Dec 04 2023
Sweet D Files: Who was the greatest heavyweight in history?
It’s fun to debate, but it’s a question that can never be definitively answered, writes former European heavyweight champion Derek Williams
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Joe Louis
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Oct 26 2023
A Rock and a Hard Place: The night a reluctant Rocky Marciano sent Joe Louis through the ropes and into retirement before then apologising
On this day 72 years ago, Joe Louis was stopped inside eight rounds by Rocky Marciano in a fight nobody needed to see, writes Mark Baldwin
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Aug 21 2023
Yesterday’s Heroes: Drawing the Brown Bomber’s attention
Heavyweight Gunner Barlund put Finnish boxing on the map and it wasn’t long before the whole world took notice, writes Miles Templeton
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Oct 25 2022
Bunce Diary: Joe and Fidel in Havana having fun
When Joe Louis met Fidel Castro...
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Aug 05 2022
The top 10 world champions named Joe
To celebrate the announcement of the heavyweight clash between Joe Joyce and Joe Parker, we take a look at 10 other Joes who became world champions
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Mar 27 2022
15 reasons Joe Louis was greater than Muhammad Ali
Jack Hirsch makes the case why Joe Louis should be considered a greater fighter than even Muhammad Ali
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May 03 2021
Jack Dempsey vs Joe Louis – the original dream fight
Long before we debated Ali vs Tyson we argued about Jack Dempsey vs Joe Louis, writes Jack Hirsch
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Dec 05 2020
On this Day: Joe Louis has to be stopped from leaving the ring before he’s declared the winner of Jersey Joe Walcott
Jersey Joe Walcott drops Joe Louis twice but is criminally judged the loser
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Nov 24 2020
Legendary photographer Charles Hoff made boxing look like art
Steve Bunce on master snapper Charles Hoff
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Aug 30 2020
On This Day: Tommy Farr convinces many observers that he deserves the decision in Joe Louis’ first defence
Joe Louis forced into the trenches to outpoint Tommy Farr in stirring encounter