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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: MrCruncher

According to the ESPN Classic they lowered his weight from 204 to 199 1/2 and raised Billy Conns weight from 169 to 175 to make the bout seem more equal.

10 posted on 06/03/2006 2:31:36 PM PDT by HuntsvilleTxVeteran ("Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto")

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