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Joe LouisHISTORICAL FIGURES
Joe Louis
Boxer

Nicknamed "The Brown Bomber," Joe Louis won 68 fights (54 by way of KO) and is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time and one of the most interesting figures in sports history.
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Biography
  Joe Louis burst onto the professional boxing scene in 1934 with style and skill such as the boxing world has seldom seen. Known to many as the "Brown Bomber," Louis emerged victorious from his first 27 fights, all but four of which he won in knockouts. In the early days of his career, he destroyed such great heavyweight fighters as Stanley Poreda, Natie Brown, and Rosco Toles. READ MORE >>  
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  "Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die."  
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