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...Louis, Irked by his defeat by Ezzard Charles, plans to continue fighting and probably will meet Cesar Brion in Chicago in late November, it was learned from a good source last night. Louis was not available for confirmation...
Jake Mintz, co-manager of Ezzard Charles, said today the heavyweight champion definitely would defend his title in Cincinnati November 30 against Freddie Beshore or some other opponent...
...fourth round, it looked for a moment or two as if Joe Louis might do it. He shuffled in, jolted Ezzard Charles with a series of stiff lefts, trying to set him up for the old layaway punch. The 22,357 fans, thinly scattered through Yankee Stadium, began to wonder: Was tired, fat, old (36) Joe Louis going to make a comeback, and heavyweight history...
When it ended, after 15 bruising rounds, Louis stood silently in his corner and heard the judges' decision: unanimous for Ezzard Charles. Only one judge awarded Joe as many as five rounds...
Louis did not lose to Ezzard Charles alone. Age, the supreme destroyer, collaborated with Charles. The mere passage of time made Louis vulnerable to any younger opponent possessing skill and courage...