Posted on 06/23/2008 5:12:27 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
This must have been a huge event judging by the coverage in The Times. The story dominates the front page as well as page 1 of the sports section and sidebars run through the whole paper. I posted several of these after the main story.
I seem to have read or seen something, that Schmelling bailed ($$$$$) Lewis out later in life.
Joe Louis and Jesse Owens provided America... and the democracies... a couple of early victories over the nazi juggernaut.
I wonder who would have won if Lewis and Archie Moore had faught during the same time.
those were the days.
~~el puno machina.
American League
……………………...Won…Lost…Percentage………..Games Behind Cleve………………...36……20…….643…………………….-
Boston……………….33……24…….579………………….3 1/2
N. Y…………………31……24…….564…………………..4 1/2
Detroit……………….30……29…….508………………….7 1/2
Wash………………...31……30…….508………………….7 1/2
Phila…………………25……30…….455………………….10 1/2
Chic………………….20……33…….385………………….14
St. L…………………18…….35…….340………………….16 1/2
National League
……………………...Won…Lost…Percentage………..Games Behind
N. Y………………….35……22….....614………………….-
Chic………………….34……25…….576………………….2
Cincin………………..31……23…….574………………….2 1/2
Pitts………………….30……23…….565………………….3
Boston……………….27……25…….519………………….5 1/2
St. L…………………24……30…….444…………………..9 1/2
Bklyn………………..23……34…….404………………….12
Phila………………...14……36…….280…………………..17 1/2
Schemling hated Hitler and Hitler returned the favor by putting Schemling in the paratroops hoping he be killed.
Harry Reid used to be a boxer.
His handlers had so much confidence in his abilities that they used to rent out the bottoms of his shoes for advertising space.. :-)
LOL!
This is old news.
The very worst beating you’d ever see a counter-puncher absorb. Schmeling’s one hope against Louis was throwing a hard right over Louis’ jab; it worked in the first fight but no rational person would have expected it to work a second time.
Archie was fighting during a period when they still had great fighters. He was in just about every weight division and kept winning even when he was in his 40’s I believe. I consider him one of the greatest if not the greatest. He had a losses but so did Ali. Ali should of had more but they gave the fight to him since he was reigning champ. Ali definitely lost to Ken Norton at least on one occasion and got the victory. I believe Young beat him also and got screwed. He faught when there were a few great fighters and the rest bums. I know this is something you just don’t say but I think Louis and Moore were the greatest followed by Ali.
Oh it gets better.
Reid had to give up boxing because his hands went bad.
The referee kept stepping on them.
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In one fight he returned to the corner between rounds all bloodied and bruised. His trainer said “You’re doing good, he ain’t laid a hand on ya.”
Reid responded “Well then keep your eye on the referee cause someone is kicking the sh*t outta me.” :-)
It is? Let me check the paper---
Nope. June 23rd. Hot off the presses.
Yeah, interesting detail in the article. I remember having to pass-up on the “pay per view” opportunity for the first Ali-Frazier match in the early 70’s when I was in grad school because the cost was $25 and “too high” for my budget. I “listened” to the radio summaries (there was no live radio) after each round and it sounded like a relatively boring match but the reports the next day left me with great regret not finding the $25 to see that match at the pay-per-view venue.
Despite all the problems and issues, there’s really nothing like a heavyweight championship fight for sports drama.
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