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HISTORY: On January 25, 1939 at Madison Square Garden in New York heavyweight champion Joe Louis defended his title for the fifth time. Fresh off his victory over Max Schmeling in June, 1938 Louis entered the ring with peak confidence. His opponent was the current light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis. Louis weighed in at 200 3/4 lbs. to Lewis at 180 3/4lbs. The bigger and more powerful Louis made short work of it attacking his smaller foe from the outset. Louis put Lewis down three times before knocking him out in the very first round. Offered here is an original, first generation, large format photo depicting Lewis going down from a Louis barrage.
FULL DESCRIPTION: This is an original, first generation large format photo. Labeled, but no caption. Small crease in lower right corner. Clean. Bold, clear image. Closed tears at right border and lower right corner and minor edge wear. 11" x 14." Spectacular image.
