Joe Louis
Noun
Meaning
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
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Chef Aid: The South Park Album Turner credited Joe Louis Walker with encouraging him to return to his roots in blues music.
He had gone ahead to beat the likes of Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Joe Louis, Archie Moore and Rocky Marciano.
However, Paul Brown never held fast to the Joe Louis story, and later in his life admitted that it was false, invented to deflect unwanted attention arising from the team being named after him.
Carolina Hurricanes (10) Ron Francis scores the game winning goal in overtime on Detroit goalie (39) Dominik Hasek to give the Hurricanes a 3-2 victory Tuesday night in the first game of the Stanley Cup Championship series at Joe Louis Arena.
Provided he beats Ortiz on March 3, Wilder doesn’t need any tune-up fights, no bum of the month clubs, a la Joe Louis.
Without Joe Louis, Jackie Robinson, or Althea Gibson, we would have none of our most glorious triumphs in sports.