When Louis met Schmeling

Ian Buruma reviews David Margolick’s new book on Jou Louis’s 1936 and 1938 fights with Max Schmeling in the current issue of the New York Review of Books: “The great black hope.” Buruma conveys Margolick’s story with flair and insight; his piece makes great weekend reading.

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