James Braddock vs. Joe Louis ~ June 22, 1937 ~ 'The Skinny'

Well to be fair Louis was lucky to get the shot after getting his ass fucking kicked in by Max i mean come on now he was owned and got the shot. I say take advantage and there nothing unethical about it Louis lost so he had to make some sacrifices to get the hw belt and he did.

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Originally Posted by Mr140

Well to be fair Louis was lucky to get the shot after getting his ass fucking kicked in by Max i mean come on now he was owned and got the shot. I say take advantage and there nothing unethical about it Louis lost so he had to make some sacrifices to get the hw belt and he did.

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This Is True

Madison Square Garden was in the middle of putting together a James Braddock vs. Max Schmeling
bout.

Then the Chicago Connection slipped in, and offered Joe Gould {Manager for James Braddock}
'a sweetheart deal' to by-pass the Title Fight with Max Schmeling.

It was all about .......'The Money'

~ Gate Receipts ~

Attendance ............. 41,684

Gross Receipts ........ $715,420
Net Receipts ........... $593,380 {After State and Federal Taxes}

Fight Purses

James Braddock ...... $296,960 {After Taxes}
Joe Louis ................ $115,125 {After Taxes}

Joe never paid his taxes. ;)

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Originally Posted by Master

Joe never paid his taxes. ;)

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You may have pulled 'a full boner' here Master.

Joe Louis' taxes were automatically taken out in his bout with James Braddock.

That is how the Fight Contract was written.

Joe was 'safe' on this one.
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