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| Taken by Frank LoPresti 9/25/22 |
Joe Louis Barrow was one of the most famous American Boxers of all time, a prolific heavy weight who reigned as champion for 12 years. A man who reinvented the sport of boxing as a whole, as well as inspiring many of the champions who came after him such as Muhammed Ali, Mike Tyson and many more. However he is also a local legend around New Jersey as he had a history of competing and training often throughout the state. As in the case of the photo above, he spent quite some time within the town of Pompton Lakes. Louis spent quite some time within the town integrating himself within the community and spending time in local businesses in the area.
FILE PHOTO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taken by Frank LoPresti 9/25/22
Joe Louis's training camp took place directly at the lake itself where he could be seen running laps around the 2.89 sq. mile lake. Its very interesting to find such a world renowned athlete spend so much time in a rather small out of the way town, however when things like these do happen it benefits the culture and history for where it took place. Although he may not have been a native of the town, Joe Louis left a lasting impact and to honor him a monument was built outside of where his training camp began and is open to the public all hours of the week.
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| Photo taken by Gina LoPresti 9/25/22 |
As a native of Pompton Lakes, fan of the sport, and aspiring boxer myself knowing that this legendary figure spent much of his time training where I grew up is an exciting and inspiring concept.
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