Heavyweight Bookshelf, Boxing
The Heavyweight Bookshelf: Joe Louis
When you read the history of the heavyweights, you're reading a story that can be separated into BL and AL periods—Before Louis and After Louis.
Tagged: Joe Louis, boxing
Boxing, History, Culture
When the Champs Suited Up (and Didn't)
In honor of Veterans Day, some thoughts on the heavyweight champions and military service
Tagged: boxing, Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Gene Kelley, James Braddock, Max Baer, Muhammad Ali
The quotable Joe Louis
Louis had a wry sense of humor and a gift for getting to the nub of a matter without the language clutter that often afflicts better-educated speakers
Tagged: boxing, Joe Louis
What it was like to fight Joe Louis
One of the best ways to get noticed in boxing in the 1930s and 1940s was to give Joe Louis a reasonable battle. "Some fellows put up better fights than others..."
Tagged: boxing, Joe Louis, Nathan Mann
Memorable quotes from heavyweight champs
The general impression of those who fight with their fists is that they're inarticulate, but the heavyweight champions had plenty to say, if you know where to look.
Tagged: boxing, Joe Frazier, Rocky Marciano, John L. Sullivan, Evander Holyfield, Joe Louis, Floyd Patterson, quotes
Who's best?
Most serious historians today agree on the top two slots...but from Number 3 on, it's pretty much wide open.
Source: http://coxscorner.tripod.com/20heavyweights.html
Tagged: boxing, Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis
Remembering Joe Louis
Thirty-six years ago today, Joe Louis died in Las Vegas at age 66. Fittingly, he made his final public appearance at a fight...
Tagged: boxing, Joe Louis, Ronald Reagan
Farewell to Joe Louis Arena
Closing down after 38 years, "the Joe" was named after the man still considered by some to be the best heavyweight of them all--and, in my view, the most influential American athlete.
Source: http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2017/04/emotions_expected_to_run_high.html
Tagged: boxing, Joe Louis, selected posts