Many of them came by way of his flawless cross. Joe louis is dead he died april 12 1981 at age 66.
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Joe louis height and weight. He has twice been voted the greatest fighter in karate history having won innumerable karate tournaments and has attained the titles of united states heavyweight kickboxing champion world heavyweight full contact. Either jack was really 60 or joe was really 62. Rocky marciano was 59 as confirmed to me by marciano biographer john cameron during our interview a few years back. Record of w66 52 l3 d0 and. Seeing the two of them step into the ring together gives you a sense of what louis would have looked like matched up against klitschko or wilder. He reigned as the heavy weight champion for an astounding 12 years and had 52 wins by ko.
Buddy at 67 was also 5 inches taller and had a much longer reach. Joseph louis barrow may 13 1914 april 12 1981 known professionally as joe louis was an american professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. As a fighter lewis gained fame for his matches in the 1960s and 1970s. Joe lewis march 7 1944 august 31 2012 was an american kickboxer point karate fighter and actor. Luois style of fighting was minimalistic and he was. Height and weight are irrelevant at heavyweight boxing or joe louis vs primo carnera abe simon buddy baer posted by admin comments 55 haters of modern boxing have many crazy ideas about previous eras but the following 2 are the most common.
Louis weighed in at 201 34 to baers 237 pounds. He was a popular boxer born on may 13 1914 in lafayette alabama. There was a video on youtube of jack dempsey and joe louis play sparring on a tv show in the late 50s and joe was definitely an inch or so taller than jack who was 61. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949 and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Continue reading to learn more about joe louiss estimated net worth career height weight family age biography cars house wiki nationality. Orthodox joe louis 62 height 76 reach average fight weight of 200 pounds.
Debuted at the age of 20 in july 1934 and retired at the age of 37 on october 26 of 1951.
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