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title: "There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot… — Joe Louis Quote #21 | QuotesBy.net"
description: "There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certai… — a quote by Joe Louis."
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> # There's never been a boxer better than Joe Louis. You'd take one shot from him and you were sure he'd have seven or eight more coming for you. Certainly Muhammad Ali was the greatest man ever to fight, but not the greatest boxer.

[Joe Louis](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis)\#21

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## More from Joe Louis

1. > 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")
2. > When you're a great finisher, you'll become popular. Joe Louis was a great finisher.

[Permalink to quote \#22](https://quotesby.net/Joe-Louis/22/ "Permalink to quote 22")
3. > 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…

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

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