Still the man of steel

SEVENTY years ago Billy Conn, weighing 174 pounds and fighting out of East Liberty, Pittsburgh, took on the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis, for the heavyweight title.

Still the man of steel
Sat, 14 Jan, 2012 - 00:00
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan
Michael Moynihan is an associate editor and columnist with the Irish Examiner. He is also a best-selling author and documentary maker.

Louis outweighed Conn by over 20 pounds, a vast difference between boxers, but everyone in Pittsburgh thought Conn could do it.

Almost everyone, that is.

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