June 19: The first Louis-Schmeling fight at Yankee Stadium ends with a surprise knockout victory by Schmeling in the 12th round. June 22: In Chicago's Auditorium, Joe Louis knocks out Jimmy ...

Fighting under the name Joe Louis, so his mother wouldn't find out ... Louis won his first 27 fights, 23 by knockout, with his most impressive victories being a sixth-round TKO of Primo Carnera ...

In just two minutes and four seconds, Joe Louis defeated Schmeling by technical knockout. This victory not only cemented Louis as one of the greatest boxers of all time but also united a nation ...

“The Brown Bomber” headhunted for the knockout – but the movement of ... Monroe had it 9-6 to “The Brown Bomber.” Jersey Joe and Louis met six months later at Yankee Stadium, but the ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...