It's sad that Joe Louis' contributions to his country are somewhat forgotten

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  • hhascup
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    #21
    Originally posted by Anthony342
    I heard a story of Marciano helping out Louis financially later in life too and they showed a scene of him doing this in the Marciano cable movie, is this true?
    Max Schmeling and Frank Sinatra helped Louis out the most.

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    • Thread Stealer
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      #22
      Joe Louis paved the way for Jackie Robinson.

      Joe deserves as much credit for being a breaker of racial barriers as anyone.

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      • Anthony342
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        #23
        Even sadder is how the IRS hounded him for income that was a charitable donation rather than part of any earnings. Bunch of douchebags.

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