It all comes back to boxing at some point.
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders evidently is a fan of the sport. A story in the New York Times revealed that the Democratic hopeful likes to watch videos of old boxing matches in his down time, just like those who are likely to read this blog post.
Chris Wallace brought up Sanders’ interest in the sport during a one-on-one interview on Fox News Sunday.
“Who is your favorite fighter, sir?” Wallace asked.
“I would go with Muhammad Ali, who was not only a great fighter, one of the great heavyweight champs of all time, but was an extraordinary human being and probably the most beloved athlete of his time,” Sanders responded.
“Think he could’ve beaten Joe Louis?” Wallace asked.
“Yep, I do,” Sanders said.
“Incidentally, Joe Louis was from Michigan. You’re going to be in trouble on that one,” Wallace said, tongue in cheek.
Sanders, who is neck and neck with Joe Biden in the race to win the Democratic nomination, is currently campaigning for Tuesday’s Michigan primary.
“I know,” Sanders said. “… Chokwe Antar Lumumba, who is the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi [and who] is campaigning for me in Michigan, turns out his relations, his family is related directly to Joe Louis, whose real name was Joseph Barrows, the Barrows family here in Michigan.”
“It’s true,” Wallace said. “ You have some political repair work to do this afternoon.”
Louis’ real name was actually Joseph Louis Barrow, with no “s.” Still, we’re impressed with Sanders’ knowledge of the sweet science.