I read something funny today in a book called "In The Corner" that talks about all the great trainers. There was a chapter about Ray Arcel, and this one story gave me a good laugh. He was nicknamed "The Meatwagon" during Louis' reign because he was in so many opposing fighters corners, he was seen often seen carrying Louis' victims after they got knocked out. I'll quote this passage for you guys, you might like it: "Joe flattened Massera in three rounds. After that I worked against Joe with Jack Sharkey and George Brescia, then with Jim Braddock, Nathan Mann, John Henry Lewis, Johnny Paycheck, Paulino Uzcudun, Al McCoy, Buddy Baer twice, Lou Nova, Ezzard Charles, and Cesar Brion. That's fourteen fights. I don't know if it was the Al McCoy fight or one of the Buddy Baer fights, when the fighters and their cornermen got to the center of the ring for the referees instructions, Joe looked at me and said, "You heah again?" Everybody busted out laughing. There was always something so nice about Joe. He knew I was only there to pick the guy up. I loved Joe Louis. One of the greatest human beings I ever knew. When he got older and lived in Las Vegas, my heart would drop when I saw him sitting in a wheelchair at ringside. I'd go over to him and lean down and say, 'Joe, I'm heah again.' He'd always laugh."
