A Brief Biography Of Joe Louis Barrow Or The Brown Bomber

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Joe Louis Barrow or the “Brown Bomber” was born on May 13th in 1914. His father was a cotton picker from Alabama and he lived a very poor life for most of his childhood. In 1924 his family moved to Detroit Michigan where he first became involved in boxing. Joe’s mother would give Joe money for violin lessons but instead of learning violin, Joe used that money to buy a locker in the local boxing gym. 10 years after Joe moved to Detroit he won the Golden Gloves in lightweight boxing. Following this, Joe became pro and won twelve fights in his first year. Joe continued to win fights to big names and ex-champions in heavy weight like Primo Carnera and Max Baer.
Joe Louis’s first defeat came from Germany’s Max Schmeling on June 19th in 1936. Almost a year after this fight, in 1937, Louis faced world heavyweight champion James J. Braddock. In the eighth round the Brown Bomber knocked Braddock out, making Joe Louis the first heavyweight champion of color. In the heat of World War II and the rise of Hitler and the Nazi’s, Louis got his revenge on Schmeling. This fight was one of the most fa...

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