When did Joe Louis temporarily retire from boxing?
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1952
Answer
Joe Louis temporarily retired from boxing in 1949, when he was 37 years old. He had been boxing professionally for 13 years, and had won the world heavyweight championship in 1937. Louis' retirement came after he lost a controversial decision to Ezzard Charles in 1948. Louis would return to the ring in 1950, but he would never regain the heavyweight championship.
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