the brown bomber

By John F McKenna (McJack): In 1941 Joe Louis defended his title 7 times, including his classic match against the great Light Heavyweight Champion Billy Conn (Joe Louis vs Billy Conn – You Tube). The “Pittsburgh Kid” was as slick a boxer as their ever was and was ahead of the judges scorecards going into [...]

By John F McKenna (McJack): Joseph Louis was born in Lafayette, Alabama, the 7th of 8 children to a dirt poor sharecropper. When Joe was 12 years old his family moved to Detroit in search of opportunity. Joe became interested in boxing at a young age. He would use the money that his mother gave [...]