It was the summer of 1935 and the stage was set for boxing’s next million-dollar gate. Joe Louis, the promising young knockout puncher from Detroit, had made a name for himself with 23 straight ...

This No. 1 overall draft pick became the NFL’s MVP while in the Army Their legendary rivalry is the focus of “The Clash of Nations: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling,” premiering on the History Channel on ...

Kendell Louis first took up boxing as a freshman at Parkway Academy as a self-defense mechanism. “At first, it was just to get the bullies off my back. I just wanted to learn the basics of how to ...

An eight foot bronze statue of “The Brown Bomber” Joe Louis will be unveiled Saturday in the International Boxing Hall of Famer’s hometown of LaFayette, Alabama. Residents of the town of approximately ...

This picture book biography connects the history of the young Joe Louis with the political history of the 1930s, beginning with the crowd waiting outside Yankee Stadium in June of 1938 for the rematch ...

NEW YORK -- Watch out, "Rocky" -- the producing team behind some recent sport-related Broadway shows have just gotten the rights to tell the story of boxing great Joe Louis. Fran Kirmser and her ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The life and legacy of legendary boxer Joe Louis was celebrated in a tribute Friday night. Over 70 years since his last fight and over 40 years since he passed away in southern ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Joe Louis was a titan, the undisputed heavyweight boxing champion for more than 12 years (with a record 23 title defenses) and probably the greatest American ...

I recently read an article on this site which rated the five greatest fighters of all time according to standards that differ somewhat from traditional ideas. The biggest difference was that such ...