[1941] Billy Conn badmouthing Joe Louis

Conway · Apr 16, 2019

mrkoolkevin said: ↑

"I’ve had more fights on street corners than Louis had in the ring,” the collar ad kid comments. “And I won ‘em all, too. I didn’t have to weasel my way into this racket as one of those chiseling amateurs, hocking watches and medals, the way Joe did. I started out as a pro, the hard way. I began by fighting men and not sapping over silly children!

“I’m 24 now, and I’ve been making my living with my fists ever since I was 13. I never worked a day in my life and I don’t intend to. I didn’t lug fenders in an auto factory to build up my muscles; I developed ‘em in the only business I know, the fight game. That Louis must think he’s a big shot, high-hatting me. You tell him I’ll jab his eyes out when I get him in that ring. Schmeling closed one eye for him. But I’ll close ‘em both, tighter than a gin mill on Election Day.”
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Wow that should be known as one of the best quotes of all time

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