Record & Stats
Record66-3 (52 KOs)Born
May 13, 1914
Died
Apr 12, 1981
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
52 (75%)
Title Fights
27-1 (23 KOs)
Divisions
1
Analytics
Major Titles
Wins1Record27-1 (23 KOs)| WBA | WBC | IBF | WBO | Ring | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVY265 |
Joe Louis boxing record
Joe "Brown Bomber" Louis's professional boxing record is 66-3 (52 KOs). The complete fight record below covers all 69 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Louis's most recent fight was a loss to Rocky Marciano on Oct 26, 1951.
Louis won a major world championship at heavyweight under The Ring. He went 27-1 in major title fights, with 23 wins by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Title | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Oct 26, 1951 | 37 | Rocky Marciano | L | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 68 | Aug 15, 1951 | 37 | Jimmy Bivins | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 67 | Aug 1, 1951 | 37 | Cesar Brion | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 66 | Jun 15, 1951 | 37 | Lee Savold | W | KO | 6 | β | β |
| 65 | May 2, 1951 | 36 | Omelio Agramonte | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 64 | Feb 23, 1951 | 36 | Andy Walker | W | TKO | 10 | β | β |
| 63 | Feb 7, 1951 | 36 | Omelio Agramonte | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 62 | Jan 3, 1951 | 36 | Freddie Beshore | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 61 | Nov 29, 1950 | 36 | Cesar Brion | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 60 | Sep 27, 1950 | 36 | Ezzard Charles | L | UD | 15 | ~ NBA~ Vacant NYSAC~ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 59 | Jun 25, 1948 | 34 | Jersey Joe Walcott | W | KO | 11 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 58 | Dec 5, 1947 | 33 | Jersey Joe Walcott | W | SD | 15 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 57 | Sep 18, 1946 | 32 | Tami Mauriello | W | KO | 1 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 56 | Jun 19, 1946 | 32 | Billy Conn | W | KO | 8 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 55 | Nov 14, 1944 | 30 | Johnny Davis | W | TKO | 1 | ! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 54 | Mar 27, 1942 | 27 | Abe Simon | W | TKO | 6 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 53 | Jan 9, 1942 | 27 | Buddy Baer | W | KO | 1 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 52 | Sep 29, 1941 | 27 | Lou Nova | W | TKO | 6 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 51 | Jun 18, 1941 | 27 | Billy Conn | W | KO | 13 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 50 | May 23, 1941 | 27 | Buddy Baer | W | DQ | 7 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 49 | Apr 8, 1941 | 26 | Tony Musto | W | TKO | 9 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 48 | Mar 21, 1941 | 26 | Abe Simon | W | TKO | 13 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 47 | Feb 17, 1941 | 26 | Gus Dorazio | W | KO | 2 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 46 | Jan 31, 1941 | 26 | Red Burman | W | KO | 5 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 45 | Dec 16, 1940 | 26 | Al McCoy | W | RTD | 5 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 44 | Jun 20, 1940 | 26 | Arturo Godoy | W | TKO | 8 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 43 | Mar 29, 1940 | 25 | Johnny Paychek | W | TKO | 2 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 42 | Feb 9, 1940 | 25 | Arturo Godoy | W | SD | 15 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 41 | Sep 20, 1939 | 25 | Bob Pastor | W | KO | 11 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 40 | Jun 28, 1939 | 25 | Tony Galento | W | TKO | 4 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 39 | Apr 17, 1939 | 24 | Jack Roper | W | KO | 1 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 38 | Jan 25, 1939 | 24 | John Henry Lewis | W | KO | 1 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 37 | Jun 22, 1938 | 24 | Max Schmeling | W | KO | 1 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 36 | Apr 4, 1938 | 23 | Harry Thomas | W | KO | 5 | ! NBA! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 35 | Feb 23, 1938 | 23 | Nathan Mann | W | KO | 3 | ! NBA! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 34 | Aug 30, 1937 | 23 | Tommy Farr | W | UD | 15 | ! NYSAC! The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 33 | Jun 22, 1937 | 23 | James J. Braddock | W | KO | 8 | + NBA+ NYSAC+ The Ring | Heavyweight |
| 32 | Feb 17, 1937 | 22 | Natie Brown | W | KO | 4 | β | β |
| 31 | Jan 29, 1937 | 22 | Bob Pastor | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 30 | Jan 11, 1937 | 22 | Steve Ketchel | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 29 | Dec 14, 1936 | 22 | Eddie Simms | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 28 | Oct 9, 1936 | 22 | Jorge Brescia | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 27 | Sep 22, 1936 | 22 | Al Ettore | W | KO | 5 | β | β |
| 26 | Aug 18, 1936 | 22 | Jack Sharkey | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 25 | Jun 19, 1936 | 22 | Max Schmeling | L | KO | 12 | β | Heavyweight |
| 24 | Jan 17, 1936 | 21 | Charley Retzlaff | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 23 | Dec 13, 1935 | 21 | Paulino Uzcudun | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 22 | Sep 24, 1935 | 21 | Max Baer | W | KO | 4 | β | Heavyweight |
| 21 | Aug 7, 1935 | 21 | King Levinsky | W | TKO | 1 | β | β |
| 20 | Jun 25, 1935 | 21 | Primo Carnera | W | TKO | 6 | β | Heavyweight |
| 19 | Apr 22, 1935 | 20 | Biff Bennett | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 18 | Apr 12, 1935 | 20 | Roy Lazer | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 17 | Mar 29, 1935 | 20 | Natie Brown | W | UD | 10 | β | β |
| 16 | Mar 8, 1935 | 20 | Don Barry | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 15 | Feb 21, 1935 | 20 | Lee Ramage | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 14 | Jan 11, 1935 | 20 | Hans Birkie | W | TKO | 10 | β | β |
| 13 | Jan 4, 1935 | 20 | Patsy Perroni | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 12 | Dec 14, 1934 | 20 | Lee Ramage | W | TKO | 8 | β | β |
| 11 | Nov 30, 1934 | 20 | Charley Massera | W | KO | 3 | β | β |
| 10 | Nov 14, 1934 | 20 | Stanley Poreda | W | KO | 1 | β | β |
| 9 | Oct 31, 1934 | 20 | Jack O'Dowd | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 8 | Oct 24, 1934 | 20 | Art Sykes | W | KO | 8 | β | β |
| 7 | Sep 26, 1934 | 20 | Adolph Wiater | W | PTS | 10 | β | β |
| 6 | Sep 11, 1934 | 20 | Al Delaney | W | TKO | 4 | β | β |
| 5 | Aug 27, 1934 | 20 | Buck Everett | W | KO | 2 | β | β |
| 4 | Aug 13, 1934 | 20 | Jack Kranz | W | UD | 8 | β | β |
| 3 | Jul 30, 1934 | 20 | Larry Udell | W | TKO | 2 | β | β |
| 2 | Jul 12, 1934 | 20 | Willie Davies | W | TKO | 3 | β | β |
| 1 | Jul 7, 1934 | 20 | Jack Kracken | W | KO | 1 | β | β |