• The Champ. Joe Louis burst onto the professional boxing scene in 1934 with style and skill such as the boxing world has seldom seen.
  • African American boxer Joe Louis, who reigned as world heavyweight champion from 1937 until 1949, is regarded as one of his sport's all-time greats.
  • When the family moved to Detroit, Joe Louis started getting acquainted with boxing and the jobs he did to earn money helped him build a strong physique.
  • Joe Louis was an illustrious world heavyweight boxing champion, who held the title of ‘world heavyweight champion’ for longer than anyone else in antiquity.
  • Joe Louis was boxing's heavyweight world champion when he joined the US Army and fought for his country and his community.
  • 1936-06-19 German boxer Max Schmeling KOs up-and-coming American heavyweight Joe Louis in 12 rounds at Yankee Stadium, New York.
  • Sonra Louis-Schmeling fight, Jack Dempsey expressed the opinion that he was glad he never had to face Joe Louis in the ring.
  • Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 13, 1981), known as Joe Louis and nicknamed "The Brown Bomber," was a highly successful professional...
  • Main page: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling. The rematch between Louis and Schmeling would become one of the most famous boxing matches of all time.
  • That's when Joe Louis Barrow became Joe Louis. He had 72 professional fights with only three losses and 57 of his victories were knockouts.