Joe Louis HBO movie

[BandWagon]

Did anyone see the HBO documentary on Joe Louis? I found it really interesting but I didn't feel bad for his tax problems like they tried to make me feel. He had lavish spending habits like someone else we know, .....Lifestyle, ...Flashy. What did you guys think?

[THE REED]

it was a GREAT movie.. i wish they made one about Marciano, Robinson, and Henry Armstrong

[Silencers]

Very good documentary. Damned shame what happened to him, helping his country the way he did only to get screwed over by the government.

[Unanimous]

Very good documentary. Damned shame what happened to him, helping his country the way he did only to get screwed over by the government.

Yep, just look at the vet's from Vietnam and Iraq. The U.S. needs to learn how to look after the people who help them wage their illegal wars.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

Yeah he did spend lavishly, but what he did for America and what he represented for the people of America he deserved better. It was a good example of the times, a black man could do all the right things for his country and get screwed over. The one part that really got me was when they mentioned Coca-Cola made Max Schmelling a millionaire, despite his ties to the **** party and Joe Louis didn't get anything yet he represented what America was all about during his time.

[BandWagon]

I don't think the government really screwed him as much as his managment did. Some people just aren't good at the business side of things and leave it up to thier management. He did that and assumed his taxes were being paid. His management couldn't care less and that's how he got into trouble. Everybody knows not to **** with the IRS because they are rutheless.

[Gareth Ivanovic]

I don't think the government really screwed him as much as his managment did. Some people just aren't good at the business side of things and leave it up to thier management. He did that and assumed his taxes were being paid. His management couldn't care less and that's how he got into trouble. Everybody knows not to **** with the IRS because they are rutheless.

Good point you can blame his management as much as the government if not more.

[Silencers]

I don't think the government really screwed him as much as his managment did. Some people just aren't good at the business side of things and leave it up to thier management. He did that and assumed his taxes were being paid. His management couldn't care less and that's how he got into trouble. Everybody knows not to **** with the IRS because they are rutheless.

Good point but even after his boxing career when he was doing jobs just to keep himself afloat the IRS was taking 90% of his income.

[BandWagon]

IRS stopped taking the back taxes though but his income wasn't enough to help him out.

[Silencers]

True, either way he got screwed over, by his management and the government.