Happy 100th birthday to Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber, who was perhaps the greatest heavyweight champion. I think he had a better range of opponents than Muhammad Ali. Here he is just about done demolishing former champ Max Schmeling in two minutes and four seconds in their second fight on 22-June-1938. Schmeling had won their first fight, Louis' only defeat up to that point. Schmeling was never a Nazi, but once he had become heavyweight champion in 1930, the Nazis adopted him as a symbol of Aryan supremacy. Joe Louis had other ideas about supremacy. In later years, they became friends.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Joe Louis 100 -- May 13, 2014
Happy 100th birthday to Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber, who was perhaps the greatest heavyweight champion. I think he had a better range of opponents than Muhammad Ali. Here he is just about done demolishing former champ Max Schmeling in two minutes and four seconds in their second fight on 22-June-1938. Schmeling had won their first fight, Louis' only defeat up to that point. Schmeling was never a Nazi, but once he had become heavyweight champion in 1930, the Nazis adopted him as a symbol of Aryan supremacy. Joe Louis had other ideas about supremacy. In later years, they became friends.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Happy Saint Joseph's Day #4 -- March 19, 2012
Happy Saint Joseph's Day to my fellow Joes.
Joe Louis, the Brown Bomber, was perhaps the greatest heavyweight champion. I think he had a better range of opponents than Muhammad Ali. Here he is just about done demolishing former champ Max Schmeling in two minutes and four seconds in their second fight on 22-June-1938. Schmeling had won their first fight, Louis' only defeat up to that point. Schmeling was never a Nazi, but once he had become heavyweight champion in 1930, the Nazis adopted him as a symbol of Aryan supremacy. Joe Louis had other ideas about supremacy. In later years, they became friends.
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