Joe Louis

Joe Louis
Date personale
Poreclă	The Brown Bomber
Născut	13 mai 1914 LaFayette⁠(d), Alabama, SUA
Decedat	12 aprilie 1981 (66 de ani) Las Vegas, Nevada, SUA
Înmormântat	Cimitirul național Arlington[*]​
Cauza decesului	cauze naturale (infarct miocardic)
Cetățenie	Statele Unite ale Americii
Ocupație	boxer[*]​ actor wrestler profesionist[*]​ arbitru
Limbi vorbite	limba engleză
Activitate
Domiciliu	Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments[*][[Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments |​]]
Porecle	The Brown Bomber
Înălțime	188 cm
Premii	legionar al Legiunii de Merit a Statelor Unite ale Americii[*]​ Medalia de Aur a Congresului[*]​ Associated Press Athlete of the Year[*][[Associated Press Athlete of the Year (award)|​]] (1935)

Joseph Louis Barrow (n. 13 mai 1914 - d. 12 aprilie 1981), cunoscut profesional ca Joe Louis, a fost un boxer profesionist american care a concurat din 1934 până în 1951.

A fost campion mondial la greutatea grea între 1937 și 1949 și este considerat a fi unul dintre cei mai mari boxeri la greutate grea din toate timpurile. Poreclit The Brown Bomber (Bombardierul Negru), a detinut campionatul la categoria grea timp de 140 luni consecutive, timp în care a participat la 26 de lupte de campionat. Cea de-a 27-a luptă, împotriva lui Ezzard Charles în 1950, a fost o provocare pentru titlul la categoria grea detinut de Ezzard Charles. El a fost victorios în 25 de apărari consecutive la titlu.

În 2005, Louis a fost clasat drept cel mai bun boxer la categoria grea din toate timpurile de către Organizația Internațională de Cercetare a Boxului, și a fost clasat pe locul 1 în lista revistei The Ring din „cei mai mari 100 punctători din toate timpurile”. Louis a avut cea mai lungă domnie din istorie drept campion mondial la categoria grea, aproximativ 12 ani fara intrerupere.

Impactul cultural al lui Louis a fost simțit în afara ringului. El este privit pe scară largă ca fiind prima persoană de origine afro-americană care a obținut statutul de erou la nivel național în Statele Unite și a fost, de asemenea, un punct focal al sentimentului anti-nazist care a dus până și în timpul celui de-al doilea război mondial. El a contribuit la integrarea jocului de golf, si la ruperea barierei de culoare a sportului din America.

Viața timpurie

Născut în Chambers County, Alabama (într-o locuință dărăpănată pe Bell Chapel Road, situat la aproximativ un kilometru de pe șoseaua 50 și aproximativ șase mile (10 km) la nord de Lafayette), Louis a fost fiul lui Munroe Barrow și Lillie (Reese) Barrow, al șaptelea din opt copii. El a cântărit 11 pounzi (5 kg) la naștere, și ambii părinții ai lui Louis au fost copii de foști sclavi. Mama sa, Lillie, a fost pe jumătate Cherokee.

