Jan 14, 2011

Knock Down At The Garden


You could knock Joe Louis down, the problem was when he got up. Shown above, Louis's former sparring partner, Jersey Joe Walcott, circles above Louis. Louis had returned from four years in the service, and resumed defending his title. Walcott himself would eventually become champion, but not this night, not against Joe Louis.

Madison Square Garden, December 5, 1947

2 comments:

  1. Jersey Joe was the sheriff of Camden County NJ after retirement. He later headed the New Jersey Boxing Commission.

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  2. Keep the fire burning
    Let it keep us warm
    The world will keep on turning
    Let it turn you on

    Let us not stop learning
    We can help one another be strong
    Let us never lose our yearning
    To keep the fire burning
    All night long

    We been through this enough
    It gets rough
    But there is nowhere to run

    This is where we belong
    We are strong
    We can never give up

    If we wanted to we could
    But we have always understood
    To keep looking for the good

    Keep the fire burning
    Let it keep us warm
    The world will keep on turning
    Let it turn you on

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