Madison Square Garden, March 27, 1942When they met for the first time the previous March, Abe Simon battled Joe Louis for 13 rounds. The Detroit crowd went wild that the Jewish giant from New York could absorb Louis's punches. Louis had the power of Mike Tyson and the finesse of Muhammad Ali. When it was revealed that Simon had fought with a broken hand, the Madison Garden rematch became a big ticket. Louis knocked Simon out in the sixth round. It would be Simon's last fight.
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reprinted from December 2012
Are you sure that Joe Louis is in that picture?
ReplyDeleteanon@2:54: I'm positive... If you google the weigh-in you'll see photos at ring level.. It was a box scale up on wheels, making Louis appear taller, Simon was actually considerably bigger. I like this photo for the overview. Notice the NYC cops off to the left in the aisle.
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