World Title defenses
Wins
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Bouts
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KO's
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Brown Bomber
69-3-0
W-L-D
Boxing
Heavyweight
Height: 6ft 2in
(188cm)
Stance:
Orthodox
MAY 13, 1914
USA
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history.
Won 66 (KOs 52) | Lost 3 (KOs 2)
Drawn 0 | Bouts 69
Rounds 417 | Debut 1934-07-04
69 Loss (66-3-0) vs Rocky Marciano
TKO R8 (10) | Oct 26, 1951
68 Win (66-2-0) vs Jimmy Bivins
UD R10 | Aug 15, 1951
67 Win (65-2-0) vs Cesar Brion
UD R10 | Aug 1, 1951
66 Win (64-2-0) vs Lee Savold
KO R6 (15), 2:29 | Jun 15, 1951
65 Win (63-2-0) vs Omelio Agramonte
UD R10 | May 2, 1951
64 Win (62-2-0) vs Andy Walker
TKO R10 (10), 1:49 | Feb 23, 1951
63 Win (61-2-0) vs Omelio Agramonte
UD R10 | Feb 7, 1951
62 Win (60-2-0) vs Freddie Beshore
TKO R4 (10), 2:48 | Jan 3, 1951
61 Win (59-2-0) vs Cesar Brion
UD R10 | Nov 29, 1950
60 Loss (58-2-0) vs Ezzard Charles
UD R15 | Sep 27, 1950
For NBA, vacant NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles
59 Win (58-1-0) vs Jersey Joe Walcott
KO R11 (15) | Jun 25, 1948
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
58 Win (57-1-0) vs Jersey Joe Walcott
SD R15 | Dec 5, 1947
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
57 Win (56-1-0) vs Tami Mauriello
KO R1 (15), 2:09 | Sep 18, 1946
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
56 Win (55-1-0) vs Billy Conn
KO R8 (15), 2:19 | Jun 19, 1946
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
55 Win (54-1-0) vs Johnny Davis
TKO R1 (4), 0:53 | Nov 14, 1944
Retained NYSAC and The Ring heavyweight titles
54 Win (53-1-0) vs Abe Simon
TKO R6 (15), 0:16 | Mar 27, 1942
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
53 Win (52-1-0) vs Buddy Baer
KO R1 (15), 2:56 | Jan 9, 1942
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
52 Win (51-1-0) vs Lou Nova
TKO R6 (15), 2:59 | Sep 29, 1941
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
51 Win (50-1-0) vs Billy Conn
KO R13 (15), 2:58 | Jun 18, 1941
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
50 Win (49-1-0) vs Buddy Baer
DQ R7 (15), 3:00 | May 23, 1941
Retained NBA, NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles, Baer disqualified after his manager refused to leave the ring.
49 Win (48-1-0) vs Tony Musto
TKO R9 (15), 1:36 | Apr 8, 1941
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
48 Win (47-1-0) vs Abe Simon
TKO R13 (20), 1:20 | Mar 21, 1941
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
47 Win (46-1-0) vs Gus Dorazio
KO R2 (15), 1:30 | Feb 17, 1941
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
46 Win (45-1-0) vs Red Burman
KO R5 (15), 2:49 | Jan 31, 1941
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
45 Win (44-1) vs Al McCoy
RTD 5 (15), 3:00 | Dec 16, 1940
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
44 Win (43-1) vs Arturo Godoy
TKO 8 (15), 1:24 | Jun 20, 1940
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
43 Win (42-1) vs Johnny Paychek
TKO 2 (15), 0:41 | Mar 29, 1940
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
42 Win (41-1) vs Arturo Godoy
SD 15 | Feb 9, 1940
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
41 Win (40-1) vs Bob Pastor
KO 11 (20), 0:38 | Sep 20, 1939
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
40 Win (39-1) vs Tony Galento
TKO 4 (15), 2:29 | Jun 28, 1939
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
39 Win (38-1) vs Jack Roper
KO 1 (10), 2:20 | Apr 17, 1939
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
38 Win (37-1) vs John Henry Lewis
KO 1 (15), 2:29 | Jan 25, 1939
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
37 Win (36-1) vs Max Schmeling
KO 1 (15), 2:04 | Jun 22, 1938
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
36 Win (35-1) vs Harry Thomas
KO 5 (15), 2:50 | Apr 4, 1938
Retained NBA and The Ring heavyweight titles
35 Win (34-1) vs Nathan Mann
KO 3 (15), 1:36 | Feb 23, 1938
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
34 Win (33-1) vs Tommy Farr
UD 15 | Aug 30, 1937
Retained NYSAC and The Ring heavyweight titles
33 Win (32-1) vs James J. Braddock
KO 8 (15) | Jun 22, 1937
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles
32 Win (31-1) vs Natie Brown
KO 4 (10), 0:52 | Feb 17, 1937
31 Win (30-1) vs Bob Pastor
UD 10 | Jan 29, 1937
30 Win (29-1) vs Steve Ketchel
KO 2 (4), 0:31 | Jan 11, 1937
29 Win (28-1) vs Eddie Simms
TKO 1 (10), 0:26 | Dec 14, 1936
28 Win (27-1) vs Jorge Brescia
KO 3 (10), 2:12 | Oct 9, 1936
27 Win (26-1) vs Al Ettore
KO 5 (15), 1:28 | Sep 22, 1936
26 Win (25-1) vs Jack Sharkey
KO 3 (10), 1:02 | Aug 18, 1936
25 Loss (24-1) vs Max Schmeling
KO 12 (15), 2:29 | Jun 19, 1936
24 Win (24-0) vs Charley Retzlaff
KO 1 (15), 1:25 | Jan 17, 1936
23 Win (23-0) vs Paulino Uzcudun
TKO 4 (15), 2:32 | Dec 13, 1935
22 Win (22-0) vs Max Baer
KO 4 (15), 3:09 | Sep 24, 1935
21 Win (21-0) vs King Levinsky
TKO 1 (10), 2:21 | Aug 7, 1935
20 Win (20-0) vs Primo Carnera
TKO 06 (15), 2:32 | Jun 25, 1935
19 Win (19-0) vs Biff Bennett
KO 1 (6), 1:15 | Apr 22, 1935
18 Win (18-0) vs Roy Lazer
KO 3 (10), 2:28 | Apr 12, 1935
17 Win (17-0) vs Natie Brown
UD 10 | Mar 29, 1935
16 Win (16-0) vs Don “Red” Barry
TKO 3 (10), 1:30 | Mar 8, 1935
15 Win (15-0) vs Lee Ramage
TKO 2 (10), 2:11 | Feb 21, 1935
14 Win (14-0) vs Hans Birkie
TKO 10 (10), 1:47 | Jan 11, 1935
13 Win (13-0) vs Patsy Perroni
PTS 10 | Jan 4, 1935
12 Win (12-0) vs Lee Ramage
TKO 8 (10), 2:51 | Dec 14, 1934
11 Win (11-0) vs Charley Massera
KO 3 (10), 2:41 | Nov 30, 1934
10 Win (10-0) vs Stanley Poreda
KO 1 (10), 2:40 | Nov 14, 1934
9 Win (9-0) vs Jack O’Dowd
KO 2 (10) | Oct 31, 1934
8 Win (8-0) vs Art Sykes
KO 8 (10) | Oct 24, 1934
7 Win (7-0) vs Adolph Wiater
PTS 10 | Sep 26, 1934
6 Win (6-0) vs Al Delaney
TKO 4 (10) | Sep 11, 1934
5 Win (5-0) vs Buck Everett
KO 2 (8) | Aug 27, 1934
4 Win (4-0) vs Jack Kranz
UD 8 | Aug 13, 1934
3 Win (3-0) vs Larry Udell
TKO 2 (8) | Jul 30, 1934
2 Win (2-0) vs Willie Davies
TKO 3 (6) | Jul 12, 1934
1 Win (1-0) vs Jack Kracken
KO 1 (6) | Jul 7, 1934
Louis’s cultural impact was felt well outside the ring. He is widely regarded as the first person of African-American descent to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States, and was also a focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment leading up to and during World War II because of his historic rematch with German boxer Max Schmeling in 1938.[2] He was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, breaking the sport’s color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor’s exemption in a PGA event in 1952.