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Joe Louis

Joe Louis

American Boxer


Dead at 66 years
Birthday
Wednesday
He is born 109 years, 10 months and 16 days ago
Death date
Sunday

He is dead since 42 years, 11 months and 17 days

Cause of death: heart attack

Birthplace
LaFayette, United States
Nationality: american États-Unis
Categorie
Sportsmen » Boxers
Birth sign: Taurus
Chinese birth sign: Tiger
Height

188 cm

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 had 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. He was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, helping break the sport's color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor's exemption in a PGA event in 1952.

Source : Wikipedia