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> # Joe Louis is the greatest heavyweight champion of all time. Rocky Marciano is second only to Louis. Where do I rate Ali? Somewhere below me. I beat him, and if I could beat him, no doubt Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano could have beaten him.

[Joe Louis](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis)\#19

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## More from Joe Louis

1. > I just give lip service to being the greatest. He was the greatest. (Note: this quote is sometimes said to be about fellow boxer Sugar Ray Robinson)

[Permalink to quote \#18](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis/18/ "Permalink to quote 18")
2. > Joe Louis, to me, was the finest human being God put on this earth in every way.

[Permalink to quote \#20](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis/20/ "Permalink to quote 20")
3. > (I define fear as) standing across the ring from Joe Louis and knowing he wants to go home early.

[Permalink to quote \#17](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis/17/ "Permalink to quote 17")

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