another one!
boxer: joe "the brown bomber" louis
compared to
b-ball player: bill russell (no nickname lol!)
comparison: they were intimidating, scary, and proof that you don't judge a book by it's cover! louis was only about 190, but had freakish power that took out 250+lb. men in a matter of minutes! russell as a center was about 6'-9", kind of short for a center, but he had great leaping ability, and in his great battles with wilt chamberlain, was able to contain the big dipper (chamberlain) when it counted! also joe louis dominated the hw division for 11 years as champion, from 1937-1948! likewise, bill russell and the boston celtics dominated the nba, and won 11 championships, in 1957, 1959-1966, 1968, and 1969! also they did alot for the african-american race. louis wasn't the first black champion, (jack johnson was 40 years earlier) but he opened the door for other blacks to have the hw title, cause he behaved himself, and he made the black race look like civilized human beings. also russell, spoke out for civil rights, and when his coach red auerbach retired, russell, took over as player-coach for the 1966-67 season, becoming the first african american coach in nba history and the first black coach to win a championship in 1968! this opened the door for other blacks to become coaches.
hoped you like that one. i'll be posting more comparisons. feel free to comment or post you own boxing/basketball comparisons!
boxer: joe "the brown bomber" louis
compared to
b-ball player: bill russell (no nickname lol!)
comparison: they were intimidating, scary, and proof that you don't judge a book by it's cover! louis was only about 190, but had freakish power that took out 250+lb. men in a matter of minutes! russell as a center was about 6'-9", kind of short for a center, but he had great leaping ability, and in his great battles with wilt chamberlain, was able to contain the big dipper (chamberlain) when it counted! also joe louis dominated the hw division for 11 years as champion, from 1937-1948! likewise, bill russell and the boston celtics dominated the nba, and won 11 championships, in 1957, 1959-1966, 1968, and 1969! also they did alot for the african-american race. louis wasn't the first black champion, (jack johnson was 40 years earlier) but he opened the door for other blacks to have the hw title, cause he behaved himself, and he made the black race look like civilized human beings. also russell, spoke out for civil rights, and when his coach red auerbach retired, russell, took over as player-coach for the 1966-67 season, becoming the first african american coach in nba history and the first black coach to win a championship in 1968! this opened the door for other blacks to become coaches.
hoped you like that one. i'll be posting more comparisons. feel free to comment or post you own boxing/basketball comparisons!
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