Jackson advocate., 1942-01-17

heavyweight End All f1eaVyWelghtS
Was Prophecy of F. M. Davis Years Ago
HERE in truth is the heavyweight to end all heavy
weights!
That the concluding paragraph of an article on the
Joe Louis ngfish Ievbnsky fight in Chicago back in 1895,
written by Frank Marshall Davis the managing editor
the Atlanta Daily WORLD.
Mr.. Davis vacationng in the Windy City, covered" the
fight for the SNS and the first colored writer
to hail the Brown Bomber future great, of des
tiny.
That final paragraph is history Joe Louis in
itself Here in truth is the heavyweight TO end all heavy
weights!'
Mr. Davis punch-line gains considerable stature when
recalls that the Brown Bomber has met five former
world heavyweight titleholders primo Carnero Max Baer
Max Schmelng Jack Sharkey, Jimmy Braddoc) kayoing
every man on the list
last four chukkers Schmelng who attened Louis in IL
sanzas in their first match in 1886 battered pulp
heat in 1888 harkey h the deck after three rounds
Braddock couldn't stand il longer after the eighth
What is MORE Louis has been ivincble in return match
Early his career he fought Lee Raage and required
eight stanzas the first time but handled him in two rounds
on the rebound.
Matte Brown lost the 10 round route in first meeting
against Louis in the dawn of his The Brown Bomber
nailed him in two cantos in the return go.
Schmeling's case has been mentioned.
Bob Pastor went the 1O-round route indoors in New
York, but got nailed in IL rounds in Detroit.
Autuo Godoy stood up the full IS rounds early in 1910
Louis knocked him kicking in eight several months later
Tommy Farr the full IS rounds-and the lone
lucky guy If the lot He sentenced to back into
the prize ring against the Detroit Destroyer
Joe Louis msabeed wten in addition to Brown
Bomber Detroit Destroyer, and other symbolic sobrquers
they dubbed him "The Tan EInbahmer".
Louis actually did undertaking jobs of his
opponents His First Round cety alone is something
the Blue Book Of boxing Just look at the imposing list
of guys who could not stick around minutes against
the magician of maui Jackie Kraeken, Buck Everett
and Stan 1884; Levnsky in 1885 Charley Retz
aff and EDDIE Simms in 1896; Sehmeing in 1888; John
Henry Lewis and Jack Roper in 1889: and Buddy Baer in
1912.
Of the five former world heavyweght champions Louis
has met not of them is actively fighting Every
single he has faced but Billy Conn is already known to
be headed downward
Frank Marshall Davis had Something "Here in truth,
is the heavyweight to end all heavyweights"
Max Baer, Camera Sehmelng sharkey, Braddock,
Farr Paychek Burman Godoy, Simon, Music, and Nova
Every the list is headed downward has already
retired And the past Sunday night Walter Winche
with the scoop that Buddy Baer admitted he had
fought his last fight
When Ioe Louis goes work the "boys, they don't
back will be interesting to how Conn., the Pitts
brgh Pre- y Boy will fare when he and the Brown
Bomber step into the twenty foot enclosure ths
June.
Jack Troy sports editor of the Atlanta CONST1TU-
TICN who told s observer the rngside in New York
the Joe LonisLou Nova fight that the Brown Bomber
glowing tribute his Monday January H. sports column
Special attention is paid Louis consistency. Troy, too,
has taken cognzance of the brown boys virtual nfabty
in return contests.
Joe Louis has earned more than two million dollars
gross for himself his promoters and handlers Old Man
Whskers has cut that melon to the of nearly S23
IN taxes
In continuing his record of infallbiy in return con
tests Louis fattened the Buddy had lasted
six rounds in Washington single cano New York For
that special privilege Joe gave the Navy Relief Fund sew
enty-five grand.
away his the second Buddy contest The feel
ing quarters that refusal by Louis to enter in
benefit for the NRF would be direct blow at racial dis
elimination already encountered by Negroes aspiring for
a naval career.
But to those who insisted he should engage in such
fight free, Joe countered, serious-fashion:
Il amt fightin for nothing. I'm fightin for my
try
To these eyes, Joe Louis has been right all the time Lit
tie should wrong in the idol of 13 Negroes
setting the supreme example of being bigger mag
unanimous than his oppressors Discretion the better part
of valor.