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gptkbp:instance_of
|
gptkb:Person
gptkb:book
gptkb:Boxer
|
|
gptkbp:awards
|
gptkb:ESPY_Award_for_Best_Fighter
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Sports_Illustrated_Sportsman_of_the_Year
gptkb:World_Sports_Humanitarian_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkb:World_Championships
|
|
gptkbp:biography
|
gptkb:Jerry_Izenberg
Joe Louis: The Last Champion
|
|
gptkbp:birth_date
|
1914-05-13
May 13, 1914
|
|
gptkbp:birth_place
|
gptkb:La_Fayette,_Alabama,_USA
gptkb:La_Fayette,_Alabama
|
|
gptkbp:born_in
|
gptkb:La_Fayette,_Alabama
|
|
gptkbp:born_on
|
May 13, 1914
|
|
gptkbp:career_end
|
1951
|
|
gptkbp:career_start
|
gptkb:1929
1926
1934
|
|
gptkbp:championship
|
gptkb:World_Championships
66 wins, 3 losses
|
|
gptkbp:children
|
gptkb:3
gptkb:Joe_Louis_Barrow_Jr.
gptkb:Joe_Louis_Jr.
Gwendolyn Louis
Jacqueline Louis
Josephine Louis
|
|
gptkbp:coaching_career
|
1934-1951
|
|
gptkbp:covers
|
Life and career of Joe Louis
|
|
gptkbp:cultural_impact
|
symbol of racial equality
Symbol of racial equality
Symbol of hope during the Great Depression
symbol of racial pride
symbol of hope during WWII
|
|
gptkbp:cultural_symbol
|
American Sports History
|
|
gptkbp:current_champion
|
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
|
|
gptkbp:death
|
April 12, 1981
|
|
gptkbp:death_date
|
1981-04-12
April 12, 1981
|
|
gptkbp:debut
|
1934
|
|
gptkbp:defeated
|
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Primo_Carnera
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Billy_Conn
gptkb:Max_Baer
gptkb:Tony_Galento
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles
|
|
gptkbp:defense
|
gptkb:25
gptkb:Strong
25 successful title defenses
Heavyweight title
|
|
gptkbp:died_on
|
April 12, 1981
|
|
gptkbp:draws
|
gptkb:1
|
|
gptkbp:famous_event
|
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs._Max_Schmeling_II
|
|
gptkbp:famous_fight
|
gptkb:Billy_Conn_II
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott_II
gptkb:Joe_Walcott_II
gptkb:Louis_vs_Schmeling_II
gptkb:George_Foreman
gptkb:Mike_Tyson
gptkb:Larry_Holmes
gptkb:Lennox_Lewis
gptkb:Vitali_Klitschko
gptkb:Bob_Satterfield
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Billy_Conn
gptkb:Al_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Primo_Carnera
gptkb:Ken_Norton
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Floyd_Patterson
gptkb:Jack_Roper
gptkb:Billy_Conn
gptkb:Evander_Holyfield
gptkb:Tyson_Fury
gptkb:Wladimir_Klitschko
gptkb:Cleveland_Williams
gptkb:Tony_Zale
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Max_Schmeling_II
gptkb:Max_Baer
gptkb:Sonny_Liston
gptkb:Deontay_Wilder
gptkb:Win
gptkb:Rex_Layne
gptkb:Tony_Galento
gptkb:Max_Schmeling_II
gptkb:cultural_icon
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs._Max_Schmeling_II
gptkb:Louis_vs._Schmeling_II
gptkb:Buddy_Baer
gptkb:Harold_Johnson
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs._Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Lee_Savold
win
June 22, 1938
Win by KO
vs. Archie Moore
vs. Max Schmeling
Cesar Brion
Round 8
Joe Louis vs. Tony Galento
Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn
Joe Louis vs. Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
Johnny Paychek
Max Baer fight
vs. Billy Conn
Rematch of racial tensions
Galento fight
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|
gptkbp:famous_for
|
gptkb:heavyweight_champion
gptkb:Heavyweight_Boxing
gptkb:Heavyweight_Champion
gptkb:World_Championships
gptkb:boxing_match
Technical skill
Knockouts
Heavyweight Champion of the World
Knockout power
knockouts
knockout power
being a cultural icon
being a world heavyweight champion
his boxing career
his rivalry with Max Schmeling
defeating German boxers
longest heavyweight title reign
