Quote Originally Posted by Lyle
Very correct VD.....I think the SADDEST thing the US ever did to a boxer was what they did to Joe Louis after all he had done with the Army and inspiring people to support the war effort vs the Axis powers.


Joe got railroaded by the IRS and it left him destitute for the rest of his days
Joe Louis wasn't paying his income taxes before he went in the army. He got bad advice(wait till your tax dept gets huge then make a deal with the govt) Before he knew it, the taxes he never paid eclipsed the amount of money he had.

ALthough he was a great fighter and man, the not paying taxed part was a little bit of his fault.