The Brown Bomber: The man behind The Fist2005-10-21 · The Detroit News
Joe Louis won his first 27 pro fights with 23 knockouts. At the age of 21, he had knocked out Primo Carnera, Kingfish Levinsky, Max Baer and Paolino Uzcudum in a total of 12 rounds. In December 1935, Detroit News Sports Editor H.G. Salsinger wrote: "Louis is generally regarded as the greatest fighter of all time." In his first year and a half as a pro, his purses added up to $371,645 at a time whe…