The Archive · 1941

Champion's Explosive Right

As the challenger threw lightning punches at Louis, the Brown Bomber revealed remarkably quick slipping. Dorazio followed up in the second round, throwing a stream of blows at Louis, but out hurting Louis. He lashed out with a terrific left which Louis slipped and retaliated with several lefts to the forehead.

The challenger visibly felt the force of the short, hard lefts, for he slowed up for a second. And before he could recover, Louis uncorked his explosive right to the chin and azio went down and was counted out. Dorazio was knocked out cold: He did not attempt to rise, for he was absolutely unconscious. When he s revived, he was still dizzy. His first question was, "What happened? I did not know that I was hit"

Louis, in his dressing room, told sports writers that "Dorazio was a

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