Heavyweight · United States
Joe Louis 66-3-0 52 KO · 1934–1951
Photo: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Joe Louis was a heavyweight boxer from United States, born May 13, 1914. Record 66-3-0 with 52 knockouts over 1934–1951. World titles: WBA heavyweight (1937–1949). Joe Louis last fought Rocky Marciano on Oct 26, 1951 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 10.
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Born May 13, 1914
Died Apr 12, 1981
Country 🇺🇸 United States
Stance Orthodox
Height 188 cm
Reach 193 cm
Nickname The Brown Bomber
Debut Jul 4, 1934
Career 1934–1951
Rounds boxed 417
KO share 79%
Born in LaFayette, Alabama, U.S.
Lived in Michigan Boulevard Garden Apartments, United States
Titles WBA heavyweight · 1937–1949
Boxerbook rating 2099 ± 336 · inactive since Oct 1951Why here › Confirmed bouts 22 of 69
Career record Record
66-3-0, 52 KOs · 1934–1951
Last result L
TKO 8/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
The record 69 bouts, 1934–1951, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 69, Wikipedia (ru) · 69, Wikipedia (ja) · 1
L
TKO 8/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 66-2-0 · Marciano 37-0-0
W
UD 10/10 · Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, 🇺🇸
Louis 65-2-0 · Bivins 78-20-1
W
Cesar Brion
UD 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, 🇺🇸
Louis 64-2-0 · Brion —
W
Won BBBofC world heavyweight title KO 6/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 63-2-0 · Savold 104-45-4
W
Omelio Agramonte
UD 10/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Louis 62-2-0 · Agramonte —
W
Andy Walker
TKO 10/10 · Cow Palace, Daly City, California, 🇺🇸
Louis 61-2-0 · Walker —
W
Omelio Agramonte
UD 10/10 · Miami Stadium, Miami, 🇺🇸
Louis 60-2-0 · Agramonte —
W
Freddie Beshore
TKO 4/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Louis 59-2-0 · Beshore —
W
Cesar Brion
UD 10/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 58-2-0 · Brion —
L
For NBA, vacant NYSAC, and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 58-1-0 · Charles 66-5-1
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 11/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 57-1-0 · Walcott 42-14-1
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 56-1-0 · Walcott 42-13-1
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 55-1-0 · Mauriello —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 8/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 54-1-0 · Conn 62-10-1
W
Johnny Davis
Retained NYSAC and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 1/4 · Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, 🇺🇸
Louis 53-1-0 · Davis —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 6/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 52-1-0 · Simon —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 51-1-0 · Baer 60-6-0
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 6/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 50-1-0 · Nova —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 13/15 · Polo Grounds, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 49-1-0 · Conn 59-9-1
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles DQ 7/15 · Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., 🇺🇸
Louis 48-1-0 · Baer 60-5-0
Show all 69 bouts W
Tony Musto
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 9/15 · St. Louis Arena, St. Louis, 🇺🇸
Louis 47-1-0 · Musto —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 13/20 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Louis 46-1-0 · Simon —
W
Gus Dorazio
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 2/15 · Convention Hall, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Louis 45-1-0 · Dorazio —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 5/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 44-1-0 · Burman —
W
Al McCoy
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles RTD 5/15 · Boston Garden, Boston, 🇺🇸
Louis 43-1-0 · McCoy —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 8/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 42-1-0 · Godoy 54-11-7
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 2/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 41-1-0 · Paychek —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles SD 15/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 40-1-0 · Godoy 54-10-7
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 11/20 · Briggs Stadium, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Louis 39-1-0 · Pastor —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 4/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 38-1-0 · Galento 75-23-6
