- Naissance
- Décédé(e)12 avril 1981 · Las Vegas, Nevada, États-Unis (crise cardiaque)
- Nom de naissanceJoseph Louis Barrow
- Surnoms
- The Brown Bomber
- Chappy
- Taille6′ 1½″ (1,87 m)
- Joe Louis est né le 13 mai 1914 dans l'Alabama, États-Unis. Il était acteur. Il est connu pour This Is the Army (1943), The Phynx (1970) et Joe Palooka, Champ (1946). Il était marié à Martha Jefferson, Rose Morgan et Marva Trotter Louis. Il est mort le 12 avril 1981 dans le Nevada, États-Unis.
- Conjoints(es)Martha Jefferson(17 mars 1959 - 12 avril 1981) (son décès)Rose Morgan(25 décembre 1955 - 1958) (divorcé)Marva Trotter Louis(24 septembre 1935 - 27 mars 1945) (divorcé, 2 enfants)
- Because he had been down on his luck in his last years and had died in poverty, his funeral was paid for by his most famous rival (and later friend), German boxer Max Schmeling.
- He fought several championship bouts where he donated his share of the purse (winnings) to both Army and Naval relief services. However, the Internal Revenue Service didn't credit him with a charitable contribution. This led to tax problems for years This injustice was later rectified by an Act of Congress; forgiving him all outstanding liabilities.
- His reign as heavyweight champion (12 years) is a boxing record that stands in all weight divisions. He fought so many bad opponents that they were dubbed the "Bum of the Month" tour.
- World Heavyweight boxing champion, 1937-49. Inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, 1990.
- Americans tend to pronounce his second name as "Lewis", whereas Europeans tend to pronounce it "Loo-e." Curiously enough, Louis Armstrong is universally referred to as "Loo-e" Armstrong even though, in one of the lines in the lyrics to his classic, "Hello Dolly," one can clearly hear Armstrong sing, "Hello Dolly, this is 'Lewis', Dolly...".
- [on America's involvement in World War II] We will win because God is on our side.
- I don't like money actually, but it quiets my nerves.
- [on being multi-racial] I'm mostly black and I'm proud of that
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