Joe Louis
Joe Louis
Joseph Louis Barrow, best known as Joe Louis, was an American professional boxer. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Nicknamed the "Brown Bomber". Louis' championship reign lasted 140 consecutive months, during which he participated in 26 championship fights; a 27th fight, against Ezzard Charles, was a challenge to Charles' heavyweight title and so is not included in Louis' reign. Louis was victorious in...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth13 May 1914
CountryUnited States of America
Everybody wants to go heaven, but nobody wants to die.
I don't like money, actually, but it quiets my nerves.
Every man's got to figure to get beat sometime.
Yeah, I'm scared. I'm scared I might kill Schmeling.
I don't even like money. It just quiets my nerves.
When I was boxing I made five million and wound up broke, owing the government a million.
The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love
Money can't buy happiness, but it does quiet the nerves.
Why should I? When someone insulted Caruso, did he sing an aria for him?
I don't like money very much, but it calms my nerves.
Every man's got to figure out how to get beat sometime.
Every fighter have a plan until he's been beaten
I made the most of my ability and I did my best with my title.
Let me tell you, that was a thrill. Now, even more, I knew I had to get Schmeling good.