Joe Louis sparring partners

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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    There's a bishop in the denomination I grew up in, his name is Richard White nicknamed "Mr. Clean". Recently, his wife passed away and while speaking at her funeral, he mentioned that his father was a sparring partner for Joe Louis. I was trying to see if anyone knew his name?
     
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    The only time I seen Louis go easy on sparring partners was while he was in the army.

    Other then that, there are several clips of him knocking sparring partners out cold.
     
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