Joe Louis vs. Johnny Paychek - Revision history

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	*Listed fourth in the [[National Boxing Association]] Q3 rankings released September 15, 1939, Paychek dropped to seventh in the Q4 rankings published December 24.		*Listed fourth in the [[National Boxing Association]] Q3 rankings released September 15, 1939, Paychek dropped to seventh in the Q4 rankings published December 24.
	*Paychek further dropped to eighth on March 20, 1940, after NBA decided to promote previously unranked [[Arturo Godoy]] to No. 1.		*Paychek further dropped to eighth on March 20, 1940, after NBA decided to promote previously unranked [[Arturo Godoy]] to No. 1.
	*Ring Magazine ranked Paychek sixth since at least autumn of 1939~~; in~~ the first rankings published after the announcement of the fight, Paychek was promoted to fifth.		*Ring Magazine ranked Paychek sixth since at least autumn of 1939
			*In the first rankings published after the announcement of the fight, Paychek was promoted to fifth. Previously unranked Godoy was moved to No. 1, while third and fifth-ranked [[Lou Nova]] and [[Max Schmeling]] were dropped completely.

	===The Fight===		===The Fight===

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	*Listed fourth in the [[National Boxing Association]] Q3 rankings released September 15, 1939, Paychek dropped to seventh in the Q4 rankings published December 24.		*Listed fourth in the [[National Boxing Association]] Q3 rankings released September 15, 1939, Paychek dropped to seventh in the Q4 rankings published December 24.
	*Paychek further dropped to eighth on March 20, 1940, after NBA decided to promote previously unranked [[Arturo Godoy]] to No. 1.		*Paychek further dropped to eighth on March 20, 1940, after NBA decided to promote previously unranked [[Arturo Godoy]] to No. 1.
			*Ring Magazine ranked Paychek sixth since at least autumn of 1939; in the first rankings published after the announcement of the fight, Paychek was promoted to fifth.

	===The Fight===		===The Fight===

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	\| NBA \|\| 4 \|\| 15.09.1939 \|\| 15.09.1939		\| NBA \|\| 4 \|\| 15.09.1939 \|\| 15.09.1939
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	\| Ring \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| Ring \|\| 6 \|\| 13.10.1939 \|\| by 23.11.1939
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	! colspan="4"\| 3+ Mth. Old		! colspan="4"\| 3+ Mth. Old
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	\| NBA \|\| 4 \|\| 15.09.1939 \|\| 15.09.1939		\| NBA \|\| 4 \|\| 15.09.1939 \|\| 15.09.1939
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	\| Ring \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~ \|\| ~~N/A~~		\| Ring \|\| 6 \|\| 13.09.1939 \|\| by 04.10.1939
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	===Ranking Movements===		===Ranking Movements===
	*Listed fourth in the [[National Boxing Association]] Q3 rankings released September 15, 1939, Paychek dropped to seventh in the Q4 rankings published December 24.		*Listed fourth in the [[National Boxing Association]] Q3 rankings released September 15, 1939, Paychek dropped to seventh in the Q4 rankings published December 24.
			*Paychek further dropped to eighth on March 20, 1940, after NBA decided to promote previously unranked [[Arturo Godoy]] to No. 1.

	===The Fight===		===The Fight===

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	*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]		*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]
	*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]		*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]

			===Ranking Movements===
			*Listed fourth in the [[National Boxing Association]] Q3 rankings released September 15, 1939, Paychek dropped to seventh in the Q4 rankings published December 24.

	===The Fight===		===The Fight===

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]		[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]

			===Timeline===
	*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.		*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.
	*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund. Boxing writers that knew about negotiations agreed to keep it confidential.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]		*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund. Boxing writers that knew about negotiations agreed to keep it confidential.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]
	*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]		*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]
	*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]		*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]

			===The Fight===
	*There was a crowd of 11,620.		*There was a crowd of 11,620.
	*The gate was $62,481.41.		*The gate was $62,481.41.

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	[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]		[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]
	*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.		*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.
	*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund. Boxing writers that knew about negotiations agreed ~~not~~ to keep it confidential.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]		*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund. Boxing writers that knew about negotiations agreed to keep it confidential.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]
	*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]		*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]
	*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]		*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]

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	[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]		[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]
	*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.		*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.
	*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish ~~relief fund~~. ~~For this reason, those boxing~~ writers that knew about negotiations agreed not to keep it confidential.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]		*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund. Boxing writers that knew about negotiations agreed not to keep it confidential.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]
	*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]		*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]
	*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]		*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]

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	[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]		[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]
	*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.		*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.
	*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish relief fund.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]		*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish relief fund. For this reason, those boxing writers that knew about negotiations agreed not to keep it confidential.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]
	*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]		*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]
	*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]		*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]		[[File:Louis-Paycheck 1363901161984.jpg\|right\|450px]]
			*On February 7, promoter [[Mike Jacobs]] confirmed that Paychek was the front runner for Louis' next title defense, though insisted that nothing had yet been signed.
			*Negotiations were carried out in secret, as Jacobs was trying to arrange the fight for the benefit of the Finnish relief fund.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/302570548/]
	*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]		*Bout announced on February 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/78496072/]
	*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]		*On February 14, former lightweight champion [[Benny Leonard]] was confirmed to train Paychek for the fight.[https://www.newspapers.com/image/96711034/]