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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Profile of Boxer Joe Louis - Topend Sports
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), popularly known as Joe Louis, was an American boxer and the world heavyweight boxing champion from June 22, 1937 until March 1, 1949 making him the longest title holder than anyone else in history
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