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Joe Louis

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Also known as Joseph "Joe" Louis Barrow, Joseph Louis Barrow, The Brown Bomber

American boxer (1914-1981)

OverviewAI-generated

Joe Louis was an American boxer whose professional career spanned from 1934 to 1949. Born on May 13, 1914, and dying on April 12, 1981, he stood 188 units tall and weighed 99 units. Over the course of his career, he competed in 71 matches, recording 68 wins and 3 losses.

Louis was also an author with nine listed works, including *Joe Louis, My Life*, *Born to fight*, and *How to box*. His writings also include *Joe Louis scrapbooks, 1935-1944*. A quote attributed to him states, "He can run, but he can't hide."

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Person · Open Library

Born
1914
Died
1981
Works
9

Top works

  • Joe Louis, My Life
  • Born to fight
  • How to box
  • Joe Louis
  • Joe Louis scrapbooks, 1935-1944

via Open Library + Wikidata

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1901-08-04
Active to
1971-07-06

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,815
Total plays
5,896

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joe+Louis">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Joe Louis

Quotes

  • He can run, but he can't hide.

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis has the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history.

Louis's cultural impact was felt well outside the ring. He is widely regarded as the first African-American to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States, and was also a focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment leading up to and during World War II because of his historic rematch with German boxer Max Schmeling in 1938.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Joe Louis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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