Joe Louis vs. Jack Kracken
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Joe Louis 181 lbs beat Jack Kracken 175 lbs by TKO in round 1 of 6
- Date: 1934-07-04
- Location: Bacon's Arena, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Referee: Davy Miller
Notes
- This was Louis' first professional fight and Kracken's last.
- Louis biographer Randy Roberts described Kraken as "a good club fighter who was not overly impressed with Louis' amateur record."
- As trainer Jack Blackburn instructed, Louis went to the body. When Kracken lowered his guard, Louis ended the fight with a clean left to the chin.
- Louis' purse was $59. His managers told him to keep it all. They would take their 50 percent (minus expenses) when the purses became higher.