Joe Louis
(Joe Louis Barrow)
(the "Brown Bomber")

BORN   May 13 1914; Lafayette, Alabama
DIED April 12 1981; Las Vegas, Nevada
HEIGHT 6-1 3/4
WEIGHT 188-218 lbs
MANAGERS Julian Black and John Roxborough (1934-1949); Marshall Miles (1950-1951)
TRAINER Jack "Chappie" Blackburn

Louis is rated by many as THE GREATEST Heavyweight boxer of all time; He was silent but deadly, a fighter who let his fists do the talking; His jab was quick and powerful - his left-right combinations were awesome !!!

Joe held the Heavyweight Championship longer than any other Champion; Louis scored 43 knockdowns in his first 22 Professional bouts; Only Jack Kranz and Hans Birkie were not floored; He fought as an amateur light-heavyweight (175-lb class); His amateur record reportedly was 50-4 with 43 knockouts

Nat Fleischer ranked Louis as the #6 All-Time Heavyweight; Charley Rose ranked him as the #4 All-Time Heavyweight; Herb Goldman ranked him as the #6 All-Time Heavyweight; Louis was inducted into the Ring Boxing Hall of Fame in 1954 and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990

*** AMATEUR BOUTS ***

1932
May 11 Jack Tracy                 Detroit, Mi                       W   
       Johnny Miler                                                 L  4

1933
Jan 11 Joe Baldyga                Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
Jan 25 Fred Kahally               Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
Jan 25 Louis Turzaki              Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 13 Billy Burke                Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
Feb 17 Robert Campbell            Detroit, Mi                      KO  3
Feb 22 Joe Biskey                 Detroit, Mi                      KO  3
Mar 17 Joe Ebers                  Detroit, Mi                      KO  2
Mar 17 Paul Rickert               Detroit, Mi                       W   
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr 25 Al Agetta                  Boston, Ma                       KO  1
Apr 26 Max Marek                  Boston, Ma                        L   
       -The previous 2 bouts were part of the
        National AAU Light Heavyweight Championship
Jun 27 Erice Cryderman            Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
Aug 22 an unnamed opponent        Saginaw, Mi                      KO  2
Sep 15 John Summer                Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
Oct 31 Earl Conway                Toronto, Ont, Can                 W  5
Nov 10 Stanley Evans              Detroit, Mi                       L  3
Dec 15 Chris Schussler            Detroit, Mi                      KO  2

1934
Jan  5 Chico Golden               Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
Feb  8 Pete Mitchell              Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
Feb 16 Stanley Evans              Detroit, Mi                       W  3
Feb 27 Ray Wozniak                Chicago, Il                      KO  3
Feb 27 Harry Swanson              Chicago, Il                       W  3
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 28 Cooney Tucker              Chicago, Il                      KO  2
Mar  9 Ario Soldati               Chicago, Il                       W  3
Mar  9 Joe Bauer                  Chicago, Il                       W  3
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr  5 Joe Bauer                  St. Louis, Mo                     W  3
Apr  5 Hugh Rogers                St. Louis, Mo                     W   
       -This was a forfeit win due to an injury to Rogers;
        The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr  6 Bud Schildnecht            St. Louis, Mo                     W   
Apr  6 Ario Soldati               St. Louis, Mo                    KO  1
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 27 Joe Bauer                  Detroit, Mi                      KO  1
       -This is seemingly Louis' last amateur fight;
        Some sources report 6/12/34

       -Some sources report that Louis was the National
           AAU Light Heavyweight Champion

Undated
       Clinton Bridges                                              L   


*** PROFESSIONAL BOUTS ***

1934
Jul  4 Jack Kracken               Chicago, Il                      TK  1
Jul 12 Willie Davis               Chicago, Il                      TK  3
Jul 30 Larry Udell                Chicago, Il                      TK  2
Aug 13 Jack Kranz                 Chicago, Il                       W  8
Aug 27 Buck Everett               Chicago, Il                      KO  2
Sep 11 Alex Borchuk               Detroit, Mi                      TK  4
       -This man was "Al Delaney"
Sep 26 Adolph Wiater              Chicago, Il                       W 10
Oct 24 Art Sykes                  Chicago, Il                      KO  8
Oct 31 Jack O'Dowd                Detroit, Mi                      KO  2
Nov 14 Stanley Poreda             Chicago, Il                      KO  1
Nov 30 Charley Massera            Chicago, Il                      KO  3
Dec 14 Lee Ramage                 Chicago, Il                      TK  8

