https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tz55vfpKa4w Louis looks terrific here in this brief clip. Such fast combinations. Dominating a future hall of famer, his close friend, and retiring him for good.
Blind .Louis was offered $450,000 by Ellwood Rigby a Pittsburgh promoter in1937 to make his first defence as champion against Lewis with $100,000 as a binder when he signed the contract,plus an additional $1000 training expenses .Mike Jacobs vetoed the match because he said two blacks would not draw a large enough gate.