W
Jack Roper
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/10 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Louis 37-1-0 · Roper —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 1/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 36-1-0 · Lewis 101-10-5
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles TKO 1/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 35-1-0 · Schmeling 52-7-4
W
Retained NBA and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 5/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 34-1-0 · Thomas —
W
Retained NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 3/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 33-1-0 · Mann —
W
Retained NYSAC and The Ring heavyweight titles UD 15/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 32-1-0 · Farr —
W
Won NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles KO 8/15 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 31-1-0 · Braddock 53-25-7
W
Natie Brown
KO 4/10 · Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, Missouri, 🇺🇸
Louis 30-1-0 · Brown —
W
UD 10/10 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 29-1-0 · Pastor —
W
Steve Ketchel
KO 2/4 · Broadway Auditorium, Buffalo, New York, 🇺🇸
Louis 28-1-0 · Ketchel —
W
Eddie Simms
TKO 1/10 · Public Auditorium, Cleveland, 🇺🇸
Louis 27-1-0 · Simms —
W
Jorge Brescia
KO 3/10 · Hippodrome Theatre, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 26-1-0 · Brescia —
W
KO 5/15 · Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Louis 25-1-0 · Ettore —
W
KO 3/10 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 24-1-0 · Sharkey 38-13-3
L
KO 12/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 24-0-0 · Schmeling 48-7-4
W
KO 1/15 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 23-0-0 · Retzlaff —
W
TKO 4/15 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 22-0-0 · Uzcudun 49-16-3
W
KO 4/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 21-0-0 · Baer 40-8-0
W
TKO 1/10 · Comiskey Park, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 20-0-0 · Levinsky 65-25-5
W
TKO 6/15 · Yankee Stadium, New York City, 🇺🇸
Louis 19-0-0 · Carnera 82-7-0
W
Biff Bennett
KO 1/6 · Memorial Hall, Dayton, Ohio, 🇺🇸
Louis 18-0-0 · Bennett —
W
Roy Lazer
KO 3/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 17-0-0 · Lazer —
W
Natie Brown
UD 10/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Louis 16-0-0 · Brown —
W
Don "Red" Barry
TKO 3/10 · New Dreamland Auditorium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸
Louis 15-0-0 · Barry —
W
Lee Ramage
TKO 2/10 · Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 🇺🇸
Louis 14-0-0 · Ramage —
W
Hans Birkie
TKO 10/10 · Duquesne Garden, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Louis 13-0-0 · Birkie —
W
PTS 10/10 · Olympia, Detroit, 🇺🇸
Louis 12-0-0 · Perroni —
W
Lee Ramage
TKO 8/10 · Chicago Stadium, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 11-0-0 · Ramage —
W
Charley Massera
KO 3/10 · Coliseum, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 10-0-0 · Massera —
W
KO 1/10 · Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 9-0-0 · Poreda —
W
Jack O'Dowd
KO 2/10 · Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 8-0-0 · O'Dowd —
W
KO 8/10 · Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 7-0-0 · Sykes —
W
PTS 10/10 · Arcadia Gardens, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 6-0-0 · Wiater —
W
TKO 4/10 · Naval Armory, Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸
Louis 5-0-0 · Delaney —
W
Buck Everett
KO 2/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 4-0-0 · Everett —
W
Jack Kranz
UD 8/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 3-0-0 · Kranz —
W
Larry Udell
TKO 2/8 · Marigold Gardens Outdoor Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 2-0-0 · Udell —
W
Willie Davies
TKO 3/6 · Bacon's Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 1-0-0 · Davies —
W
KO 1/6 · Bacon's Arena, Chicago, 🇺🇸
Louis 0-0-0 · Kracken —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
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Facts
What is Joe Louis's record? Joe Louis's professional record is 66-3-0 with 52 knockouts.
Who did Joe Louis fight last? Joe Louis last fought Rocky Marciano on Oct 26, 1951 and lost by TKO in round 8 of 10.
Which world titles has Joe Louis held? Joe Louis has held 1 world title reign: WBA heavyweight (1937–1949). Sources Boxerbook ID 9724 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/9724 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
