How many times was Joe Louis down in his professional career?

[SBleeder]

Help me settle a bet.

[NChristo]

11 times, once by Buddy Baer, Tony Galento, Braddock, twice by Schmeling and 3 times by Jersey Joe and Rocky

Think that's it

[Sugarj]

11 times, once by Buddy Baer, Tony Galento, Braddock, twice by Schmeling and 3 times by Jersey Joe and Rocky

Think that's it

This is what I had thought too.

Folks often think it was more because they remember Louis being hurt or staggered in other fights.....but he only was down five times in anything like his prime. Walcott and Marciano came towards the end of his career.

[hhascup]

2 - Max Schmeling
1 - James J. Braddock
1 - Tony Galento
1 - Buddy Baer
3 - Jersey Joe Walcott
2 - Rocky Marciano

10 - Total

[Scott9945]

2 - Max Schmeling
1 - James J. Braddock
1 - Tony Galento
1 - Buddy Baer
3 - Jersey Joe Walcott
2 - Rocky Marciano

10 - Total

Gotta total for Floyd Patterson?

[NChristo]

Gotta total for Floyd Patterson?

Pretty sure it's 20.

[crold1]

Where's Wlad at today?

Off the top of my head...

1 - Pannell
1 - Purrity
3 (or 4?) - Sanders
1 (or 2?) - Brewster
1 - Williamson
3 - Peter

[Scott9945]

Same thing with the Puritty fight. Wladimir just collapsed.

[hhascup]

Gotta total for Floyd Patterson?

Floyd Patterson 21 times

Title Bouts (16)
1 Pete Rademacher
1 Roy Harris
9 Ingemar Johansson (2 bouts)
4 Sonny Liston (2 bouts)
1 Muhammad Ali

Also, the following in non-title bouts after he was Champion:
3 Jerry Quarry (2 bouts)
1 Oscar Bonavena

Also, before he was Champion:
1 Jacques Royer Crecy

[Forza]

Out of 21 times patterson probably got up 18 - 19 times. Hate all you want he was basically a MW with a steady diet of steak and eggs to make HW. Still my favorite of all time.

You all think I'm racist, floyd patterson is my idol. If I could be half the man patterson was i'd be happy.