Joe Louis

Joseph Louis Barrow was born 5/13/1914 in Lafayette, Alabama and raised in Detroit, Mi. He won the National AAU Championship in 1934 as a light heavyweight and fought his first pro bout 7/4/34. Joe had won his first 23, 19 by KO, when he was knocked out in the 12th round by Max Schmeling 6/19/36. He avenged the defeat, and became an American hero, with a first round knockout of Schmeling on 6/22/38.
To many, myself included, Louis is the greatest of all heavyweight champions. And he was the first black sports hero to win the hearts of white fans as well as black. The night Marciano knocked him out, many of the fans, black and white, cried openly. Even Marciano wept.

"I wanted to be like Joe Louis, he was my idol, and be as fine a champion as he was...Seeing Joe Louis, the great Joe Louis, down there on the floor, was a sad thing...I've always regreted throwing that last punch, the one that put him out of the ropes......However, I only beat a shadow of the real Joe Louis." Rocky Marciano.

"In boxing's galaxy, Joe Louis was a star for a longer period of time than most, burning intently, and with dignity. He will be remembered not only as a benchmark for all boxers but as a lighthouse who lit the way for so many." Bert Randolph Sugar Record: 68-3 (54)

1934 4 Jul Jack Kracken Chicago, IL KO1 12 Jul Willie Davis Chicago, IL KO3 30 Jul Larry Udell Chicago, IL KO2 13 Aug Jack Kranz Chicago, IL W8 27 Aug Buck Everett Chicago, IL KO2 11 Sep Alex Borchuk Detroit, MI KO4 26 Sep Adolph Wiater Chicago, IL W10 24 Oct Art Sykes Chicago, IL KO8 31 Oct Jack O'Dowd Detroit, MI KO2 14 Nov Stanley Poreda Chicago, IL KO1 30 Nov Charley Massera Chicago, IL KO3 14 Dec Lee Ramage Chicago, IL KO8 1935 4 Jan Patsy Perroni Detroit, MI W10 11 Jan Hans Birkie Pittsburgh, PA KO10 21 Feb Lee Ramage Los Angeles, CA KO2 8 Mar Donald "Reds" Barry San Francisco, CA KO3 28 Mar Natie Brown Detroit, MI W10 12 Apr Roy Lazer Chicago, IL KO3 22 Apr Biff Benton Dayton, OH KO2 27 Apr Roscoe Toles Flint, MI KO6 3 May Willie Davis Peoria, IL KO2 7 May Gene Stanton Kalamazoo, MI KO3 25 Jun Primo Carnera New York, NY KO6 7 Aug King Levinsky Chicago, IL KO1 24 Sep Max Baer New York, NY KO4 14 Dec Paolino Uzcudun New York, NY KO4 1936 17 Jan Charley Retzlaff Chicago, IL KO1 19 Jun Max Schmeling New York, NY KOby12 18 Aug Jack Sharkey New York, NY KO3 22 Sep Al Ettore Philadelphia, PA KO5 9 Oct Jorge Brescia New York, NY KO3 14 Oct Willie Davis South Bend, IN Exh. KO3 14 Oct K.O. Brown South Bend, IN Exh. KO3 20 Nov Paul Williams New Orleans, LA Exh. KO2 20 Nov Tom Jones New Orleans, LA Exh. KO3 14 Dec Eddie Simms Cleveland, OH KO1 1937 11 Jan Steve Ketchel Buffalo, NY KO2 29 Jan Bob Pastor New York, NY W10 17 Feb Natie Brown Kansas City, MO KO4 22 Jun James Braddock Chicago, IL KO8 (Won World Heavyweight Title) 30 Aug Tommy Farr New York, NY W15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1938 23 Feb Nathan Mann New York, NY KO3 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1 Apr Harry Thomas Chicago, IL KO5 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 22 Jun Max Schmeling New York, NY KO1 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1939 25 Jan John Henry Lewis New York, NY KO1 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 17 Apr Jack Roper Los Angeles, CA KO1 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 28 Jun Tony Galento New York, NY KO4 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 20 Sep Bob Pastor Detroit, MI KO11 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1940 