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Louis vs Farr

Aug. 30, 1937: Louis vs Farr

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Eliott McCormick 0 Comments Boxing, Boxing history, heavyweight championship, James J. Braddock, Joe Louis, Joltin' Joe, Max Baer, Max Schmeling, New York, Primo Carnera, The Brown Bomber, Tommy Farr, Yankee Stadium

The great Joe Louis, already something of a legend, made his first defense as heavyweight champion against Welshman Tommy Farr just

June 18, 1941: Louis vs Conn I

June 18, 2021June 21, 2021 Robert Portis 7 Comments Al McCoy, Billy Conn, Bob Pastor, Jack Blackburn, James J. Braddock, Joe Louis, Joltin' Joe, Lee Savold, Louis vs Conn, Max Baer, Polo Grounds, The Brown Bomber

It is 1941 and while some say death and taxes are the only sure things in life, American sports fans

Dec. 5, 1947: Louis vs Walcott I

December 5, 2020December 7, 2020 Michael Carbert 6 Comments Axel Schultz, Dave Tiberi, Elmer Ray, George Foreman, James Toney, Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis, Jose Luis Ramirez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Lee Oma, Manny Pacquiao, Pernell Whitaker, Ruby Goldstein, The Brown Bomber, Timothy Bradley

Bad decisions. Robberies. Ridiculous scorecards. Maybe nothing sickens a fight fan more than judges rendering a final verdict which makes

Jan. 14, 1984: Mancini vs Chacon

January 14, 2021January 16, 2021 Joshua Isard 1

Boxing is not an old man’s sport and over the decades there have been plenty of what we might call

May 21, 1966: Ali vs Cooper II

May 21, 2021May 23, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

Looking back, it’s easy to forget that until the early 1970s and his punishing wars with Bonavena, Frazier, Norton and

Dec. 26, 1908: Burns vs Johnson

December 26, 2020December 29, 2020 Rafael García 4

The late, great comedian Bill Hicks once quipped that the first Gulf War was not actually a “war.” Instead it was

Jan. 4, 1940: Armstrong vs Ghnouly

January 4, 2021August 21, 2021 Michael Carbert 0

As Marvin Gaye sang back in the day, “Ain’t nothin’ like the real thing, baby,” and these days how boxing