"The Brown Bomber" Joe Louis would have been 100 years old on this day (May 13th)....Undisputed World Heavyweight Champion for almost 12 years, making 25 successful defences of the title.....and the first boxer ever to appear on a commemorative stamp.

"He hit me 18 times while I was in the act of falling" - Max Baer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3PpR12yaRs