Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow, best known as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Nicknamed the "Brown Bomber". Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 26 championship fights; a 27th fight, against Ezzard Charles, was a challenge to Charles' heavyweight title and so is not included in Louis' reign. Louis was victorious in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth13 May 1914
CountryUnited States of America
Joe Louis quotes about
I don't like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves.
Every man's got to figure to get beat sometime.
A champion doesn't become a champion in the ring, he's merely recognized in the ring. His “becoming” happens during his daily routine.
The one-time cotton picker was now the heavyweight champion of the world.