On June 22, 1938, Joe Louis and Max Schmeling met again in a rematch.
Louis came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 18 days. Schmeling was on a 7-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 6 days.
Joe Louis made quick work of Max Schmeling in the rematch, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Louis improves his record to 36-1 (30 KOs), while Schmeling adds a loss to his record at 52-8-4.
On September 18, 1946, the 32-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Joe Louis (55-1, 47 KOs), faced Tami Mauriello, in a title defense fight.
Louis came in to the fight on a 31-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days.
Joe Louis made quick work of Tami Mauriello, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Louis improves his record to 56-1 (48 KOs)
On January 9, 1942, Joe Louis and Buddy Baer met again in a rematch.
Louis came in to the fight on a 27-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 11 days.
Joe Louis made quick work of Buddy Baer in the rematch, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Louis improves his record to 52-1 (44 KOs)
On January 25, 1939, the 24-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Joe Louis (36-1, 30 KOs), faced John Henry Lewis, in a title defense fight.
Louis came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 3 days.
Joe Louis made quick work of John Henry Lewis, stopping the challenger via KO in the 1st. Louis improves his record to 37-1 (31 KOs)
On March 29, 1940, the 25-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Joe Louis (41-1, 34 KOs), faced Johnny Paychek, in a title defense fight.
Louis came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 20 days.
Joe Louis made very easy work of Johnny Paychek, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Louis improves his record to 42-1 (35 KOs)
On June 19, 1946, Joe Louis and Billy Conn met again in a rematch.
Louis came in to the fight on a 30-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 7 months, and 5 days. Conn was on a 3-fight win streak with a 17% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 years, 4 months, and 6 days.
In the rematch, Joe Louis stopped Billy Conn via KO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Louis improves his record to 55-1 (47 KOs), while Conn adds a loss to his record at 62-11-1.
On June 25, 1948, Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott met again in an immediate rematch.
Louis came in to the fight on a 33-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 20 days. Walcott was on a -1-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 20 days.
In the rematch, Joe Louis stopped Jersey Joe Walcott via KO in the 11th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Louis improves his record to 58-1 (49 KOs), while Walcott adds a loss to his record at 44-13-2.
On June 22, 1937, a 23-year-old Joe Louis (31-1, 26 KOs) got a shot at the The Ring heavyweight title held by 32-year-old James J. Braddock (51-25-7, 27 KOs).
Louis came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 5 days. Braddock was on a 6-fight win streak with a 32% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 years and 9 days.
Joe Louis stopped the champion via KO in the 8th round of the 15-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new The Ring heavyweight champion. Louis improves his record to 32-1 (27 KOs), while Braddock adds a loss to his record at 51-26-7.
On January 31, 1941, the 26-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Joe Louis (44-1, 37 KOs), faced Red Burman, in a title defense fight.
Louis came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 15 days.
Joe Louis stopped Red Burman via KO in the 5th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Louis improves his record to 45-1 (38 KOs)
On June 28, 1939, the 25-year-old The Ring heavyweight world champion, Joe Louis (38-1, 32 KOs), faced Tony Galento, in a title defense fight.
Louis came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 82% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 11 days.
Joe Louis stopped Tony Galento via TKO in the 4th round of the 15-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his The Ring heavyweight title. Louis improves his record to 39-1 (33 KOs)