Joe Louis was white America's first African-American hero. Considering the state of racial relations at the time it is astonishing and a testament to the impact Louis had on America and the rest of the world. Two full, unused tickets from the famous bouts with the Brown Bomber. June 22, 1938 ticket from the fight with Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium is EX, while January 9, 1942 ticket for the Buddy Baer fight at Madison Square Garden is EX-MT.