Rezultate în boxul profesionist

No.	Rez.	La general	Adversar	Tip	Runda, timp	Data	Locație	Note
69	Înfrângere	66–3	Rocky Marciano	TKO	8 (10)	26/10/1951	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
68	Victorie	66–2	Jimmy Bivins	UD	10	15/08/1951	Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
67	Victorie	65–2	Cesar Brion	UD	10	01/08/1951	Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S.
66	Victorie	64–2	Lee Savold	KO	6 (15), 2:29	15/06/1951	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
65	Victorie	63–2	Omelio Agramonte	UD	10	02/05/1951	Olympia, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
64	Victorie	62–2	Andy Walker	TKO	10 (10), 1:49	23/02/1951	Cow Palace, Daly City, California, U.S.
63	Victorie	61–2	Omelio Agramonte	UD	10	07/02/1951	Miami Stadium, Miami, Florida, U.S.
62	Victorie	60–2	Freddie Beshore	TKO	4 (10), 2:48	03/01/1951	Olympia, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
61	Victorie	59–2	Cesar Brion	UD	10	29/11/1950	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
60	Înfrângere	58–2	Ezzard Charles	UD	15	27/09/1950	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	For NBA, vacant The Ring and world heavyweight titles
59	Victorie	58–1	Jersey Joe Walcott	KO	11 (15)	25/06/1948	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
58	Victorie	57–1	Jersey Joe Walcott	SD	15	05/12/1947	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
57	Victorie	56–1	Tami Mauriello	KO	1 (15), 2:09	18/09/1946	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
56	Victorie	55–1	Billy Conn	KO	8 (15), 2:19	19/06/1946	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
55	Victorie	54–1	Johnny Davis	TKO	1 (4), 0:53	14/11/1944	Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.	Retained NYSAC heavyweight title
54	Victorie	53–1	Abe Simon	TKO	6 (15), 0:16	27/03/1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
53	Victorie	52–1	Buddy Baer	KO	1 (15), 2:56	09/01/1942	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
52	Victorie	51–1	Lou Nova	TKO	6 (15), 2:59	29/09/1941	Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
51	Victorie	50–1	Billy Conn	KO	13 (15), 2:58	18/06/1941	Polo Grounds, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
50	Victorie	49–1	Buddy Baer	DQ	7 (15), 3:00	23/05/1941	Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles; Baer disqualified after his manager refused to leave the ring
49	Victorie	48–1	Tony Musto	TKO	9 (15), 1:36	Aug 4, 1941	St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
48	Victorie	47–1	Abe Simon	TKO	13 (20), 1:20	Mar 21, 1941	Olympia, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
47	Victorie	46–1	Gus Dorazio	KO	2 (15), 1:30	Feb 17, 1941	Convention Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
46	Victorie	45–1	Red Burman	KO	5 (15), 2:49	Jan 31, 1941	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
45	Victorie	44–1	Al McCoy	RTD	5 (15), 3:00	Dec 16, 1940	Boston Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
44	Victorie	43–1	Arturo Godoy	TKO	8 (15), 1:24	Jun 20, 1940	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
43	Victorie	42–1	Johnny Paychek	TKO	2 (15), 0:41	Mar 29, 1940	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
42	Victorie	41–1	Arturo Godoy	SD	15	Feb 9, 1940	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
41	Victorie	40–1	Bob Pastor	KO	11 (20), 0:38	Sep 20, 1939	Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
40	Victorie	39–1	Tony Galento	TKO	4 (15), 2:29	Jun 28, 1939	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
39	Victorie	38–1	Jack Roper	KO	1 (10), 2:20	Apr 17, 1939	Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
38	Victorie	37–1	John Henry Lewis	KO	1 (15), 2:29	Jan 25, 1939	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
37	Victorie	36–1	Max Schmeling	KO	1 (15), 2:04	Jun 22, 1938	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained NBA, NYSAC, The Ring, and world heavyweight titles
36	Victorie	35–1	Harry Thomas	KO	5 (15), 2:50	4 aprilie 1938	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
35	Victorie	34–1	Nathan Mann	KO	3 (15), 1:36	Feb 23, 1938	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
34	Victorie	33–1	Tommy Farr	UD	15	Aug 30, 1937	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.	Retained The Ring and world heavyweight titles
33	Victorie	32–1	James J. Braddock	KO	8 (15)	Jun 22, 1937	Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Won NBA, NYSAC, The Ring, and world heavyweight titles
32	Victorie	31–1	Natie Brown	KO	4 (10), 0:52	Feb 17, 1937	Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
31	Victorie	30–1	Bob Pastor	UD	10	Jan 29, 1937	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
30	Victorie	29–1	Steve Ketchel	KO	2 (4), 0:31	Nov 1, 1937	Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, U.S.
29	Victorie	28–1	Eddie Simms	TKO	1 (10), 0:26	Dec 14, 1936	Public Hall, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
28	Victorie	27–1	Jorge Brescia	KO	3 (10), 2:12	Sep 10, 1936	Hippodrome Theatre, New York City, New York, U.S.
27	Victorie	26–1	Al Ettore	KO	5 (15), 1:28	Sep 22, 1936	Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
26	Victorie	25–1	Jack Sharkey	KO	3 (10), 1:02	Aug 18, 1936	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
25	Înfrângere	24–1	Max Schmeling	KO	12 (15), 2:29	Jun 19, 1936	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
24	Victorie	24–0	Charley Retzlaff	KO	1 (15), 1:25	Jan 17, 1936	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
23	Victorie	23–0	Paulino Uzcudun	TKO	4 (15), 2:32	Dec 13, 1935	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
22	Victorie	22–0	Max Baer	KO	4 (15), 3:09	Sep 24, 1935	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
21	Victorie	21–0	King Levinsky	TKO	1 (10), 2:21	Jul 8, 1935	Comiskey Park, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
20	Victorie	20–0	Primo Carnera	TKO	6 (15), 2:32	Jun 25, 1935	Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
19	Victorie	19–0	Biff Bennett	KO	1 (6), 1:15	Apr 22, 1935	Memorial Hall, Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
18	Victorie	18–0	Roy Lazer	KO	3 (10), 2:28	Dec 4, 1935	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
17	Victorie	17–0	Natie Brown	UD	10	Mar 29, 1935	Olympia, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
16	Victorie	16–0	Don "Red" Barry	TKO	3 (10), 1:30	Aug 3, 1935	New Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, California, U.S.
15	Victorie	15–0	Lee Ramage	TKO	2 (10), 2:11	Feb 21, 1935	Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
14	Victorie	14–0	Hans Birkie	TKO	10 (10), 1:47	Nov 1, 1935	Duquesne Gardens, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
13	Victorie	13–0	Patsy Perroni	PTS	10	Apr 1, 1935	Olympia, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
12	Victorie	12–0	Lee Ramage	TKO	8 (10), 2:51	Dec 14, 1934	Chicago Stadium, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
11	Victorie	11–0	Charley Massera	KO	3 (10), 2:41	Nov 30, 1934	Coliseum, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
10	Victorie	10–0	Stanley Poreda	KO	1 (10), 2:40	Nov 14, 1934	Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
9	Victorie	9–0	Jack O'Dowd	KO	2 (10)	Oct 31, 1934	Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
8	Victorie	8–0	Art Sykes	KO	8 (10)	Oct 24, 1934	Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
7	Victorie	7–0	Adolph Wiater	PTS	10	Sep 26, 1934	Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
6	Victorie	6–0	Al Delaney	TKO	4 (10)	Sep 11, 1934	Naval Armory, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
5	Victorie	5–0	Buck Everett	KO	2 (8)	Aug 27, 1934	Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
4	Victorie	4–0	Jack Kranz	UD	8	Aug 13, 1934	Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
3	Victorie	3–0	Larry Udell	TKO	2 (8)	Jul 30, 1934	Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
2	Victorie	2–0	Willie Davies	ТKO	3 (6)	Jul 12, 1934	Bacon's Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
1	Victorie	1–0	Jack Kracken	KO	1 (6)	Jul 7, 1934	Bacon's Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.	Professional debut

Bibliografie

• Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0-306-80879-1. 

Legături externe

• Profilul lui Joe Louis pe boxrec.com
• Joe Louis la Internet Movie Database