deci, ati auzit de Joe Louis?
well...it goes like this...
Max Schmeling was the leading German heavyweight. The National Socialists promoted him as symbolizing the remarkable strength of pure German stock. In 1936, he fought Joe Louis and, for the first time, Louis was knocked out. German publicists interpreted this victory as proving Nordic superiority. Boxing, at this time, was a very popular sport with millions of fans since it served as a route out of poverty for urban Jews, Italians, blacks and the Irish. Then, as now, it was a sport where minorities could move up a rung on the status ladder. The 1936 victory of Schmeling was seen as an affront to this nation's pride, so the major topic on the sports pages concerned when would Detroit's Joe Louis get a rematch. For the first time, a black man symbolized the strength and virtue of the nation.
The most famous fight in the nation's history took place in Yankee Stadium on June 23, 1938. Louis knocked out Schmeling in the first round, ensuring his rank as one of the nation's most popular sports figures. The fight was such a one-sided victory for the United States that no effort was ever made to schedule a rematch.
meciul ar trebui sa fie aici aici:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb41wSjoB_c&playnext=1&list=PL74CBE60C476AEF3C&index=5
(comentariu pe youtube:
diamondbreaker23 (1 year ago)
Joe is the personification of what a TRUE champion is. I mean the man is unbelievable. After his startling and crushing defeat in their first fight to make the kind of adjustments he did to absolutely destroy Schmeling is beyond impressive. But, lets give Schmeling credit for getting up from punches that would have ko'd a water buffalo. What a display of chin and heart!)
Revenind la monument.
Joe Louis Barrow, aka “The Brown Bomber” is one of the all-time great boxers. The 24 x 24 x 11.5 feet Monument to Joe Louis was commissioned by Time Inc. for the City of Detroit to honor Joe Louis. It was created by sculptor Robert Graham and installed at Jefferson Avenue at Woodward, Detroit on October 16, 1986.
si un slide :
http://www.flickr.com/search/show/?q=joe+louis+fist&ss=1&s=int
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