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Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis relaxes listening to music at his training camp at Pompton Lakes, N.J., January 12, 1939. Louis will be meeting boxer John Henry Lewis for his next fight on January 25, 1939. (AP Photo/ Joe Caneva)
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Joe Louis raises his right arm as he reaches the peak of his career after he knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round at Yankee Stadium June 22, 1938 in New York. This was the second fight between the two heavyweights, a rematch that created world wide interest. Schmeling was sent to the canvas several times with referee Arthur Donovan making Louis the winner, by a knockout, two minutes and four seconds into the first round. (AP Photo)
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World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis stands over challenger Max Schmeling, who is down for a count of three, as referee Arthur Donovan sends Louis to a neutral corner at Yankee Stadium in New York City on June 22, 1938. Louis retained his title in a technical knockout over Schmeling in 2:04 of the first round of their scheduled fifteen round title bout. (AP Photo)
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Joe Louis, heavyweight champ, breezed into Grand Central Station, at New York City, May 11, 1938 in sports clothes and cap. He came to New York to sign up to fight Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium June 22, 1938 Here he gets the grip of friendship from Jim Williams, chief porter and the nation's original redcap. (AP Photo)
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New heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis eats his mother's fried checken when her returned to Detroit June 25, 1937 after whipping Jim Braddock in Chicago. At left is Louis' mother Lilly Barrow Brooks, and at right, is his wife Marva. (AP Photo)
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Jim Braddock, left, and Joe Louis struck these poses with good humor, Feb. 19, 1937 after signing to participate in a heavyweight title bout in Comiskey Park on June 22. On that day in June there?ll likely be no such friendliness in evidence. (AP Photo)
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Fighter Joe Louis, nicknamed the Brown Bomber, poses in his boxing apparel in Pompton Lakes, N.J. on Jan. 24, 1937. Louis achieved the world heavyweight title in June 1937 and held it until May 1949. (AP Photo)
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Joe Louis lies on the canvas after being knocked out by Max Schmeling, behind referee, in New York on June 19, 1936. (AP Photo)
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Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis crouches in a sparring position in New York City in Dec. 1935. (AP Photo)
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Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis poses with his bride, Marva Trotter, after his fight with Max Baer in New York on Sept. 24, 1935. The couple married a few hours before the fight, in which Louis scored a knockout victory against the former heavyweight champion. (AP Photo)
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Heavyweight champion Joe Louis displays his boxing form, June 12, 1934 at Greenwood Lake, N.Y. as he went through a training session for his title defense against Billy Conn in New York, June 18. (AP Photo)
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Joe Louis raises his right arm as he reaches the peak of his career after he knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round at Yankee Stadium June 22, 1938 in New York. This was the second fight between the two heavyweights, a rematch that created world wide interest. Schmeling was sent to the canvas several times with referee Arthur Donovan making Louis the winner, by a knockout, two minutes and four seconds into the first round. (AP Photo)
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The Monument to Joe Louis is seen in Detroit on Monday. One of the most talked-about Super Bowl ads showed hip-hop star Eminem driving a sleek Chrysler through the city streets, proudly cruising by the city's landmarks and the hopeful faces of its people. (Associated Press)
