Joe Louis full-length films and two shorts, including a starring role in the 1938 movie "Spirit of Youth", in which he played a boxer with many similarities to himself. In 1953, Robert Gordon directed a movie about Louis's life, "The Joe Louis Story". Filmed in Hollywood, it starred Golden Gloves fighter Coley Wallace in the role of Louis. In all, Louis made 25 defenses of his heavyweight title from 1937 to 1948, and was a world champion for 11 years and 10 months. Both are still records in the heavyweight division, the former in any division. His most remarkable record is that
Joe Fox (boxer) Joe Fox (boxer) Joe Fox (8 February 1894 – 2 April 1965), also known as Joey Fox and in the early part of his career Young Fox, was a British boxer who was British bantamweight champion between 1915 and 1918, and British featherweight champion between 1921 and 1924. Born in Leeds, Joe Fox's earliest recorded fight was in June 1909. In January 1911 he beat former English and World champion Harry McDermott at the National Sporting Club. Between 1911 and 1913 he fought the likes of Alex Lafferty (loss), Johnny Curran (two wins, one draw), and Bill Ladbury (two losses,