Undated
       Mickey Patrick             Chicago, Il                      EX   
       -Patrick knocked Louis down

1935
Jan  4 Patsy Perroni              Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Jan 11 Hans Birkie                Pittsburgh, Pa                   TK 10
Feb 21 Lee Ramage                 Los Angeles, Ca                  TK  2
       -Some sources report 2/01/35
Mar  8 Donald "Red" Barry         San Francisco, Ca                TK  3
Mar 29 Natie Brown                Detroit, Mi                       W 10
       -Some sources report 3/28/35
Apr 12 Roy Lazer                  Chicago, Il                      TK  3
       -Some sources report 4/13/35
Apr 22 Biff Bennett               Dayton, Oh                       KO  1
Apr 25 Roscoe Toles               Flint, Mi                        KO  6
May  3 Willie Davis               Peoria, Il                       KO  2
May  7 Gene Stanton               Kalamazoo, Mi                    KO  3
Jun 25 Primo Carnera              Bronx, NY                        TK  6
Aug  7 King Levinsky              Chicago, Il                      TK  1
Sep 24 Max Baer                   Bronx, NY                        KO  4
Nov    an unnamed opponent        Montreal, Que, Can               EX  4
Nov    an unnamed opponent        Ottawa, Ont, Can                 EX  4
Nov    an unnamed opponent        Toronto, Ont, Can                EX  4
Nov    an unnamed opponent        Quebec, Que, Can                 EX  4
Nov 21 Andy Wallace               Bangor, Me                       EX  1
       -Louis knocked Wallace out
Nov 21 Mickey McAvoy              Bangor, Me                       EX  1
       -Louis knocked McAvoy out
Nov 21 Stanley Ketchell           Bangor, Me                       EX  1
Nov 21 Paul Cavalier              Bangor, Me                       EX  1
       -The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
Dec 13 Paulino Uzcudun            New York, NY                     TK  4
Dec 29 Isadore Gastanaga          Havana, Cu                      SCH   
       -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
   
1936
Jan 17 Charley Retzlaff           Chicago, Il                      KO  1
Jun 19 Max Schmeling              Bronx, NY                        LK 12
Aug 11 Willie McGee               Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX   
Aug 11 "Young" George Godfrey     Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX   
       -The previous 2 bouts were sparring sessions
        held the same date
Aug 14 Paul Cavalier              Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  6
       -The previous bout was a sparring session;
        Each round lasted one minute round
Aug 15 George Higgs               Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  2
Aug 15 "Young" George Godfrey     Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  2
Aug 15 Roy "Tiger" Williams       Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  1
       -The previous 3 bouts were sparring sessions
        held the same date
Aug 18 Jack Sharkey               Bronx, NY                        KO  3
Sep 22 Al Ettore                  Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  5
Oct  9 Jorge Brescia              New York, NY                     KO  3
Oct 14 Willie Davis               South Bend, In                   EX  3
       -Louis knocked Davis out;
        Davis denied that he fought Louis;
        He claimed it was "Lou Campbell"
Oct 14 K.O. Brown                 South Bend, In                   EX  3
       -Louis knocked Brown out;
        The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 23 -Louis gave exhibitions at Indianapolis, In
Nov 20 Paul Williams              New Orleans, La                  EX  2
       -Louis knocked Williams out
Nov 20 Tom Jones                  New Orleans, La                  EX  3
       -Louis knocked Jones out;
        The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 14 Eddie Simms                Cleveland, Oh                    TK  1

