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Reputations: Joe Louis: the Boxer Who Beat Hitler

on BBC Two England

Born the son of a cotton-picker in the US Deep South, world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis became an unlikely hero when his 1938 defeat of German Max Schmeling was seen as a triumph for democracy over the forces of fascism. But Louis soon became drawn into a downward spiral of debt and controversy. Narrated by Josette Simon.
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Contributors

Narrator:
Josette Simon
Producer:
Paul Tilzey
Series Editor:
Jenny Abbott

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