Heavyweight boxing title reign
|
|
gptkbp:famous_match
|
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Billy_Conn
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Billy_Conn_II
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Jersey_Joe_Walcott_II
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Lee_Savold
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Max_Schmeling_I
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Max_Schmeling_III
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs_Tony_Galento
Joe Louis vs Abe Simon
Joe Louis vs Buddy Baer
Joe Louis vs Canelo Alvarez
Joe Louis vs Carmen Basilio
Joe Louis vs Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis vs Ezzard Charles II
Joe Louis vs Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Joe Louis vs Gene Tunney
Joe Louis vs Gus Lesnevich
Joe Louis vs Jack Dempsey
Joe Louis vs Jack Sharkey
Joe Louis vs Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Louis vs John Henry Lewis
Joe Louis vs Kid Gavilan
Joe Louis vs Manny Pacquiao
Joe Louis vs Marvin Hagler
Joe Louis vs Max Baer
Joe Louis vs Oscar De La Hoya
Joe Louis vs Primo Carnera
Joe Louis vs Roberto Duran
Joe Louis vs Rocky Graziano
Joe Louis vs Rocky Marciano
Joe Louis vs Sugar Ray Leonard
Joe Louis vs Sugar Ray Robinson
Joe Louis vs Tami Mauriello
Joe Louis vs Thomas Hearns
Joe Louis vs Tony Galento II
Joe Louis vs Tony Zale
|
|
gptkbp:famous_quote
|
“ You can’t win them all.”
“ I fight for my people”
“ I’m a man of my word”
“ I’m going to knock you out”
“ I’m just a fighter”
“ You can’t win them all”
“ I fight for my people.”
I’m going to show you how great I am.
" I’m going to put him in the hospital."
“ I’m not a champion because I’m a great fighter. I’m a champion because I’m a great man.”
“ I’m just a fighter.”
" I’m going to knock you out!"
" You can’t win them all."
" I’m not a champion because I’m a great fighter; I’m a champion because I’m a great man."
“ I’m going to knock you out.”
“ I’m not a champion because I’m a great fighter.”
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|
gptkbp:famous_rival
|
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Billy_Conn
gptkb:Max_Baer
|
|
gptkbp:fighting_style
|
gptkb:boxing_match
Orthodox
boxer-puncher
Boxer-Puncher
Boxer-puncher
counterpunching
power puncher
out-boxer
power punching
|
|
gptkbp:film_appearance
|
gptkb:The_Joe_Louis_Story
|
|
gptkbp:final_fight_attendance
|
15,000
|
|
gptkbp:final_fight_date
|
March 1, 1951
|
|
gptkbp:final_fight_judges
|
gptkb:Frank_Forbes
|
|
gptkbp:final_fight_outcome
|
TKO in 8 rounds
|
|
gptkbp:final_fight_result
|
gptkb:loss
|
|
gptkbp:final_fight_significance
|
End of an era
|
|
gptkbp:final_fight_venue
|
gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden
|
|
gptkbp:final_match_date
|
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Max_Baer
1934
1938
1951
March 1, 1951
1951-10-26
June 25, 1950
March 1936
July 4, 1934
June 22, 1938
March 24, 1942
June 28, 1940
June 18, 1941
December 13, 1947
1938-06-22
September 13, 1946
June 28, 1939
June 25, 1934
September 24, 1935
|
|
gptkbp:first_fight_outcome
|
Joe Louis won by knockout
|
|
gptkbp:first_title_win_date
|
June 22, 1937
|
|
gptkbp:first_title_win_opponent
|
gptkb:James_J._Braddock
|
|
gptkbp:fought_against
|
gptkb:Al_Mc_Coy_II
gptkb:Billy_Conn_II
gptkb:Billy_Conn_III
gptkb:Bob_Pastor_II
gptkb:Buddy_Baer_II
gptkb:Harold_Johnson_II
gptkb:Jack_Sharkey_II
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott_II
gptkb:Jim_Braddock_II
gptkb:Joe_Walcott_II
gptkb:John_Henry_Lewis_II
gptkb:Lee_Savold_II
gptkb:Lou_Nova_II
gptkb:Max_Baer_II
gptkb:Nicolino_Locche_II
gptkb:Primo_Carnera_II
gptkb:Tommy_Farr_II
gptkb:Tony_Galento_II
gptkb:Vasiliy_Lomachenko
gptkb:Callum_Smith
gptkb:Dillian_Whyte
gptkb:Gervonta_Davis
gptkb:Daniel_Jacobs
gptkb:Henry_Cooper
gptkb:Errol_Spence_Jr.