1937
Jan 11 Steve Ketchel              Buffalo, NY                      KO  2
       -Some sources report "EX 2"
Jan 14 Frank "Tiger" Thompson     Minneapolis, Mn                  EX  1
       -Louis knocked Thompson out
Jan 14 Jack Wright                Minneapolis, Mn                  EX  1
       -Louis knocked Wright out
Jan 14 Tom Jones                  Minneapolis, Mn                  EX  2
       -Louis knocked Jones out;
        The previous 3 bouts were held the same date
Jan 25 Eddie Malcolm              Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  1
Jan 25 Tom Ponte                  Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  2
Jan 25 Carl Lackner               Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  1
       -Louis knocked Lackner down
Jan 25 Jack Wright                Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX  1
       -Louis knocked Wright down;
        The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
Jan 27 Eddie Malcolm              Pompton Lakes, NJ                EX   
       -Malcolm knocked Louis down
Jan 29 Bob Pastor                 New York, NY                      W 10
Feb 17 Natie Brown                Kansas City, Mo                  TK  4
Mar  8 -Louis gave exhibitions in Omaha, Ne
Mar 15 -Louis gave exhibitions in Wichita, Ks
Mar 16 -Louis gave exhibitions in Oklahoma City, Ok
Mar 17 -Louis gave exhibitions in Guthrie, Ok
Mar 18 -Louis gave exhibitions in Tulsa, Ok
Mar 19 -Louis gave exhibitions in Springfield, Mo
Apr    -Louis went on an exhibition tour
Apr  3 Leonard Dixon              San Diego, Ca                    EX  1
       -Louis knocked Dixon out
Apr  3 Cecil "Seal" Harris        San Diego, Ca                    EX  2
       -Louis knocked Harris out;
        The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Apr    Cecil "Seal" Harris        Wichita, Ks                      EX  2
       -Louis knocked Harris out
Apr    Tommy Dixon                Wichita, Ks                      EX   
Apr 30 -Louis gave exhibitions in Chicago, Il 
May    Cecil "Seal" Harris        Houston, Tx                      EX  2
May    Tommy Dixon                Houston, Tx                      EX   
       -The previous 2 bouts were possibly held
        during Apr 1937
Jun 22 James Braddock             Chicago, Il                      KO  8
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Aug 30 Tommy Farr                 Bronx, NY                         W 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1938
Feb 23 Nathan Mann                New York, NY                     KO  3
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Apr  1 Harry Thomas               Chicago, Il                      KO  5
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 22 Max Schmeling              Bronx, NY                        KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1939
Jan 25 John Henry Lewis           New York, NY                     KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Apr 17 Jack Roper                 Los Angeles, Ca                  KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 28 Tony Galento               Bronx, NY                        TK  4
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 20 Bob Pastor                 Detroit, Mi                      KO 11
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1940
Feb  9 Arturo Godoy               New York, NY                      W 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Mar 29 Johnny Paychek             New York, NY                     KO  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 20 Arturo Godoy               Bronx, NY                        TK  8
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Dec 16 Al McCoy                   Boston, Ma                       TK  6
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1941
Jan 31 Clarence "Red" Burman      New York, NY                     KO  5
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Feb 17 Gus Dorazio                Philadelphia, Pa                 KO  2
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Mar 21 Abe Simon                  Detroit, Mi                      TK 13
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Apr  8 Tony Musto                 St. Louis, Mo                    TK  9
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
May 23 Jacob "Buddy" Baer         Washington, DC                   WF  7
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jun 18 Billy Conn                 New York, NY                     KO 13
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Jul 11 Jim Robinson               Minneapolis, Mn                  EX  1
       -Louis knocked Robinson out
Sep 29 Lou Nova                   New York, NY                     TK  6
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 25 George Giambastiani        Los Angeles, Ca                  EX  4

1942
Jan  9 Jacob "Buddy" Baer         New York, NY                     KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           Louis donated his purse to the United States Navy Relief Fund
Mar 27 Abe Simon                  New York, NY                     KO  6
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World;
           Louis donated his purse to the United States Army Relief Fund
Jun  5 George Nicholson           Fort Hamilton, NY                EX  3

          -Louis joined the United States Army and toured, giving boxing
           exhibitions

Oct 12 Billy Conn                 New York, NY                    SCH   
       -This bout was scheduled but cancelled

