The Joe Louis Story (1953)

James Edwards: 'Chappie' Blackburn

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Quotes 

• Arthur Pine : Johnson says he'll make us a million dollars.

  'Chappie' Blackburn : And what else?

  Arthur Pine : Something one of the boys said - that we gotta remember Joe's a colored fighter. And as a colored fighter, he's got two strikes against him already.

  'Chappie' Blackburn : What did Jacobs say?

  Julian Black : Jacobs says he'll make Joe champion.

  'Chappie' Blackburn : Can he do it without the Garden? Well, which one do we go with, Chappie?

  Joe Louis : We'll go with the man who will make us champion... Chappie.

• Nick - Announcer : Congratulation, Joe.

  Joe Louis : Thanks, Nick. We got lucky.

  Nick - Announcer : You're the heavyweight champion of the world.

  Joe Louis : Not yet, I'm not.

  'Chappie' Blackburn : What'd you mean?

  Joe Louis : Not until I beat Schmeling.

• 'Chappie' Blackburn : Well, one thing I can say about Chappie, he never makes the same mistake twice. Look, nobody got killed. You just to step back a little. That's all. What we gotta do now is start afresh, make up for that time we just lost.

  Marva Louis : So you all got set back a little. Now you got to make up for lost time. Lost. You don't know the meaning of the word. Look at him. Nobody got killed, you say. How do you know? Were you in the ring? Was it your face on the floor? It was my husband. He belongs to me.

• 'Chappie' Blackburn : Hey Joe, you been carrying that bag in the same hand all the time?

  Joe Louis : Yes, Mr. Blackburn.

  'Chappie' Blackburn : Come back here. Move it to the other hand. A bag can pull you off-balance. Use two hands. Let the bag work for both hands. A bag is something heavy enough to exercise you.

  Joe Louis : Yes, sir.

  Julian Black : And if you're smart, you'll do what he tells you - in the ring and out.

• [Joe Lois is losing against Max Schmeling] 

  Joe Louis : What am I doing wrong, Chappie?

  'Chappie' Blackburn : You already done it.