Joe Louis is the most popular boxer to ever exist.

[moy22487]

when it comes to being a sports figure yes he is the man, but ali is a world figure

[BrooklynBomber]

Popular as in "loved:? Maybe.
Popular as in "famous"? No way, Ali and Tyson are more famous.

[Kball15]

Joe Louis was extremely popular for sure, but without satellite TV, internet, etc. I don't see how he could be more popular than the fighters you mentioned COMBINED, especially with the increase in population and all.

JOE LOUIS was an Internationally known athlete for sure, but wasnt popular at all oversees, especially not in GERMANY.

Joe Louis was at first only a hero of the blacks, but after Max Schelling and the **** party became wrongly linked, Joe Louis's knockout of Max Schmelling in the rematch made him a hero of America.

Obviously, the Germans, who strongly believed that the Aryan race was the strongest race of them all, and could not be beat by any Negro on the planet, despised Joe Louis.

[ben41193]

You could take Ali, Tyson, De La Hoya, Chavez, Duran, and Leonard, amalgamate their popularity and it still wouldn't compare to that of the "Brown Bomber". Anyone disagree with my assessment?

Welll muhammad ali rose above the sport, As did louis, But sadly my generation has forgotten him, I can walk through the hall and ask 10 people who joe louis is maybe 5 will know who he is, I walk down the hall at school and ask who muhammad ali id guess 9 out of ten will know, Sadly outside of boxing fans louis has been legitamitly forgotten,

[K-Nan]

Popular as in "loved:? Maybe.
Popular as in "famous"? No way, Ali and Tyson are more famous.

He's popular in the sport because he gets rocked in damn near every title defense.

[Kball15]

He's popular in the sport because he gets rocked in damn near every title defense.

Who Louis? thats not the reason he was so popular at all

[K-Nan]

Who Louis? thats not the reason he was so popular at all

I was just being a dummy, man. Don't worry.