As Detroit was mired in its unprecedented municipal bankruptcy more than a decade ago, behind-the-scenes negotiators enlisted ...

"What my father did was enable white America to think of him as an American, not as a black," said his son, Joe Louis Jr. "By winning, he became white America's first black hero." Louis was ...

Walcott only held the titles for a short time – but Big Fight Weekend is taking you back to before that historic night, when he challenged Joe Louis and lost in a hugely controversial fight on ...

The New York Daily News, June 23, 1938. When Joe Louis defeated Max Schmeling in a 1938 rematch, the nation celebrated -- and one of the biggest parties was in Harlem. In the famous New York ...

A Detroit sculptor has been tapped to create a statue depicting iconic boxer Joe Louis and his life outside of the ring that will be installed on a 27-mile greenway named after him that's now ...

Joe Louis, in the far right corner, floored Max Schmeling three times and won their much-publicized June 22, 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium in a first-round knockout. In a time when his people ...