1944
Nov  3 Johnny Denson              Detroit, Mi                      EX  2
       -Louis knocked Denson out
Nov  6 Charley Crump              Baltimore, Md                    EX  3
Nov  9 Dee Amos                   Hartford, Ct                     EX  3
Nov 13 Jimmy Bell                 Washington, DC                   EX  3
Nov 14 Johnny Davis               Buffalo, NY                      EX  1
       -The New York Athletic Commission ruled this
        bout was a Heavyweight Championship of the World
        contest; Louis knocked Davis out
Nov 15 Dee Amos                   Elizabeth, NJ                    EX  3
Nov 17 Dee Amos                   Camden, NJ                       EX  3
Nov 24 Dan Merritt                Chicago, Il                      EX  3

1945
Nov 15 Sugar Lip Anderson         San Francisco, Ca                EX  2
Nov 15 Alfred "Big Boy" Brown     San Francisco, Ca                EX  2
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 29 Alfred "Big Boy" Brown     Sacramento, Ca                   EX  2
Nov 29 Bobby Lee                  Sacramento, Ca                   EX  2
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 10 Bob Frazier                Victoria, BC, Can                EX  3
Dec 11 Alfred "Big Boy" Brown     Portland, Or                     EX  2
Dec 11 Dave Johnson               Portland, Or                     EX  2
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 12 Alfred "Big Boy" Brown     Eugene, Or                       EX  3
Dec 13 Alfred "Big Boy" Brown     Vancouver, BC, Can               EX  3

1946
Jun 19 Billy Conn                 Bronx, NY                        KO  8
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 18 Tami Mauriello             Bronx, NY                        KO  1
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 11 Cleo Everett               Honolulu, Oahu, Ha               EX  4
Nov 11 Wayne Powell               Honolulu, Oahu, Ha               EX  2
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Nov 25 Perk Daniels               Mexicali, Mx                     EX  4

1947
Feb  7 Arturo Godoy               Mexico City, Mx                  EX 10
Feb 10 Art Ramsey                 San Salvador, ES                 EX  3
Feb 10 Walter Hafer               San Salvador, ES                 EX  3
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 12 Art Ramsey                 Panama City, Pan                 EX  3
Feb 12 Walter Hafer               Panama City, Pan                 EX  3
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 19 Arturo Godoy               Santiago, Chi                    EX  6
Feb 27 Art Ramsey                 Medellin, Col                    EX  2
Feb 27 Walter Hafer               Medellin, Col                    EX  2
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 10 Walter Hafer               Havana, Cu                       EX  2
Mar 10 Art Ramsey                 Havana, Cu                       EX  2
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar    Walter Hafer               in Trinidad                      EX  2
Mar    Babe Adams                 in Trinidad                      EX  2
Jun  6 Rusty Payne                San Diego, Ca                    EX  2
Jun  6 Dick Underwood             San Diego, Ca                    EX  2
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Jun 13 "Tiger" Jack Fox           Spokane, Wa                      EX  4
Jun 23 Harry Wills                Los Angeles, Ca                  EX  4
Dec  5 "Jersey" Joe Walcott       New York, NY                      W 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World

1948
Jan 29 Bob Foxworth               Chicago, Il                      EX  4
Feb  9 Leo Matriciani                                              EX  4
Jun 25 "Jersey" Joe Walcott       Bronx, NY                        KO 11
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Sep 30 Pat Comiskey               Washington, DC                   EX  6
       -Some sources report 9/20/48
Oct 28 Merritt Wynn               Atlanta, Ga                      EX  3
Oct 28 Bob Garner                 Atlanta, Ga                      EX  3
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Oct 29 Bob Garner                 Norfolk, Va                      EX  4
Oct 31 Bob Garner                 New Orleans, La                  EX  4
Nov  1 Bob Garner                 New Orleans, La                  EX  3
Nov  3 Bob Garner                 Nashville, Tn                    EX  4
Nov  8 Johnny Shkor               Boston, Ma                       EX  4
Nov  9 Bernie Reynolds            New Haven, Ct                    EX  4
Nov 17 Jimmy Bivins               Cleveland, Oh                    EX  6
Nov 19 Vern Mitchell              Detroit, Mi                      EX  6
Nov 23 Kid Riviera                St. Louis, Mo                    EX  4
Nov 24 Ray Augustus               Oklahoma City, Ok                EX  2
       -Louis knocked Augustus out
Nov 25 Curt Kennedy               Kansas City, Mo                  EX  4
Nov 29 Billy Smith                Cincinnati, Oh                   EX  4
Dec 10 Billy Conn                 Chicago, Il                      EX  6
Dec 14 Arturo Godoy               Philadelphia, Pa                 EX  6
Dec 16 Pat Comiskey               Paterson, NJ                     EX  6
Dec 20 Willie James               Lewiston, Me                     EX  4