gptkb:George_Foreman
gptkb:Jim_Braddock
gptkb:John_Henry_Lewis
gptkb:Mike_Tyson
gptkb:Sergio_Martinez
gptkb:Larry_Holmes
gptkb:Gennady_Golovkin
gptkb:Jamaine_Ortiz
gptkb:Lennox_Lewis
gptkb:Vitali_Klitschko
gptkb:Joseph_Parker
gptkb:Tami_Mauriello
gptkb:Jared_Anderson
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Bob_Pastor
gptkb:Al_Mc_Coy
gptkb:Primo_Carnera
gptkb:Jermall_Charlo
gptkb:Jermell_Charlo
gptkb:Joe_Frazier
gptkb:Oleksandr_Usyk
gptkb:Regis_Prograis
gptkb:Teofimo_Lopez
gptkb:Caleb_Plant
gptkb:Canelo_Alvarez
gptkb:Floyd_Mayweather_Jr.
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Ryan_Garcia
gptkb:Shakur_Stevenson
gptkb:Josh_Taylor
gptkb:Julio_Cesar_Chavez_Jr.
gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden
gptkb:David_Benavidez
gptkb:Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Anthony_Joshua
gptkb:Gus_Lesnevich
gptkb:Manny_Pacquiao
gptkb:Lou_Nova
gptkb:Nicolino_Locche
gptkb:Billy_Conn
gptkb:Efe_Ajagba
gptkb:Evander_Holyfield
gptkb:Frank_Sanchez
gptkb:Joe_Joyce
gptkb:Tyson_Fury
gptkb:Wladimir_Klitschko
gptkb:Andy_Ruiz_Jr.
gptkb:Yankee_Stadium
gptkb:Cleveland_Williams
gptkb:Demetrius_Andrade
gptkb:Zhilei_Zhang
gptkb:Carmen_Basilio
gptkb:Michael_Hunter
gptkb:Tommy_Farr
gptkb:Daniel_Dubois
gptkb:Max_Baer
gptkb:Sonny_Liston
gptkb:Chicago_Stadium
gptkb:Jack_Sharkey
gptkb:Billy_Joe_Saunders
gptkb:Deontay_Wilder
gptkb:Rex_Layne
gptkb:Tony_Galento
gptkb:Luis_Ortiz
gptkb:Abe_Simon
gptkb:Arturo_Godoy
gptkb:Charles_Martin
gptkb:Jarrell_Miller
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles
gptkb:Zach_Parker
gptkb:John_Ryder
gptkb:Buddy_Baer
gptkb:Harold_Johnson
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles_II
gptkb:Lee_Savold
gptkb:Rex_Layne_II
civil rights
Crawford
Cesar Brion
Rocky Marciano II
Cesar Brion II
|
|
gptkbp:fought_in
|
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden
gptkb:Yankee_Stadium
1940s
Heavyweight Division
|
|
gptkbp:full_name
|
gptkb:Joseph_Louis_Barrow
|
|
gptkbp:genre
|
gptkb:biography
|
|
gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction
|
gptkb:1954
gptkb:1981
gptkb:1987
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
|
|
gptkbp:has_impact_on
|
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
|
|
gptkbp:has_title
|
gptkb:The_Brown_Bomber
|
|
gptkbp:health_issues
|
gptkb:Depression
Financial troubles
|
|
gptkbp:height
|
6 ft 2 in
|
|
gptkbp:hobbies
|
gptkb:Golf
Singing
Bowling
|
|
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
|
Joe Louis
|
|
gptkbp:impact
|
gptkb:Actor
gptkb:Businessman
gptkb:Producer
gptkb:military
gptkb:commentary
gptkb:training
Boxing history
boxing commentator
|
|
gptkbp:influenced
|
gptkb:boxing
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
boxing culture
boxing history
future boxers
Future Boxers
|
|
gptkbp:influenced_by
|
gptkb:Jack_Johnson
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:Sugar_Ray_Robinson
|
|
gptkbp:influenced_fighters
|
gptkb:George_Foreman
gptkb:Mike_Tyson
gptkb:Floyd_Mayweather_Jr.
