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Joe

Louis

“"The Brown Bomber"”

66 – 3

52 KO · 78.79% RATE · 72 TRACKED BOUTS

Tale of the Tape

Height

6′2″ (187 cm)

Reach

76″ (193 cm)

Weight

218 lb (99 kg)

Stance

Orthodox

Current Form

Last 5

LWLLW

Current Streak

L1

Layoff (Retired)

59.8 years

Last Bout

L to Ben Villaflor · KO
Dec 10, 1966

Title Reigns

2 reigns

Title History

Ring
Heavyweight
Jun 1937 – Mar 1949
WBA
Heavyweight
Jun 1937 – Mar 1949

Title history is best-effort and may miss interim or vacated belts.

Complete Fight History

Showing 50 of 72

1966

DEC 10L toBen Villaflor· KOPhilippines—

1962

JUL 3d.Jack Bodell· RTD · R1Highbury Speedway Stadium · Fleetwood—

APR 2L toJack Bodell· PTSNottingham Ice Stadium · Nottingham—

1951

OCT 26L toRocky Marciano· TKO · R8MSG · NYC66–3

AUG 15d.Jimmy Bivins· UDMemorial Stadium · Baltimore66–2

AUG 1d.Cesar Brion· UDCow Palace · Daly City65–2

JUN 15d.Lee Savold· KO · R6MSG · NYC64–2

MAY 2d.Omelio Agramonte· UDOlympia · Detroit63–2

FEB 23d.Andy Walker· TKOCow Palace · Daly City62–2

FEB 7d.Omelio Agramonte· UDMiami Stadium · Miami61–2

JAN 3d.Freddie Beshore· TKO · R4Olympia · Detroit60–2

1950

NOV 29d.Cesar Brion· UDChicago Stadium · Chicago59–2

SEP 27L toEzzard Charles· UDYankee Stadium · NYC58–2

1948

JUN 25d.Jersey Joe Walcott· KO · R11Yankee Stadium · NYC58–1

1947

DEC 5d.Jersey Joe Walcott· SDMSG · NYC57–1

1946

SEP 18d.Tami Mauriello· KO · R1Yankee Stadium · NYC56–1

JUN 19d.Billy Conn· KO · R8Yankee Stadium · Bronx55–1

1944

NOV 14d.Johnny Davis· TKO · R1Memorial Auditorium · Buffalo54–1

1942

MAR 27d.Abe Simon· TKO · R6MSG · NYC53–1

JAN 9d.Buddy Baer· KO · R1MSG · NYC52–1

1941

SEP 29d.Lou Nova· TKO · R6Polo Grounds · NYC51–1

JUN 18d.Billy Conn· KO · R13Polo Grounds · NYC50–1

MAY 23d.Buddy Baer· DQ · R7Griffith Stadium · DC49–1

APR 8d.Tony Musto· TKO · R9St. Louis Arena · St. Louis48–1

MAR 21d.Abe Simon· TKO · R13Olympia · Detroit47–1

FEB 17d.Gus Dorazio· KO · R2Convention Hall · Philly46–1

JAN 31d.Red Burman· KO · R5MSG · NYC45–1

1940

DEC 16d.Al McCoy· RTD · R5Boston Garden · Boston44–1

JUN 20d.Arturo Godoy· TKO · R8Yankee Stadium · NYC43–1

MAR 29d.Johnny Paychek· TKO · R2MSG · NYC42–1

FEB 9d.Arturo Godoy· SDMSG · NYC41–1

1939

SEP 20d.Bob Pastor· KO · R11Briggs Stadium · Detroit40–1

JUN 28d.Tony Galento· TKO · R4Yankee Stadium · NYC39–1

APR 17d.Jack Roper· KO · R1Wrigley Field · LA38–1

JAN 25d.John Henry Lewis· KO · R1MSG · NYC37–1

1938

JUN 22d.Max Schmeling· TKO · R1Yankee Stadium · Bronx36–1

APR 4d.Harry Thomas· KO · R5Chicago Stadium · Chicago35–1

FEB 23d.Nathan Mann· KO · R3MSG · NYC34–1

1937

AUG 30d.Tommy Farr· UDYankee Stadium · NYC33–1

JUN 22d.James J. Braddock· KO · R8Comiskey Park · Chicago32–1

FEB 17d.Natie Brown· KO · R4Municipal Auditorium · Kansas City31–1

JAN 29d.Bob Pastor· UDMSG · NYC30–1

JAN 11d.Steve Ketchel· KO · R2Broadway Auditorium · Buffalo29–1

1936

DEC 14d.Eddie Simms· TKO · R1Public Auditorium · Cleveland28–1

OCT 9d.Jorge Brescia· KO · R3Hippodrome Theatre · NYC27–1

SEP 22d.Al Ettore· KO · R5Municipal Stadium · Philly26–1

AUG 18d.Jack Sharkey· KO · R3Yankee Stadium · NYC25–1

JUN 19L toMax Schmeling· KO · R12Yankee Stadium · Bronx24–1

JAN 17d.Charley Retzlaff· KO · R1Chicago Stadium · Chicago24–0

1935

DEC 13d.Paulino Uzcudun· TKO · R4MSG · NYC23–0

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