Joe Louis (English Wikipedia)

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Bak, p. 5. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Bak, pp. 6–7. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Bak, p. 7. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Bak, pp. 7–8. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Bak, p. 11. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Erenberg, p. 23. Erenberg, Lewis A. (2005). The Greatest Fight of Our Generation: Louis v. Schmeling. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177749.
Bak, pp. 13–14. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Bak, p. 22. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Erenberg, p. 33. Erenberg, Lewis A. (2005). The Greatest Fight of Our Generation: Louis v. Schmeling. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195177749.
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Bak, p. 60. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
, which is variously attributed to either Detroit boxing manager Scotty Monteith or to Detroit Free Press writer Charles Ward. Bak, pp. 81–82. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Bak, p. 94. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Myler, p. 89. Myler, Patrick (2005). Ring of Hate: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling: The Fight of the Century. New York: Arcade Publishing. ISBN 978-1559707893.
Vitale, p. 16. Vitale, Rugio (1991). Joe Louis: Boxing Champion. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0870675706.
Vitale, p. 14. Vitale, Rugio (1991). Joe Louis: Boxing Champion. Los Angeles: Holloway House Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0870675706.
Bak, p. 127. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
Bak, p. 128. Bak, Richard (1998). Joe Louis: The Great Black Hope. New York: Perseus Publishing. ISBN 978-0306808791.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
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Myler, p. 113. Myler, Patrick (2005). Ring of Hate: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling: The Fight of the Century. New York: Arcade Publishing. ISBN 978-1559707893.
Myler, pp. 113–114. Myler, Patrick (2005). Ring of Hate: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling: The Fight of the Century. New York: Arcade Publishing. ISBN 978-1559707893.
Myler, p. 115. Myler, Patrick (2005). Ring of Hate: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling: The Fight of the Century. New York: Arcade Publishing. ISBN 978-1559707893.
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"Who is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time?". Ebony Magazine: 132. March 1978. Retrieved August 31, 2023 – via Google books. Joe Louis was the greatest heavyweight I ever seen!" Robinson says. "Everybody knows he could hit, but, in my opinion, he had the fastest hands of anyone—including Ali!
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