1949
Jan 10 Sterling Ingram            Omaha, Ne                        EX  4
Jan 11 Orlando Ott                Topeka, Ks                       EX  4
Jan 12 Hubert Hood                Wichita, Ks                      EX  4
Jan 17 Art Swiden                 Toledo, Oh                       EX  4
Jan 18 Dick Hagen                 Moline, Il                       EX  4
Jan 19 Orlando Ott                Rochester, Mn                    EX  4
Jan 25 Elmer "Violent" Ray        Miami, Fl                        EX  6
       -Louis was better
Jan 27 George Fitch               Palm Beach, Fl                   EX  4
Jan 28 Nino Valdes                Tampa, Fl                        EX  4
Jan 31 Dixie Lee Oliver           Orlando, Fl                      EX  4
       -Louis knocked Oliver out
Feb  1 Elmer "Violent" Ray        Jacksonville, Fl                 EX  4
       -Louis had Ray helpless in round three
Feb  3 Bill Graves                Daytona Beach, Fl                EX  3
       -Louis knocked Graves out
Feb  4 George Fitch               Savannah, Ga                     EX  4
Feb 23 Edgar Edwards              Kingston, Jam, WI                EX  3
Feb    Al Knisley                 in Aruba                         EX  4
Mar  1 Ed Crawley                 Nassau, Bah, WI                  EX  4
Mar  1 -Louis announced his retirement from boxing
        (only to return later)
Mar  4 Omelio Agramonte           Havana, Cu                       EX  4
Mar  5 Omelio Agramonte           Oriente, Cu                      EX  4
Mar 16 Elmer "Violent" Ray        Houston, Tx                      EX  4
       -Louis knocked Ray out
Mar 18 Tex Brodie                 Dallas, Tx                       EX  4
Mar 22 Hubert Hood                St. Paul, Mn                     EX  6
Oct  3 Abel Evaristo Cestac       Washington, DC                   EX  4
Oct 10 Curtis Sheppard            Baltimore, Md                    EX  4
Oct 24 Bill Weinberg              Providence, RI                   EX  4
Oct 25 Joe Domonic                Hartford, Ct                     EX  4
Oct 31 Bill Gilliam               Atlantic City, NJ                EX  4
Nov 14 Johnny Shkor               Boston, Ma                       EX 10
       -Some sources report "ND 10"
Nov 22 Joe Chesul                 Newark, NJ                       EX 10
       -Some sources report "ND 10"
Nov 28 Johnny Flynn               Kansas City, Mo                  EX 10
       -Some sources report "ND 10"
Dec  7 Pat Valentino              Chicago, Il                      EX  8
       -Louis knocked Valentino out
Dec 14 Roscoe Toles               Detroit, Mi                      EX  5
Dec 14 Johnny Flynn               Detroit, Mi                      EX  5
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Dec 19 Al Hoosman                 Oakland, Ca                      EX  5
       -Louis knocked Hoosman out
Dec 21 Jay Lambert                Salt Lake City, Ut               EX  5
Dec 21 Rex Layne                  Salt Lake City, Ut               EX  5
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date

