Joe Louis

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

American boxer (1914-1981)

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Joe Louis was a boxer whose professional career spanned from July 4, 1934, to 1949. During this period, he participated in 71 matches. His record included 68 wins and 3 losses.

He is recognized in the Congressional Gold Medal collection.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Chambers County
Place of death: Las Vegas
Occupation: referee
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year
Sport: boxing
Country for sport: United States
Mass: 99
Conflict: World War II
Military branch: United States Army
Image: Joe Louis 1935 portrait by Acme.jpg
Height: 188

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place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery
Commons category: Joe Louis
date of birth: 1914-05-13
date of death: 1981-04-12
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: myocardial infarction
nickname: The Brown Bomber
start of work period: 1934-07-04
writing language: English language
sports discipline competed in: heavyweight
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
end of work period: 1949-00-00
number of matches played/races/starts: 71
number of wins: 68
number of losses: 3

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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.

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