Joe Louis was so precise with his punches, in particular his right cross, that he possessed a knockout punch whenever the opportunity arose. Courtesy: Dan Morley Boxing | Murphy's Boxing Gym

Highlights of "the most beautiful fighting machine" that was Joe Louis, who on this day 24th Sep, 1935, annihilated Max Baer before a crowd of over 90,000 at Yankee Stadium. Baer's hands were repeatedly x-rayed in the weeks leading up to this fight. His hands were declared fit. They were fit before/after Braddock too. Louis' handlers asked that Baer and his team be watched closely by the commission for illegal stimulant use, after Baer admitted before a crowd of 300, and his trainer later confir

On This Day in 1936... 🗓 🇩🇪 Max Schmeling shocked the world when he knocked out heavyweight icon Joe Louis in the twelfth round of their first bout at the Yankee stadium. 🌎 🤔 Where does this rank among the all-time biggest upsets❓ SIGN UP: http://bit.ly/2lfluxu 🔞 #Boxing | Boxing Social