Joe Louis vs. Al Ettore

Joe Louis 203 lbs beat Al Ettore 190 lbs by KO at 1:28 in round 5 of 15

• Date: 1936-09-22
• Location: Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Referee: Joe McGuigan

Notes

• Attendance was 40,407.
• The gate was $210,117.25.
• Lew Tendler, who challenged Benny Leonard for the World Lightweight Championship and Mickey Walker for the World Welterweight Champinship, was Ettore's co-manager and second for the fight. (The Ring, Dec. 1953, p. 31)
• Louis floored Ettore for a 3-count in round one and a nine-count in the fourth. Louis dropped Ettore for the third and final time in the fifth round. Ettore fell through the ropes as he tried to beat the referee's count.

Newspaper Article

• "Joe Louis Knocks Out Al Ettore In Fifth Round" The Evening Record (Ellensburg, Washington), September 23, 1936, p. 6