Joe Louis Quotes
18 quotes by 14 authors
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I am the astronaut of boxing. Joe Louis and Dempsey were just jet pilots. I'm in a world of my own.
— Muhammad Ali
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I played in Joe Louis in a playoff game. I played there when the roof caved in for half a season. The facility is great…
— Bill Laimbeer
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It's been like that forever. We got spoiled by Joe Louis, by Rocky Marciano. Muhammad ruined us for everybody. He was great outside [the ring];…
— Angelo Dundee
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Every time I hear the name Joe Louis my nose starts to bleed.
— Tommy Farr
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There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more…
— George Foreman
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When you're a great finisher, you'll become popular. Joe Louis was a great finisher.
— Mike Tyson
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Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.
— Angelo Dundee
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Joe Louis is a credit to his race - the human race.
— Jimmy Cannon
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Joe Louis was a good Heavyweight, good boxer but he was kind of in the same boat as Marciano, weighing about 190 to 200 lbs.
— Larry Holmes
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Joe Louis is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Rocky Marciano is second only to Louis. Where do I rate Ali? Somewhere below me.…
— Joe Frazier
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Joe Louis is the hardest puncher that I've ever seen... He's a good man. Anyone who plans on beating him had better know what they're…
— Max Schmeling
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It's interesting that you put me in the league with those illustrious fighters [Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson], but I've proved since my career…
— Mike Tyson
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I do believe he’s the greatest, but forget about boxing - give that to Joe Louis, or somebody - I believe he’s one of the…
— George Foreman
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I forget what the official name of it was, but they did an all-day of roots music - every kind of music you can imagine…
— Scotty Moore
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Joe Louis was one of my first heroes.
— Robert Goulet
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I was the best street fighter in history when I was growing up on the Lower East Side. Hell, I never lost a street fight.…
— Rocky Graziano
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I define fear as standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.
— Max Baer
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I don't think Joe Louis could take the punches today fighting in this era.
— Larry Holmes
Who Wrote These Joe Louis Quotes
14 authors contributed a total of 18 Joe Louis Quotes as follows: