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After World War II, the art was carried on by Sakorn Yangkhiawsod (also known as Joe Louis).
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After World War II, the art was carried on by Sakorn Yangkhiawsod (also known as Joe Louis).
Bangkok: 48 Hours With Kids Chawadee Nualkhair 2009
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It was just these kids who were coming down the street, and the police didn't like the idea of Joe Louis knocking this fellow out, and they took it out on … I don't know but two people that were involved, and that was Ed Avon and Lathrop Austin.
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When he said alarmingly incorrect things, like calling Joe Louis an Uncle Tom, dubbing his fight with George Foreman in Zaire "the rumble in the jungle," or mocking Joe Frazier as a gorilla, they thought it might be just part of the act.
NPR Topics: News 2010
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Many years ago, a boxer name Joe Louis was heard to aver, "A bear ain't a bear unless it KNOWS it's a bear."
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The Nattayasala Hun Lakorn Lek traditional Thai puppet-theatre troupe, previously known as Joe Louis, was also invigorated by the Princess's help.
My Sinchew - 2008
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I seem to recall Joe Louis lost a few fights . . . didn’t mean he wasn’t one of the best to ever fight.
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Steindler owned the Main Street Gym, where boxers such as Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali trained.
The Seattle Times 2009
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To paraphrase what Joe Louis said of Billy Conn, he can run from his record but he can't hide from it.
The President Who Hates to Govern Karl Rove 2011
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No one wants a return to the days when Joe Louis, cheated out of his winnings by crooks, was forced to scrape a living as a Las Vegas hotel greeter, or Liston could be owned, body and soul, by mobsters like Frankie Carbo and Blinky Palermo.
Mystery men in hats? Boxing is a richer sport for it | Richard Williams 2012
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