The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-23
Right to Body
DidDa1nage,
Says Joe

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away and only took a part of ID
on the whiskers.
sure hope the world realizes
now that I'm not a sucker for Q
right. All I wanted Max to do
was lead with that right. / guess
the one 1 fired back was pretty
good, because it dropped him on
his face along the ropes.
When he got up, I figured he
might come into me with both
hands flying, but he Just re-
treated, covering up, and I rained
the blows on his head and sank
hook to his tummy for good
measure.
1 figure I hit Schmeling with
five rights after he got up, one Of
them dropping Max again. In all
believe 1 hit Schmeling with IA
rights and I'm proud of that be-
cause when he stopped me in IL
heats, June 19, 1885. he used moth
ing but rights and folks kept re-
mindine me of it. I though the
finishing blow would be left hook
to the body. Then when 1 got him
going, I purpoSely kept them high
because l didn't want any foul
claims in this fight, If possible.
wanted to make it so decisive there
wouldn't be any question.
And now that it's over, guess
I'm not peeved at Schmeling to-
day But when I went into that
ring, he looked like poison. I was
determined to pour on the gloves
and give him a shellacking right
off. He simply got under my skin,
the way he kept posing as the I'm.
crowned champion and the way
he claimed fouled him before.
FIGHTING CHAMPION
Now that I'm sitting on the
throne without having the chair
tilted, I. want to keep right on
fighting often. That was my fourth
defense of the crown in exactly one
year and 1 want Promoter Mike
Jacobs to book four more fights for
me during the next year, starting
with Max Baer in September.
They tell me that Schmeling
asked for another chance. If any
body thinks that is necessary, it'll
be right with me, because I know
I can finish him just as fast as he
steps into the ring. knew that
even after he stopped me in 1896,
1 knew that he would be easy to
hit and I always said / could beat
anybody I hit. I just got careless
before, mistake hope ! never
make again.
AS I said, thought Schmeling
would throw more punches. It
was up to me to set a dizzy pace,
one which would dress him up and
wear him down if proved as tough
as he sounded off. It was neces.
Sary to get in that first left hook,
then hail him with gloves. Now
did the same thing with Jim
Braddock and he stood in there
taking and seeking back. He even
dropped me with right uppercut
in the first round and then fought
as long as his legs would hold
him up.
JOE WAS ANGRY
So it was a surprise that Schmel.
ing threw only two punches. AZ
ter he grazed my chin with that
one right, he tried another. I
simply glided out of its path and
countered with left hook, then
added a right cross which dropped
him the second time.
Before we entered the ring I
said I hope Max would stay in and
fight until one of us was knocked
out. But, now, I'm glad that his
trainer, Max Machon, threw in
the towel. I was burned up
enough to hurt him badly. You
know I had been saving up hate
for Schmeling for two years, and
I poured all that into my punches
last night.
AS I said before the fight, this
battle last night was different. 1t
wasn't just Joe Louis defending
the championship against Max
Schmeling. 1t was the United
States against Germany, like the
Olympic games.
I just couldn't let that crown
get out of this country, and I
aim to keep it here for many years.