What is Joe Louis?
{{Infobox boxer|KO=52|name=Joe Louis|total=69|style=[[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]|realname=Joseph Louis Barrow|reach=76 in|nickname=Brown Bomber<br/>Joe Louis|nationality=[[United States|American]]|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur boxing]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Golden Gloves]]}} {{MedalGold | 1934 Chicago | [[List of US national Golden Gloves light heavyweight champions|Light-heavyweight]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Chicago Golden Gloves]]}} {{MedalGold | 1934 Chicago | Light-heavyweight}} {{MedalCompetition | [[United States national amateur boxing championships|US National Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | 1934 St.Louis | [[List of United States national amateur boxing light heavyweight champions|Light-heavyweight]]}}|birth_date={{birth date|1914|5|13}}|losses=3|height=6 ft 2 in|death_place=[[Paradise, Nevada]], [[United States]]|death_date={{death date and age|1981|4|12|1914|5|12}}|caption=Louis in 1941|image=Joe Louis by van Vechten.jpg{{!}}border|birth_place=[[LaFayette, Alabama]], [[United States]]|wins=66}} '''Joe Louis''' (born '''Joseph Louis Barrow''', May 13, 1914 - April 12, 1981) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Boxing|boxer]]. He was the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949. Louis won the title from [[James Braddock]]. He made a record twenty-five title defenses before giving up the title in 1949. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://boxrec.com/en/login?error=please%20login,%20it%20is%20free,%20you%20get%20more%20data%20and%20it%20helps%20us%20manage%20the%20load%20on%20the%20servers|title=BoxRec: Login|website=boxrec.com|access-date=2020-06-06}}</ref> == Career == Perhaps his most famous fight was his one-round knockout of [[Max Schmeling]], the [[Germans|German]] former heavyweight champion, in 1938. Schmeling had given Louis his only loss up to that point, and was widely seen at that time as a representative of [[Nazism|Nazi]] Germany. The buildup to the fight was wrapped up in the politics of the United States versus Nazi Germany. When [[World War II]] bega