gptkb:Muhammad_Ali
gptkb:Evander_Holyfield
|
|
gptkbp:is_considered_as
|
One of the greatest heavyweights of all time
|
|
gptkbp:is_known_for
|
gptkb:Cultural_impact
Sportsmanship
Knockout power
Boxing technique
|
|
gptkbp:is_married_to
|
Marva Trotter
|
|
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as
|
gptkb:Cinderella_Man
gptkb:The_Joe_Louis_Story
|
|
gptkbp:isbn
|
978-0-394-50012-0
|
|
gptkbp:knockouts
|
43
|
|
gptkbp:known_for
|
knockout power
|
|
gptkbp:language
|
English
|
|
gptkbp:legacy
|
gptkb:cultural_icon
influenced civil rights movement
Influence on boxing
One of the greatest heavyweights
considered one of the greatest heavyweights
paved the way for future African American boxers
one of the greatest heavyweights
inspired civil rights movements
One of the greatest heavyweights of all time
influenced future boxers
inspiration for future boxers
symbol of racial equality in sports
inspired the Civil Rights Movement
paved the way for future African American athletes
greatest heavyweight of all time
considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time
known for sportsmanship and dignity
One of the greatest heavyweights of all time.
|
|
gptkbp:lifetime_record
|
66-4
|
|
gptkbp:losses
|
gptkb:3
gptkb:4
|
|
gptkbp:manager
|
gptkb:John_Roxborough
|
|
gptkbp:nationality
|
gptkb:American
|
|
gptkbp:nickname
|
gptkb:The_Brown_Bomber
gptkb:Brown_Bomber
|
|
gptkbp:notable_achievement
|
First African American heavyweight champion in the modern era
First African American heavyweight champion
|
|
gptkbp:notable_battle
|
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
|
gptkbp:notable_event
|
1940 fight against Tony Galento
|
|
gptkbp:notable_for
|
gptkb:Heavyweight_Champion
|
|
gptkbp:notable_inductees
|
gptkb:World_Boxing_Association_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Nevada_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame
|
|
gptkbp:notable_rivalry
|
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Gene_Tunney
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Sugar_Ray_Robinson
gptkb:Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Lou_Nova
gptkb:Billy_Conn
gptkb:Jack_Dempsey
gptkb:Max_Baer
gptkb:Rex_Layne
gptkb:Tony_Galento
gptkb:Arturo_Godoy
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles
gptkb:Buddy_Baer
gptkb:Joe_Louis_vs._Max_Schmeling
1936-1938
Joe Louis vs. Tony Galento
Joe Louis vs. Abe Simon
Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn
Joe Louis vs. Ezzard Charles
Joe Louis vs. Jersey Joe Walcott
Joe Louis vs. John Henry Lewis
Joe Louis vs. Lee Savold
Joe Louis vs. Rocky Marciano
Joe Louis vs. Buddy Baer
|
|
gptkbp:notable_wins
|
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Rocky_Marciano
gptkb:Billy_Conn
gptkb:Tony_Galento
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles
gptkb:Buddy_Baer
|
|
gptkbp:number_of_races
|
2-1 against Max Baer
|
|
gptkbp:occupation
|
gptkb:Boxer
|
|
gptkbp:opponent
|
gptkb:James_Braddock
|
|
gptkbp:portrayed_by
|
gptkb:Paul_Giamatti
|
|
gptkbp:post_boxing_career_activity
|
gptkb:Producer
|
|
gptkbp:promoter
|
Mike Jacobs
|
|
gptkbp:promotions
|
gptkb:None
|
|
gptkbp:published_by
