 4
02/07/1951 Omelio Agramonte Miami Stadium, Miami, FL W / UD 10
02/23/1951 Andy Walker Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA W / TKO 10
05/02/1951 Omelio Agramonte Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI W / UD 10
06/15/1951 Lee Savold Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY W / KO 6
08/01/1951 Cesar Silverio Brion Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA W / UD 10
08/15/1951 Jimmy Bivins Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, MD W / UD 10
10/26/1951 Rocky Marciano Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY L / KO 8

Filmography

Movies

  • Max Schmeling siegt über Joe Louis (1936)
  • Spirit of Youth (1938) - Joe Thomas
  • This Is The Army (1943) - Sgt. Joe Louis
  • Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) - Himself
  • Johnny at the Fair (1947) - Himself
  • The Fight Never Ends (1949) - Himself
  • The Square Jungle (1955) - Himself
  • The Phynx (1970) - Himself
  • The Super Fight (1970) - Himself (voice)

TV Show Appearances

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951) - Himself
  • That Reminds Me (1952) - Himself
  • Person to Person (1953) - Himself
  • It Takes A Theif (1968) - Boxer
  • V.I.P-Schaukel (1972) - Himself
  • The Way It Was (3 episodes, 1975-77) - Himself
  • Quincy M.E. (1977) - Himself
  • ESPN Sportscentury (2000) - Himself

Documentaries

  • Max Schmeling siegt über Joe Louis (1936)
  • Roar of the Crowd (1953)
  • Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing (2000)

References

Notes

  1. ↑ International Boxing Research Organization All Time Rankings. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
  2. ↑ Statement By President Ronald Reagan on the Death of Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Joe Louis April 13, 1981. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
  3. ↑ Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives list of Congressional Gold Medal recipients. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.
  4. ↑ Louis, p. 20
  5. ↑ Louis, p. 27 - At the time, amateur boxing could earn a boxer 25 dollars for a win and 7 dollars for a loss.
  6. ↑ Louis, p. 141
  7. ↑ Joe Louis vs. the IRS, by Dr. Burton W. Folsom of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, July 7, 1997.. Retrieved on 2007-08-02.

Primary Sources

  • Joe Louis, Art Rust Jr., and Edna Rust. Joe Louis: My Life (New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978)

Secondary Sources

  • Jakoubek, Robert. Joe Louis (New York: Chelsea House, 1990)
  • Lipsyte, Robert. Joe Louis: A Champ for All America (New York: Harper Collins, 1994)
  • Margolick, David. Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005)
  • Myler, Patrick. Ring of Hate (New York: Arcade, 2005)

External Links

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