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To: Jaysun
I love Billy Conn's statement after he was knocked out by Joe Louis.
Billy Conn weighed 169 pounds while Joe Louis weighed over 200.
Billy was out pointing the brown bomber and had shook Joe in the 12 th round.
He came out and started trading blows with Joe and got knocked out.

After the fight they asked why he started trading blows.
He said "What is the use of being Irish if you can't be stupid?".
7 posted on 06/03/2006 2:20:57 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

Joe Louis weighed 199½ lb. for the 1941 Conn fight

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=9007


9 posted on 06/03/2006 2:27:14 PM PDT by MrCruncher
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To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran

Pretty good for a guy that had just gotten knocked on his ass.


14 posted on 06/03/2006 3:32:07 PM PDT by Jaysun (Failure has gone to their heads.)
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