|
gptkb:Random_House
|
|
gptkbp:published_year
|
gptkb:1978
|
|
gptkbp:raises_funds_for
|
gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
|
|
gptkbp:reach
|
76 in
76 inches
81 in
|
|
gptkbp:record
|
69
3 losses
66 wins
66 wins, 3 losses
66-4
25 title defenses
|
|
gptkbp:record_against_champions
|
8-1
|
|
gptkbp:referee
|
gptkb:Rudy_Goldstein
|
|
gptkbp:reign
|
11 years
140 months
1937 to 1949
|
|
gptkbp:rematch
|
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
|
|
gptkbp:residence
|
gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
|
|
gptkbp:result
|
gptkb:Win
lost by knockout
|
|
gptkbp:retired
|
gptkb:1949
|
|
gptkbp:retirement
|
gptkb:1949
|
|
gptkbp:retirement_year
|
gptkb:1949
1951
|
|
gptkbp:ring_name
|
gptkb:The_Brown_Bomber
gptkb:Brown_Bomber
|
|
gptkbp:rival
|
gptkb:Rocky_Graziano
gptkb:Tony_Zale
gptkb:Jack_Sharkey
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles
|
|
gptkbp:served_in
|
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
|
gptkbp:significant_event
|
gptkb:World_Championships
|
|
gptkbp:sport
|
gptkb:boxing
|
|
gptkbp:spouse
|
Marva Trotter
|
|
gptkbp:style
|
counterpuncher
technical
slugger
|
|
gptkbp:subject
|
gptkb:boxing_match
|
|
gptkbp:title
|
gptkb:John_Henry_Lewis
gptkb:Tami_Mauriello
gptkb:Jersey_Joe_Walcott
gptkb:25
gptkb:Max_Schmeling
gptkb:Lou_Nova
gptkb:Billy_Conn
gptkb:Rex_Layne
gptkb:Tony_Galento
gptkb:Arturo_Godoy
gptkb:Ezzard_Charles
gptkb:Buddy_Baer
gptkb:World_Championships
gptkb:Lee_Savold
25 times
Cesar Brion
March 1, 1949
Billy Conn (rematch)
Ezzard Charles (rematch)
Jersey Joe Walcott (rematch)
Joe Walcott (rematch)
Maurice Harris
Rocky Marciano (official)
Rocky Marciano (unofficial)
|
|
gptkbp:title_challenger
|
gptkb:Tony_Galento
|
|
gptkbp:title_held
|
gptkb:World_Championships
|
|
gptkbp:total_fights
|
gptkb:Loss
gptkb:66
gptkb:Win
69
Win by KO
TKO in Round 4
won by knockout
|
|
gptkbp:training
|
gptkb:Jack_Blackburn
|
|
gptkbp:training_programs
|
gptkb:Detroit
|
|
gptkbp:was_champion_from
|
1937
|
|
gptkbp:was_champion_to
|
gptkb:1949
|
|
gptkbp:weight
|
200 lb
215 lb
Heavyweight
heavyweight
200 lbs
|
|
gptkbp:weight_class
|
Heavyweight
heavyweight
|
|
gptkbp:wins
|
gptkb:66
51
|
|
gptkbp:won
|
gptkb:World_Championships
1937
June 25, 1937
June 22, 1937
|
|
gptkbp:written_by
|
gptkb:Joe_Louis
|
|
gptkbp:bfsParent
|
gptkb:Cotton_Club
gptkb:Buster_Mathis
gptkb:George_Foreman
gptkb:Jack_Johnson
gptkb:Larry_Holmes
gptkb:Bernard_Hopkins
gptkb:Lennox_Lewis
gptkb:Gerry_Cooney
gptkb:Joe_Frazier
gptkb:Braddock
gptkb:Scottish_Gaelic
gptkb:USA
gptkb:Floyd_Patterson
gptkb:Floyd_Patterson_II
gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery
gptkb:Tyson_Fury
gptkb:Wladimir_Klitschko
gptkb:Sugar_Ray_Leonard
gptkb:WWE_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:World_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Ernie_Terrell
gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Detroit
gptkb:Deontay_Wilder
gptkb:Jake_La_Motta
gptkb:Cerdan
gptkb:Himself
gptkb:1990_International_Boxing_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Ali_vs._Chuvalo
gptkb:Ali_vs._Patterson_II
|
|
gptkbp:bfsLayer
|
4
|