9 Feb Arturo Godoy New York, NY W15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 29 Mar Johnny Paychek New York, NY KO2 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 2o Jun Arturo Godoy New York, NY KO8 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 16 Dec Al McCoy Boston, MA KO6 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1941 31 Jan Red Burman New York, NY KO5 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 17 Feb Gus Dorazio Philadelphia, PA KO2 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 21 Mar Abe Simon Detroit, MI KO13 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 8 Apr Tony Musto St. Louis, MO KO9 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 23 May Buddy Baer Washington, DC WDQ7 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 18 Jun Billy Conn New York, NY KO13 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 11 Jul Jim Robinson Minneapolis, MN Exh. KO1 29 Sep Lou Nova New York, NY KO6 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 25 Nov George Giambastiani Los Angeles, CA Exh. 4 1942 9 Jan Buddy Baer New York, NY KO1 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 27 Mar Abe Simon New York, NY KO6 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 5 Jun George Nicholson Ft. Hamilton, ? Exh. 3 1944 3 Nov Johnny Denson Detroit, MI Exh. KO2 6 Nov Charley Crump Baltimore, MD Exh. W3 9 Nov Dee Amos Hartford, CT Exh. W3 13 Nov Jimmy Bell Washington, DC Exh. W3 14 Nov Johnny Davis Buffalo, NY Exh. KO1 15 Nov Dee Amos Elizabeth, ? Exh. W3 17 Nov Dee Amos Camden, NJ Exh. W3 24 Nov Dan Merritt Chicago, IL Exh. W3 1945 15 Nov Sugarlip Anderson San Francisco, CA Exh. 2 15 Nov Big Boy Brown San Francisco, CA Exh. 2 29 Nov Big Boy Brown Sacramento, CA Exh. 2 29 Nov Bobby Lee Sacramento, CA Exh. 2 10 Dec Bob Frazier Victoria, Canada Exh. 3 11 Dec Big Boy Brown Portland, OR Exh. 2 11 Dec Dave Johnson Portland, OR Exh. 2 12 Dec Big Boy Brown Eugene, OR Exh. 3 13 Dec Big Boy Brown Vancouver, Canada Exh. 3 1946 9 Jun Billy Conn New York, NY KO8 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 18 Sep Tami Mauriello New York, NY KO1 11 Nov Cleo Everett Honolulu, HI Exh. 4 11 Nov Wayne Powell Honolulu, HI Exh. 2 25 Nov Perk Daniels Mexicali, Mexico Exh. 4 1947 7 Feb Arturo Godoy Mexico City Exh. 10 10 Feb Art Ramsey San Salvador Exh. 3 10 Feb Walter Hafer San Salvador Exh. 3 12 Feb Art Ramsey Panama City Exh. 3 19 Feb Arturo Godoy Santiago, Chile Exh. 6 27 Feb Art Ramsey Medellin, Colombia Exh. 2 27 Feb Walter Hafer Medellin, Colombia Exh. 2 10 Mar Walter Hafer Havana Exh. 2 10 Mar Art Ramsey Havana Exh. 2 6 Jun Rusty Payne San Diego, CA Exh. 2 6 Jun Dick Underwood San Diego, CA Exh. 2 13 Jun Tiger Jack Fox Spokane, WA Exh. 4 23 Jun Harry Wills Los Angeles Exh. 4 5 Dec Jersey Joe Walcott New York, NY W15 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 1948 29 Jan Bob Foxworth Chicago, IL Exh. 4 9 Feb Leo Matriccianni ? Exh. 4 25 Jun Jersey Joe Walcott New York, NY KO11 (Retained World Heavyweight Title) 30 Sep Pat Comiskey Washington, DC Exh. 6 28 Oct Merritt Wynn Atlanta, GA Exh. 3 28 Oct Bob Garner Atlanta, GA Exh. 3 29 Oct Bob Garner Norfolk, VA Exh. 4 31 Oct Bob Garner New Orleans, LA Exh. 4 1 Nov Bob Garner New Orleans, LA Exh. 3 3 Nov Bob Garner Nashville, TN Exh. 4 8 Nov Johnny Shkor Boston, MA Exh. 4 9 Nov Bernie Reynolds New Haven, CT Exh. 4 17 Nov Jimmy Bivins Cleveland, OH Exh. 6 19 Nov Vern Mitchell Detroit, MI Exh. 6 23 Nov Kid Riviera St. Louis, MO