1950
Jan  6 Willie Bean                Hollywood, Ca                    EX  6
Jan 10 Jack Flood                 Seattle, Wa                      EX  6
Jan 12 Clarence Henry             Wilmington, Ca                   EX  4
Jan 13 Al Spaulding               San Diego, Ca                    EX  4
Jan 20 Andy Walker                Stockton, Ca                     EX  4
Jan 24 Rex Layne                  Salt Lake City, Ut               EX  4
Feb  1 Gene Jones                 Miami, Fl                        EX  8
Feb  7 Nino Valdes                St. Petersburg, Fl               EX  4
Feb  8 Candy McDaniels            Orlando, Fl                      EX  5
Feb 14 Johnny Haynes              Tampa, Fl                        EX  4
Feb 21 Sid Peaks                  Jacksonville, Fl                 EX  6
Feb 23 Dan Bolston                Macon, Ga                        EX  1
Feb 23 Leo Jackson                Macon, Ga                        EX  3
       -Some sources report "Leo Johnson";
        The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Feb 27 Willie Johnson             Albany Ga                        EX  4
Feb 28 Dan Bolston                Columbus, Ga                     EX  4
Mar  3 Leo Jackson                Waycross, Ga                     EX  4
       -Some sources report "Leo Johnson"
Mar 14 Nino Valdes                Houston, Tx                      EX  1
       -Louis knocked Valdes out
Mar 18 Kid Carr                   Lubbock, Tx                      EX  4
Mar 20 Sterling Ingram            Odessa, Tx                       EX  4
Mar 22 Joe Santell                El Paso, Tx                      EX  4
Mar 22 John McFalls               El Paso, Tx                      EX  4
       -The previous 2 bouts were held the same date
Mar 24 Henry Hall                 Austin, Tx                       EX  4
Mar 25 J.K. Homer                 Waco, Tx                         EX  4
Apr 22 Walter Hafer               Rio de Janeiro, Bra              EX  2
       -Louis knocked Hafer out
Sep 27 Ezzard Charles             Bronx, NY                         L 15
          -Heavyweight Championship of the World
Nov 29 Cesar Brion                New York, NY                      W 10
       -Some sources report "Chicago, Il"

1951
Jan  3 Freddie Beshore            Detroit, Mi                      TK  4
Feb  7 Omelio Agramonte           Miami, Fl                         W 10
Feb 23 Andy Walker                San Francisco, Ca                TK 10
May  2 Omelio Agramonte           Detroit, Mi                       W 10
Jun 15 Lee Savold                 New York, NY                     KO  6
Aug  1 Cesar Brion                San Francisco, Ca                 W 10
Aug 15 Jimmy Bivins               Baltimore, Md                     W 10
Oct 26 Rocky Marciano             New York, NY                     LT  8
Nov 18 an unnamed U.S. Serviceman Tokyo, Japan                     EX  4
       -Louis knocked this man out
Nov 18 an unnamed U.S. Serviceman Tokyo, Japan                     EX  4
       -Louis knocked this man out 
Nov 18 an unnamed U.S. Serviceman Tokyo, Japan                     EX  3
Nov 18 "Corporal" B.J. DeCordova  Tokyo, Japan                     EX  4
       -The previous 4 bouts were held the same date
Nov    "Corporal" B.J. DeCordova  Tokyo, Japan                     EX  4
Nov    "Corporal" B.J. DeCordova  Tokyo, Japan                     EX  5
       -Some sources report the previous 2 bouts 
        held 11/18/51 with verdicts of "EX 4"
Dec 14 "Lieutenant" Lindy Brooks  Sendai, Japan                    EX  3
Dec 14 Chang Pulu                 Taipei, For                      EX  1
       -Louis knocked Pulu out
Dec 14 "Sergeant" S.E. Woodbury   Taipei, For                      EX  2
Dec 14 D.H. Camtrell              Taipei, For                      EX  2
Dec 14 "Corporal" B.J. DeCordova  Taipei, For                      EX  3
       -The previous 5 bouts were held the same date
Dec 16 "Corporal" B.J. DeCordova  Taipei, For                      EX  3

1956
Mar 16 Don "Cowboy Rocky" Lee                                       W   
       -This was a wrestling match
*** NCR ALL-TIME HEAVYWEIGHT COMPUTER TOURNAMENT ***
1968
       Jess Willard                                                KO 15
       Bob Fitzsimmons                                             TK 10
       Jack Dempsey                                                 L 15

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