It was built into a battle of two ideologies. Joe Louis was the heavyweight champion from 1937-1941. In one corner was Schmeling, representing Hitler (though Schmeling wasn't a Nazi) and ...
Joe Louis – The Brown Bomber Who Dominated ... and resilience during the Great Depression. His reign as heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949 remains one of the longest in history.
The white champion didn't take up Johnson's offer, and in Chicago's Comiskey Park on June 22, 1937, Louis knocked out Braddock in the eighth round — to become Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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