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==Notes==<br />
*Louis was a 4-1 betting favorite.<br />
*There was a crowd of 18,215.<br />
*The gross gate was $75,217, and the net was $57,782.<br />
*Louis received 42½ percent of the net, and Bivins got 17½ percent.<br />
*The fight was beamed to 15 theaters in eight cities outside Baltimore. <br />
*The Associated Press reported: "Always chasing his retreating foe, Louis never was able to explode the bomb he carried in the days when he held the heavyweight title. . . . Bivins did little but retreat and flick his left. Only occasionally did he bull inside or chance a hard punch. Too often he was wild." <br />
*The referee took the tenth round from Louis for a low blow.<br />
*The Associated Press scored the fight 7-3 for Louis.<br />
*This was the last victory of Louis' career.<br />
*In the [[:Ring Magazine: Holiday 1998|Holiday 1998]] issue of [[Ring Magazine|''The Ring'']], Louis was ranked as the 2nd [[Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time|greatest heavyweight off all-time]] and Bivins was ranked 26th.<br />
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==Newspaper Article==<br />
*[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19510816&id=l6BaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WE8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1857,210975&hl=en "Louis Gains Decision Over Bivins" Associated Press, August 16, 1951]</div>Boxsoup