Which is the greatest : Joe Loise or Muhammad Ali?
The single greatest boxing match it the history of the sport was the second Louis/Schmeling fight. Given the time frame, the significance of WWII and the relationship between the two opposing military forces, the victory of Sgt. Joe Louis over Nazi Paratrooper Max Schmeling did much more than spawn the name of a popular toy doll (Yeah, GI Joe was named after the first Black professional golfer, Joe Louis was more than a boxer, and Bo Jackson wasn’t the first multi-sports professional). There is no question that Joe Louis was one of the top two heavyweights in history, he was a great man and a true American hero in every sense of the word. Joe was by all respects a great man and a great boxer, truly one of of if not the best heavyweights of all time. Outside the ring Joe fought the evil of his time frame with honor and distinction during the single most significant military conflict in mankind’s history. His victory over Max Schmeling may have been the single biggest propaganda coup in
