Boxing fans and historians will always argue over the greatest heavyweight of them all but even Muhammad Ali was willing to admit he might have met his match in Joseph Louis Barrow.
FILE PHOTO: The boxing gloves that heavyweight champion Joe Louis used in his first fight against Germany's Max Schmeling in 1936 are shown at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, January 31, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo
Two of the three defeats came late on, when he was fighting mainly to pay the tax authorities, and the end came in October 1951 at the hands of Rocky Marciano. “Joe Louis was more than a sports legend — his career was an indictment of racial bigotry and a source of pride and inspiration to millions of white and black people around the world,” he said.
One of the first African-American athletes to achieve national hero status, Louis transcended his sport and helped break down racial barriers. “I’m sure if it wasn’t for Joe Louis, the colour line in baseball would not have been broken for another 10 years,” he said.
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