Exh. 4 24 Nov Ray Augustus Oklahoma City, OK Exh. KO2 25 Nov Curt Kennedy Kansas City, MO Exh. 4 29 Nov Billy Smith Cincinnati, OH Exh. 4 10 Dec Billy Conn Chicago, IL Exh. 6 14 Dec Arturo Godoy Philadelphia, PA Exh. 6 16 Dec Pat Comiskey Patterson, NJ Exh. 6 20 Dec Willie James Lewiston, ME Exh. 4 1949 10 Jan Sterling James Omaha, NE Exh. 4 11 Jan Orlando Ott Topeka, KS Exh. 4 12 Jan Hubert Hood Witchita, KS Exh. 4 17 Jan Art Swiden Toledo, OH Exh. 4 18 Jan Dick Hagen Moline, IL Exh. 4 19 Jan Orlando Ott Rochester, MN Exh. 4 25 Jan Elmer Ray Miami, FL Exh. 6 27 Jan George Fitch Palm Beach, FL Exh. 4 28 Jan Nino Valdes Tampa, FL Exh. 4 31 Jan Dixie Lee Oliver Orlando, FL Exh. KO4 1 Feb Elmer Ray Jacksonville, FL Exh. KO4 3 Feb Bill Graves Daytona, FL Exh. KO3 4 Feb George Fitch Savannah, GA Exh. 4 23 Feb Edgar Edwards Kingston Exh. 3 23 Feb ? ? Exh. 3 1 Mar Announced Retirement 1 Mar Ed Crawley Nassau Exh. 4 4 Mar Omelio Agramonte Havana Exh. 4 5 Mar Omelio Agramonte Oriente, Cuba Exh. 4 16 Mar Elmer Ray Houston, TX Exh. KO4 18 Mar Tex Brodie Dallas, TX Exh. 4 22 Mar Hubert Hood St. Paul, MN Exh. 6 3 Oct Abel Cestac Washington, DC Exh. 4 10 Oct Curtis Sheppard Baltimore, MD Exh. 4 24 Oct Bill Weinberg Providence, RI Exh. 4 25 Oct Joe Domonic Hartford, CT Exh. 4 31 Oct Bill Gilliam Atlantic City, NJ Exh. 4 14 Nov Johnny Shkor Boston, MA Exh. ND10 22 Nov Joe Chesul Newark, NJ Exh. ND10 28 Nov Johnny Flynn Kansas City, MO Exh. ND10 7 Dec Pat Valentino Chicago, IL Exh. KO8 14 Dec Roscoe Toles Detroit, MI Exh. 5 14 Dec Johnny Flynn Detroit, MI Exh. 5 19 Dec Al Hoosman Oakland, CA Exh. KO5 21 Dec Jay Lambert Salt Lake City, UT Exh. 5 21 Dec Rex Layne Salt Lake City, UT Exh. 5 1950 6 Jan Willie Bean Hollywood, CA Exh. 6 10 Jan Jack Flood Seattle, WA Exh. 6 12 Jan Clarence Henry Wilmington, DE Exh. 4 13 Jan Al Spaulding San Diego, CA Exh. 4 20 Jan Andy Walker Stockton, CA Exh. 4 24 Jan Rex Layne Salt Lake City, UT Exh. 4 1 Feb Gene Jones Miami, FL Exh. 8 7 Feb Nino Valdes St. Petersburg, FL Exh. 4 8 Feb Candy McDaniels Orlando, FL Exh. 5 14 Feb Johnny Haynes Tampa, FL Exh. 4 21 Feb Sid Peaks Jacksonville, FL Exh. 6 23 Feb Dan Bolston Macon, GA Exh. 1 23 Feb Leo Jackson Macon, GA Exh. 3 27 Feb Willie Johnson Albany, GA Exh. 4 28 Feb Dan Bolston Columbus, GA Exh. 4 3 Mar Leo Johnson Waycross, GA Exh. 4 18 Mar Kid Carr Lubbock, TX Exh. 4 20 Mar Sterling Ingram Odessa, TX Exh. 4 22 Mar Joe Santell El Paso, TX Exh. 4 22 Mar John McFalls El Paso, TX Exh. 4 24 Mar Henry Hall Austin, TX Exh. 4 25 Mar J.K. Homer Waco, TX Exh. 4 22 Apr Walter Hafer Rio de Janiero Exh. KO2 7 Sep Ezzard Charles New York, NY L15 (For World Heavyweight Title) 29 Nov Cesar Brion Chicago, IL W10 1951 3 Jan Freddie Beshore Detroit, MI KO4 7 Feb Omelio Agramonte Miami, FL W10 23 Feb Andy Walker San Francisco, CA KO10 2 May Omelio Agramonte Detroit, MI W10 15 Jun Lee Savold New York, NY KO6 1 Aug Cesar Brion San Francisco, CA W10 15 Aug Jimmy Bivins Baltimore, MD W10 26 Oct Rocky Marciano New York, NY KOby8 18 Nov U.S. Serviceman Tokyo KO 18 Nov U.S. Serviceman Tokyo KO 18 Nov U.S. Serviceman Tokyo KO 18 Nov Cpt Buford J DeCordova Tokyo Exh. ? Nov Cpt Buford J DeCordova Tokyo Exh. ? Nov Cpt Buford J DeCordova Tokyo Exh. ? Dec Sgt. Lindy Brooks Sendai, Japan Exh. 3 14 Dec Chang Pulu Taipei Exh. KO1 14 Dec Sgt. Seth Woodbury Taipei Exh. 2 14 Dec D.H. Camtrell Taipei Exh. 2 14 Dec Cpt Buford J DeCordova Taipei Exh. 3 16 Dec Cpt Buford J DeCordova Taipei Exh. 3

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